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 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-09-02

Details

Check Text ( C-32896r1_chk )
If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\ Value Name: MaxDisconnectionTime Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x0000ea60 (60000)

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".