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
Default Value:
The default timeout is 0, which means the console session will not time out.
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.