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AC-02(05) Inactivity Logout

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.1.1+u4
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first version loaded AC Moderate baselineHigh baseline part of AC-2

Title

Inactivity Logout

Control

Require that users log out when [Assignment: time period of expected inactivity or description of when to log out].

Discussion

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](#ac-11).

Parameters

ac-02.05_odp: time period of expected inactivity or description of when to log out

Related controls

ac-11

Assessment objective

AC-02(05) users are required to log out when [Assignment: time period of expected inactivity or description of when to log out].

STIG rules that implement this control 0

No followed STIG rule cites a CCI indexed to this control (CCI list 2026-07-14).