Detections
Analytics
ESXI-67-000027 - The ESXi host SSH daemon must set a timeout interval on idle sessions.
Information
Automatically logging out idle users guards against compromises via hijacked administrative sessions.Solution
From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, add or correct the following line in '/etc/ssh/sshd_config':ClientAliveInterval 200
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y23M07_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere 6.7 ESXi OS v1r3
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-239282r674775_rule, STIG-ID|ESXI-67-000027, Vuln-ID|V-239282
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 2405905ca9ba165f222302383899aa1b6904638d4d3b8af4c2b6713e9b1a3dad