The HPE Nimble must limit the number of concurrent sessions to an organization-defined number for each administrator account.
Overview
Finding ID
Version
Rule ID
IA Controls
Severity
V-252201
HPEN-NM-000160
SV-252201r960735_rule
Medium
Description
Device management includes the ability to control the number of administrators and management sessions that manage a device. Limiting the number of allowed administrators and sessions per administrator based on account type, role, or access type is helpful in limiting risks related to DoS attacks.
This requirement addresses concurrent sessions for administrative accounts and does not address concurrent sessions by a single administrator via multiple administrative accounts. The maximum number of concurrent sessions should be defined based upon mission needs and the operational environment for each system. At a minimum, limits must be set for SSH, HTTPS, account of last resort, and root account sessions.
The product contains the ability to limit the number of total sessions, but not by individual user or user type.