The Photon operating system must set an inactivity timeout value for non-interactive sessions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239125	PHTN-67-000054	SV-239125r675183_rule		Medium

Description
A session timeout is an action taken when a session goes idle for any reason. Rather than relying on the user to manually disconnect their session prior to going idle, the Photon operating system must be able to identify when a session has idled and take action to terminate the session.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-42336r675181_chk )
At the command line, execute the following command: # grep TMOUT /etc/bash.bashrc Expected result: TMOUT=900 readonly TMOUT export TMOUT If the file does not exist or the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42295r675182_fix)
Open /etc/bash.bashrc with a text editor and add the following to the end: TMOUT=900 readonly TMOUT export TMOUT