The MQ Appliance network device must automatically terminate a network administrator session after organization-defined conditions or trigger events requiring session disconnect.

From IBM MQ Appliance v9.0 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of SRG-APP-000295-NDM-000279

Associated with: CCI-002361

SV-89661r1_rule The MQ Appliance network device must automatically terminate a network administrator session after organization-defined conditions or trigger events requiring session disconnect.

Vulnerability discussion

Automatic session termination addresses the termination of administrator-initiated logical sessions in contrast to the termination of network connections that are associated with communications sessions (i.e., network disconnect). A logical session (for local, network, and remote access) is initiated whenever an administrator (or process acting on behalf of a user) accesses an MQ Appliance network device. Such administrator sessions can be terminated (and thus terminate network administrator access) without terminating network sessions. Session termination terminates all processes associated with an administrator's logical session, except processes specifically created by the administrator (i.e., session owner) to continue after the session is terminated. Conditions or trigger events requiring automatic session termination can include, for example, organization-defined periods of user inactivity, targeted responses to certain types of incidents, and time-of-day restrictions on information system use. These conditions will vary across environments and MQ Appliance network device types.

Check content

Log on to the MQ Appliance CLI as a privileged user. Enter: co web-mgmt show If the idle-timeout value is not 600 seconds or less, this is a finding.

Fix text

Log on to the MQ Appliance CLI as a privileged user. Enter: co web-mgmt idle-timeout <600 seconds or less> exit write mem y

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