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The SUSE operating system must initiate a session lock after a 15-minute period of inactivity for the graphical user interface (GUI).

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-234812SLES-15-010120SV-234812r958402_ruleCCI-000057medium
Description
A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not log out because of the temporary nature of the absence. Rather than relying on the users to manually lock their SUSE operating system session prior to vacating the vicinity, the SUSE operating system needs to be able to identify when a user's session has idled and take action to initiate the session lock. The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined and/or controlled.
STIGDate
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-19

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 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.

IAC-24Session Lock
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (18) 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-11Device Lock
1.00
AC-11(1)Pattern-hiding Displays
1.00
AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-12(2)Termination Message
1.00
AU-10Non-repudiation
1.00
CM-7Least Functionality
1.00
IA-11Re-authentication
1.00
IA-2Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
1.00
IA-2(1)Multi-factor Authentication to Privileged Accounts
1.00
IA-2(12)Acceptance of PIV Credentials
1.00

+8 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 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.

3.1.10
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000057
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-234812r958402_chk)

Verify the SUSE operating system initiates a session lock after a 15-minute period of inactivity via the GUI by running the following command: Note: If the system does not have a graphical user interface installed, this requirement is Not Applicable. > sudo gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay uint32 900 If the command does not return a value less than or equal to "900", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-37963r618706_fix)

Configure the SUSE operating system to initiate a session lock after a 15-minute period of inactivity of the GUI by running the following command: Note: If the system does not have a graphical user interface installed, this requirement is Not Applicable. This command must be run from an X11 session, otherwise the command will not work correctly. > sudo gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 900