The network device must automatically terminate a network administrator session after organization-defined conditions or trigger events requiring session disconnect.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-55195	SRG-APP-000295-NDM-000279	SV-69441r1_rule		Medium

Description
Automatic session termination addresses the termination of administrator-initiated logical sessions in contrast to the termination of network connections that are associated with communications sessions (i.e., network disconnect). A logical session (for local, network, and remote access) is initiated whenever an administrator (or process acting on behalf of a user) accesses a network device. Such administrator sessions can be terminated (and thus terminate network administrator access) without terminating network sessions. Session termination terminates all processes associated with an administrator's logical session except those processes that are specifically created by the administrator (i.e., session owner) to continue after the session is terminated. Conditions or trigger events requiring automatic session termination can include, for example, organization-defined periods of user inactivity, targeted responses to certain types of incidents, and time-of-day restrictions on information system use. These conditions will vary across environments and network device types.

Description

Automatic session termination addresses the termination of administrator-initiated logical sessions in contrast to the termination of network connections that are associated with communications sessions (i.e., network disconnect). A logical session (for local, network, and remote access) is initiated whenever an administrator (or process acting on behalf of a user) accesses a network device. Such administrator sessions can be terminated (and thus terminate network administrator access) without terminating network sessions. Session termination terminates all processes associated with an administrator's logical session except those processes that are specifically created by the administrator (i.e., session owner) to continue after the session is terminated. Conditions or trigger events requiring automatic session termination can include, for example, organization-defined periods of user inactivity, targeted responses to certain types of incidents, and time-of-day restrictions on information system use. These conditions will vary across environments and network device types.

STIG	Date
Network Device Management Security Requirements Guide	2016-09-30

Details

Check Text ( C-55815r1_chk )
Review the network device configuration to determine if the device automatically terminates an administrator session after organization-defined conditions or trigger events requiring session disconnect. This requirement may be verified by demonstration, configuration review, or validated test results. If the device does not automatically terminate an administrator session under the designated conditions or trigger events, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-55815r1_chk )

Review the network device configuration to determine if the device automatically terminates an administrator session after organization-defined conditions or trigger events requiring session disconnect. This requirement may be verified by demonstration, configuration review, or validated test results. If the device does not automatically terminate an administrator session under the designated conditions or trigger events, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60059r1_fix)
Configure the network device to automatically terminate an administrator session after organization-defined conditions or trigger events requiring session disconnect.