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VMware Horizon 7.13 Agent Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237
The Horizon Agent must set an idle timeout.
The Horizon Agent must set an idle timeout.
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The Horizon Agent must set an idle timeout.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Idle sessions are at increased risk of being hijacked. If a user has stepped away from their desk and is no long in positive control of their session, that session is in danger of being assumed by an attacker. Idle sessions also waste valuable datacenter resources and could potentially lead to a lack of resources for new, active users. As such, an organizationally defined idle timeout must be supplied to override the Horizon default of "never".</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>