The application must display an explicit logoff message to users indicating the reliable termination of authenticated communications sessions.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>If a user is not explicitly notified that their application session has been terminated, they cannot be certain that their session did not remain open. Applications with a user access interface must provide an explicit logoff message to the user upon successful termination of the user session.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-222392r961227_rule
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Design and configure the application to provide an explicit logoff message to users indicating a successful logoff has occurred upon user session termination.