2.6.2 Set Idle Timeout for SSH to 10 Minutes or Less

Information

Idle ssh sessions can be re-used by unathorized users who have access to an unlocked workstation where a network admin has connected to network devices via ssh and has stepped away.

Solution

management ssh
idle-timeout 10

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/25683

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7b.

Plugin: Arista

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