SOL-11.1-040470 - The operating system session lock mechanism, when activated on a device with a display screen, must place a publicly viewable pattern onto the associated display, hiding what was previously visible on the screen.

Information

A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the system but does not log out because of the temporary nature of the absence.

The session lock will also include an obfuscation of the display screen to prevent other users from reading what was previously displayed.

Solution

For Solaris 11, 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3:
In the GNOME 2 desktop: System >> Preferences >> Screensaver.

For Solaris 11.4 or newer:
If using the default GNOME desktop: Activities >> Show Applications >> select "Screensaver" icon.

If using the GNOME Classic desktop: Applications >> Other >> Screensaver.

Click on Mode's pull-down.

Select: "Blank Screen Only".

Ensure that "Blank Screen Only" is selected.

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA Solaris 11 SPARC STIG v3r6

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: c87525865dd2d7f4d2523c964e747a5bf602d31722a0a82f9a68e4c40d0629da

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SOL-11.1-040470 - The operating system session lock mechanism, when activated on a device with a display screen, must place a publicly viewable pattern onto the associated display, hiding what was previously visible on the screen.

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