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V-282381

CAT II (Medium)

TOSS 5 must automatically exit interactive command shell user sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity.

Rule ID

SV-282381r1200123_rule

STIG

Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000057 CCI-001133 CCI-002361

Discussion

Terminating an idle interactive command shell user session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of it when left unattended in a virtual terminal or physical console. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000030-GPOS-00011, SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072, SRG-OS-000279-GPOS-00109

Check Content

Verify TOSS 5 is configured to exit interactive command shell user sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity or less using the following command:

$ sudo grep -i tmout /etc/profile /etc/profile.d/*.sh

/etc/profile.d/tmout.sh:declare -xr TMOUT=900

If "TMOUT" is not set to "900" or less in a script located in the "/etc/'profile.d/" directory, is missing or is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure TOSS 5 to exit interactive command shell user sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity.

Add or edit the following line in "/etc/profile.d/tmout.sh":

#!/bin/bash

declare -xr TMOUT=900