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Microsoft Entra ID must initiate a session lock after a 15-minute period of inactivity.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-270200ENTR-ID-000030SV-270200r1085610_ruleCCI-000057medium
Description
Session locks are temporary actions taken to prevent logical access to organizational systems when users stop work and move away from the immediate vicinity of those systems but do not want to log out because of the temporary nature of their absences. Session locks can be implemented at the operating system level or at the application level. A proximity lock may be used to initiate the session lock (e.g., via a Bluetooth-enabled session or dongle). User-initiated session locking is behavior or policy-based and, as such, requires users to take physical action to initiate the session lock. Session locks are not an acceptable substitute for logging out of systems, such as when organizations require users to log out at the end of workdays. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000295
STIGDate
Microsoft Entra ID Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-03-17

Related Frameworks

2 mappings across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (7) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-01.2Authenticate, Authorize and Audit (AAA)
1.00
IAC-02Identification & Authentication for Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-03Identification & Authentication for Non-Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-04Identification & Authentication for Devices
1.00
IAC-05Identification & Authentication for Third-Party Technology Assets, Applications and/or Services (TAAS)
1.00
IAC-25Session Termination
1.00
IAC-24Session Lock
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (39) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-11Device Lock
1.00
AC-11(1)Pattern-hiding Displays
1.00
AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-12(1)User-initiated Logouts
1.00
AC-12(2)Termination Message
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00

+29 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.1.10
1.00
3.1.11
1.00
CCI2 mappings
CCI-000057
1.00
CCI-002361
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

PR.AA-03
1.00

Who does this work

7 NICE work roles and 5 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-270200r1085610_chk)

To verify the inactivity timeout is configured for 15 minutes or less, follow the steps outlined below: 1. Sign in to entra.microsoft.us. 2. Navigate to the Gear icon (right) and select Settings >> Signing out + notifications. 3. Check that the "Enable directory level idle timeout" is selected. 4. Verify the Signing out value is 15 minutes or less. If the directory level idle timeout is not set to 15 minutes or less, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-74134r1085609_fix)

1. Sign into entra.microsoft.us. 2. Navigate to the Gear icon (right) and select Settings >> Signing out + notifications. 3. Check the "Enable directory level idle timeout" box. 4. Populate the "Hours" field to "0" and the "Minutes" field to "15". 5. Click "Apply".