Details
Sets the idle timeout for a console session before the security appliance terminates it.
Rationale:
Limiting session timeout prevents unauthorized users from using abandoned sessions to perform malicious activities.
Solution
* Step 1: Run the following command to set the console timeout to less than or equal to 5 minutes
HOSTNAME(CONFIG)# CONSOLE TIMEOUT 5
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Cisco.