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ESXI-06-000026 - The SSH daemon must set a timeout count on idle sessions.
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This ensures a user login will be terminated as soon as the 'ClientAliveCountMax' is reached.NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
To set the ClientAliveCountMax setting, add or correct the following line in '/etc/ssh/sshd_config':ClientAliveCountMax 3
See Also
http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_VMware_vSphere_6-0_ESXi_V1R4_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere 6.x ESXi v1r4
References: CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-63221, Rule-ID|SV-77711r1_rule, STIG-ID|ESXI-06-000026
Plugin: VMware
Control ID: a13beff5adcaeaac9bdb980812456427cbc0aa0dbd467ae79a509dda30733c1f