The network element must timeout management connections for administrative access after 10 minutes or less of inactivity.

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SV-32758r2_rule The network element must timeout management connections for administrative access after 10 minutes or less of inactivity.

Vulnerability discussion

Setting the timeout of the session to ten minutes or less increases the level of protection afforded critical network components.

Check content

Review the management connection for administrative access and verify that the network element is configured to time-out the connection after 10 minutes or less of inactivity as shown in the following example: ssh timeout 10

Fix text

Configure the network devices to ensure the timeout for unattended administrative access connections is no longer than 10 minutes.

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