Terminal Services is not configured to set a time limit for disconnected sessions (Terminal Server Role).

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Terminal Services is not configured to set a time limit for disconnected sessions (Terminal Server Role).

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-3457	5.046	SV-29105r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
This setting controls how long a session will remain open if it is unexpectedly terminated. Such sessions should be terminated as soon as possible.

STIG	Date
Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-07-03

Details

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Fix Text (F-34275r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Terminal Services -> Terminal Server -> Session Time Limits “Set Time Limit for Disconnected Sessions” to “Enabled”, and the “End a disconnected session” set to “1 minute".