id: "AC-02(05)" title: "Inactivity Logout" family: "AC" family_name: "Access Control" sort_id: "ac-02.05" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system" parent: "AC-02" enhancement: True


Statement

Require that users log out when {{ insert: param, ac-02.05_odp }}.

Guidance

Inactivity logout is behavior- or policy-based and requires users to take physical action to log out when they are expecting inactivity longer than the defined period. Automatic enforcement of inactivity logout is addressed by AC-11.

Assessment Objective

users are required to log out when {{ insert: param, ac-02.05_odp }}.

Access control policy

procedures addressing account management

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

security violation reports

system audit records

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with account management responsibilities

system/network administrators

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

users that must comply with inactivity logout policy