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V-269571CAT II — Medium severitySV-269571r1055707_rule

Xylok Security Suite must initiate a session lock after a 15-minute period of inactivity.

Rule version XYLK-20-000003 · STIG v1 · 2025-12-04

Discussion

A session time-out 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.

The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined and/or controlled. This is handled at the operating system-level and results in a system lock.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000003, SRG-APP-000190

Check

Verify session is configured to lock after 15 minutes of inactivity. Execute the following: $ grep SESSION_LENGTH /etc/xylok.conf

SESSION_LENGTH=900

If "SESSION_LENGTH" is set to more than 15 minutes or is missing, this is a finding.

Note: The setting is in seconds. 900 seconds = 15 minutes

Fix

Set the session length: 1. As root, open /etc/xylok.conf in a text editor.

2. Add/Amend "SESSION_LENGTH=900" to the configuration file.

3. Restart Xylok to apply settings by executing the following: # systemctl restart xylok

Identifiers

Group ID
V-269571
Group title
SRG-APP-000003
Rule ID
SV-269571r1055707_rule
Check ID
C-73604r1055707_chk
Fix ID
F-73505r1053487_fix