OL6-00-000231 - The SSH daemon must set a timeout count on idle sessions.

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Information

This ensures a user login will be terminated as soon as the 'ClientAliveCountMax' is reached.

Solution

To ensure the SSH idle timeout occurs precisely when the 'ClientAliveCountMax' is set, edit '/etc/ssh/sshd_config' as follows:

ClientAliveCountMax 0

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_6_V2R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG Oracle Linux 6 v2r6

References: CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000879, Rule-ID|SV-208922r793708_rule, STIG-ID|OL6-00-000231, STIG-Legacy|SV-64783, STIG-Legacy|V-50577, Vuln-ID|V-208922

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ee93cb9b99a2916be2e94b800836f7e3da1629cf5f2328730365a6d557b3d0a9