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CA IDMS CV must supply logout functionality to allow the user to implicitly terminate a session initiated by the terminal user.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>If a user does not sign off a terminal after use, it can be used for illegitimate purposes. The IDMS RESOURCE TIMEOUT INTERVAL allows the organization to set a limit to the amount of time it can be left unattended.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-251632r855270_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Use TASK SYSGEN if online, or program RHDCSGEN if batch.

Sign on to the dictionary where the system definition is maintained: "SIGNON DICTIONARY SYSTEM.", for example.

Enter: "MODIFY SYSTEM 123 RESOURCE TIMEOUT INTERVAL is <the organization-defined timeout number of wall-clock seconds> ." where 123 is the number of the system being modified.