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XCCDF
HPE 3PAR StoreServ 3.3.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000126-GPOS-00066
SRG-OS-000126-GPOS-00066
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000126-GPOS-00066
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The HPE 3PAR OS must be configured to terminate all network connections associated with a communications session at the end of the session, or after 10 minutes of inactivity.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of a management session enabled on the console or console port that has been left unattended. In addition, quickly terminating an idle session will also free up resources committed by the managed network element. If a maintenance session or connection remains open after maintenance is completed, it may be hijacked by an attacker and used to compromise or damage the system. 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. Local maintenance and diagnostic activities are those activities carried out by individuals physically present at the information system or information system component and not communicating across a network connection. Under normal circumstances, a service user would log out of the array when maintenance is complete, and the session/connection would be terminated. Setting an acceptable inactivity timeout will guarantee that sessions cannot remain idle if they were not cleanly terminated. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000126-GPOS-00066, SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072, SRG-OS-000279-GPOS-00109</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>