Details
Sets the idle timeout for an SSH 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 to set the SSH timeout to 5 minutes
hostname(config)# ssh timeout 5
Default Value:
The default session timeout value is 5 minutes.
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.