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NIST SP 800-53 – AC-2(5) – Account Management | Inactivity Logout

Control(s)

Require that users log out when [Assignment: organization-defined time period of expected inactivity or description of when to log out].

Additional Details (Discussion)

Inactivity logout is behavior- or policy-based and requires users to take physical action to log out when they are expecting inactivity longer than the defined period. Automatic enforcement of inactivity logout is addressed by AC-11.

Related Control(s)

  • AC-11.

Reference(s)

Updated on July 16, 2022
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