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The operating system must terminate all sessions and network connections when nonlocal maintenance is completed.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities are those activities conducted by individuals communicating through a network, either an external network (e.g., the internet) or an internal network. The operating system needs to ensure all sessions and network connections are terminated when nonlocal maintenance is completed.

ID
SV-216399r986416_rule
Version
SOL-11.1-050460
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

The root role is required.

Configure the system to disconnect SSH sessions after 10 minutes of inactivity.

# pfedit /etc/ssh/sshd_config