1.8.1 Ensure 'console session timeout' is less than or equal to '5' minutes

Information

Sets the idle timeout for a console 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 command to set the console timeout to less than or equal to 5 minutes

hostname(config)# console timeout 5

Default Value:

The default timeout is 0, which means the console session will not time out.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/7194