Title

Remote Desktop Services will be configured to disconnect an idle session after the specified time period. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This setting controls how long a session may be idle before it is automatically disconnected from the server. Users should disconnect if they plan on being away from their terminals for extended periods of time. Idle sessions should be disconnected after 15 minutes.

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Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Remote Desktop Services -> Remote Desktop Session Host -> Session Time Limits “Set time limit for active but idle Remote Desktop Services sessions” to “Enabled”, and the “Idle session limit” to 15 minutes or less, excluding 0 which equates to “Never”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-32495r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-3458

Group Title: TS/RDS - Time Limit for Idle Session

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