Details
The connectionTimeout setting allows Tomcat to close idle sockets after a specific amount of time to save system resources. Closing idle sockets reduces system resource usage thus can provide better performance and help protect against Denial of Service attacks.
Solution
Within $CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml ensure each connector is configured to the connectionTimeout setting that is optimal based on hardware resources, load, and number of concurrent connections.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.