WN10-SO-000070 - The machine inactivity limit must be set to 15 minutes, locking the system with the screensaver.

Information

Unattended systems are susceptible to unauthorized use and should be locked when unattended. The screen saver should be set at a maximum of 15 minutes and be password protected. This protects critical and sensitive data from exposure to unauthorized personnel with physical access to the computer.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> 'Interactive logon: Machine inactivity limit' to '900' seconds' or less, excluding '0' which is effectively disabled.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_10_V3R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-11a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000057, Rule-ID|SV-220920r958402_rule, STIG-ID|WN10-SO-000070, STIG-Legacy|SV-78159, STIG-Legacy|V-63669, Vuln-ID|V-220920

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 36f4100b8706c540240bdfce66053a4dd86b98df016ee428411edbba153d4c16