Detections
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ESXI-65-000026 - The ESXi host SSH daemon must set a timeout count on idle sessions.
Information
This ensures a user login will be terminated as soon as the 'ClientAliveCountMax' is reached.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':ClientAliveCountMax 3
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-5_Y21M07_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere ESXi OS 6.5 v2r2
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-12, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, CSCv6|16.4, Rule-ID|SV-207627r388482_rule, STIG-ID|ESXI-65-000026, STIG-Legacy|SV-104085, STIG-Legacy|V-93999, Vuln-ID|V-207627
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 0274790a4052a74ae6356a290059d79c2db7e7c1a42513aeebdab42887b2b41f