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Ensure ‘console session timeout’ is less than or equal to ‘5’ minutes

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.

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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