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The system is configured for a greater keep-alive time than recommended.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4113 3.097 SV-29608r1_rule ECSC-1 Low
Description
Controls how often TCP sends a keep-alive packet in attempting to verify that an idle connection is still intact.
STIG Date
Win2k3 Audit 2013-06-10

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-28004r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “MSS: (KeepAliveTime) How often keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds” to “300000 or 5 minutes (recommended)” or less.