Details

The time interval that the router waits for the SSH client to respond before disconnecting an uncompleted login attempt.

Solution

Configure the SSH timeout
hostname(config)#ip ssh time-out [60]

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/508

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Identification and Authentication.This control applies to the following type of system Cisco.

References

• 800-53|IA-2(1)

Source

• Tenable.com/audits