Support session locking with tmux
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The tmux
terminal multiplexer is used to implement
automatic session locking. It should be started from
/etc/bashrc
or drop-in files within /etc/profile.d/
.
Rationale
Unlike bash
itself, the tmux
terminal multiplexer
provides a mechanism to lock sessions after period of inactivity.
A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the
immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not want to
log out because of the temporary nature of the absence.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_configure_bashrc_exec_tmux
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ] && { rpm --quiet -q tmux; }; then
if ! grep -x ' case "$name" in sshd|login) tmux ;; esac' /etc/bashrc; then
cat >> /etc/profile.d/tmux.sh <<'EOF'
if [ "$PS1" ]; then
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- CCE-82266-8
- configure_bashrc_exec_tmux