Mainframe Products requiring user access authentication must provide a logoff capability for a user-initiated communication session.

From Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide

Associated with: CCI-002363

SV-82609r1_rule Mainframe Products requiring user access authentication must provide a logoff capability for a user-initiated communication session.

Vulnerability discussion

If a user cannot explicitly end an application session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; this is referred to as a zombie session.Information resources to which users gain access via authentication include, for example, local workstations, databases, and password-protected websites/web-based services. However, for some types of interactive sessions including, for example, file transfer protocol (FTP) sessions, information systems typically send logoff messages as final messages prior to terminating sessions.

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If the Mainframe Product has no logon capability, this requirement is not applicable. If the Mainframe Product does not provide a logout capability for user initiated communication sessions, this is a finding. Examine the Mainframe Product configuration settings to determine whether a user can logoff. If the configurations are not properly set, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the Mainframe Product settings to provide capability of user-initiated logoff.

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