The terminal or workstation must lock out after a maximum of 15 minutes of inactivity, requiring the account password to resume.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256883 | HMC0150 | SV-256883r958402_rule | CCI-000057 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If the system, workstation, or terminal does not lock the session after more than15 minutes of inactivity, requiring a password to resume operations, the system or individual data could be compromised by an alert intruder who could exploit the oversight. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-06-24 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-256883r958402_chk)
Have the System Administrator display the User Properties window on the Hardware Management Console and check that the timeout minutes are set to a maximum of 15.
If the Verify Timeout minutes are set to more than 15, then this is a FINDING.
Fix Text (F-60501r890994_fix)
The System Administrator will display the User Properties window and will ensure that the Verify timeout minutes are set to a maximum of 15.