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AC-2(5) ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT  |  INACTIVITY LOGOUT

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ac-2(5)

account management  | inactivity logout

 

assessment objective:

Determine if the organization:

ac-2(5)[1]

defines either the time period of expected inactivity that requires users to log out or the description of when users are required to log out; and

ac-2(5)[2]    

requires that users log out when the organization-defined time period of inactivity is reached or in accordance with organization-defined description of when to log out.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [select from: Access control policy; procedures addressing account management; security plan; information system design documentation; information system configuration settings and associated documentation; security violation reports; information system audit records; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [select from: Organizational personnel with account management responsibilities; system/network administrators; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; users that must comply with inactivity logout policy].

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