Detections
Analytics
ESXi : set-shell-interactive-timeout
Information
If a user forgets to logout of their SSH session the idle connection will remain indefinitely increasing the potential for someone to gain privileged access to the host. The ESXiShellInteractiveTimeOut allows you to automatically terminate idle shell sessions.See Also
https://www.vmware.com/files/xls/hardeningguide-vsphere5-5-ga-released.xlsx
Item Details
Audit Name: VMWare vSphere 5.X Hardening Guide
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-12, CSCv6|16.4
Plugin: VMware
Control ID: dc1f82a2588e04ecbb23913ad79e03472951e0dfe4acb33a35038b4021fcca21