The operating system must limit the number of concurrent sessions to ten for all accounts and/or account types.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-56629	SRG-OS-000027-GPOS-00008	SV-70889r1_rule		Medium

Description
Operating system management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an operating system. Limiting the number of allowed users and sessions per user is helpful in reducing the risks related to DoS attacks. This requirement addresses concurrent sessions for information system accounts and does not address concurrent sessions by single users via multiple system accounts. The maximum number of concurrent sessions should be defined based upon mission needs and the operational environment for each system.

Description

Operating system management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an operating system. Limiting the number of allowed users and sessions per user is helpful in reducing the risks related to DoS attacks. This requirement addresses concurrent sessions for information system accounts and does not address concurrent sessions by single users via multiple system accounts. The maximum number of concurrent sessions should be defined based upon mission needs and the operational environment for each system.

STIG	Date
General Purpose Operating System SRG	2014-12-17

Details

Check Text ( C-57199r1_chk )
Verify the operating system limits the number of concurrent sessions to ten for all accounts and/or account types. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-61525r1_fix)
Configure the operating system to limit the number of concurrent sessions to ten for all accounts and/or account types.