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The Tanium application must retain the session lock until the user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>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. The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined. This is typically determined and performed at the operating system-level, but in some instances it may be at the application-level. Regardless of where the session lock is determined and implemented, once invoked the session lock shall remain in place until the user re-authenticates. No other system or application activity aside from re-authentication shall unlock the system.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-234047r612749_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Use the vendor documentation titled "Reference: Smartcard authentication" to implement correct configuration settings for this requirement. If assistance is required, contact the Tanium Technical Account Manager (TAM).

Vendor documentation can be downloaded from the following URL: https://docs.tanium.com/platform_install/platform_install/reference_smart_card_authentication.html.