Set Up Server Security

Overview

If a privileged server account remains inactive for a specified duration, you have the option to deactivate its status, thus retaining only minimal privileges. Additionally, you can enforce a timeout policy to disconnect the account from the server if it remains idle for a predetermined period after establishing a connection. For further details regarding these settings, refer to the comprehensive descriptions available at this link.

Set Deactivation Duration Policy

1. Navigate to the General Settings > Company Management > Security menu.

2. Under Server Connection Security: Its Purpose, locate the Privilege Deactivation Period field.

3. Enter the desired number of days to define the threshold for long-term inactivity. If a privileged server account fails to connect to the server within the specified timeframe, its status will be automatically switched to Deactivated.

Set Server Connection Timeout

1. Navigate to the General Settings > Company Management > Security menu.

2. Under Server Connection Security: Its Purpose, locate the Server Session Timeout field.

3. Enter the desired duration for the timeout period in minutes. This setting determines how long. a connection can remain idle before being automatically disconnected by the server.

   1. For administrators, disconnected connections due to timeouts can be viewed in the Audit > Servers > Server Access History.

   2. For users, after a timeout, they will not be able to execute commands in the web terminal and web SFTP until they establish a new connection.

Related Topics

• Manage Servers and Server Accounts

• Set Up Server Notification Policies

• Server Access Control

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