Title

The Okta Admin Console must log out a session after a 15-minute period of inactivity. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

A session timeout lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not log out because of the temporary nature of the absence. Rather than relying on the user to manually lock their application session prior to vacating the vicinity, applications must be able to identify when a user's application session has idled and take action to initiate the session lock. The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined and/or controlled. This is typically at the operating system level and results in a system lock. However, it may be at the application level where the application interface window is secured instead.

Check Content

From the Admin Console: 1. Select Applications >> Applications >> Okta Admin Console. 2. In the Sign On tab, under "Okta Admin Console session", verify the "Maximum app session idle time" is set to 15 minutes. If the "Maximum app session idle time" is not set to 15 minutes, this is a finding.

Fix Text

From the Admin Console: 1. Select Applications >> Applications >> Okta Admin Console. 2. In the Sign On tab, under "Okta Admin Console session", set the "Maximum app session idle time" to 15 minutes.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-273187r1098828_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-273187

Group Title: SRG-APP-000003

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