The operating system must initiate a session lock after the organization-defined time period of inactivity.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-OS-000029-ESXI5-PF	SRG-OS-000029-ESXI5-PF	SRG-OS-000029-ESXI5-PF_rule		Medium

Description
A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the system but does not log out because of the temporary nature of the absence. The organization defines the period of inactivity to pass before a session lock is initiated so this must be configurable. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - No Graphical desktop environment. There is No LOCK function for the Shell or SSH.

Description

A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the system but does not log out because of the temporary nature of the absence. The organization defines the period of inactivity to pass before a session lock is initiated so this must be configurable. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - No Graphical desktop environment. There is No LOCK function for the Shell or SSH.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-OS-000029-ESXI5-PF_chk )
ESXi does not support this requirement. This is a permanent finding.

Fix Text (F-SRG-OS-000029-ESXI5-PF_fix)
This requirement is a permanent finding and cannot be fixed. An appropriate mitigation for the system must be implemented but this finding cannot be considered fixed.