The DataPower Gateway must provide a logout capability for administrator-initiated communication sessions.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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medium | V-65123 | SRG-APP-000296-NDM-000280 | WSDP-NM-000082 | SV-79613r2_rule | 2017-10-05 | 1 |
Description |
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If an administrator cannot explicitly end a device management session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; this is referred to as a zombie session. |
ℹ️ Check |
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Objects >> Device Management >> Web Management Service >> Idle timeout is set to 900 or less. Review the administrator's SSH Client Profile: Objects >> Crypto Configuration >> SSH Client Profile >> "Persistent Idle Timeout" is set to 900 or less. If it is not, this is a finding. |
✔️ Fix |
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Configure the DataPower Gateway Web Management service used by an administrator, to include an idle timeout (Objects >> Device Management >> Web Management Service): The time after which to invalidate idle administrator sessions. When invalidated, the web interface requires reauthentication. For the SSH command-line interface used by an administrator, use the web interface (Objects >> Crypto Configuration >> SSH Client Profile) to configure an SSH Client Profile for the administrator user ID. Configure the "Persistent Idle Timeout" to 900 or less. |