What this requirement asks
Terminate (automatically) a user session after a defined condition.
This is a CMMC Level 2 requirement in the Access Control family, drawn from NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2. An assessor evaluates it objective by objective — every objective below must be supported by evidence, not just described in a policy.
Assessment objectives (2)
- 3.1.11[a] — conditions requiring a user session to terminate are defined
- 3.1.11[b] — a user session is automatically terminated after any of the defined conditions occur
What an assessor examines
Examine:
- Access control policy
- procedures addressing session termination
- system design documentation
- system security plan
- system configuration settings and associated documentation
- list of conditions or trigger events requiring session disconnect
- system audit logs and records
- other relevant documents or records
Interview:
- System or network administrators
- personnel with information security responsibilities
- system developers
Test:
- Mechanisms implementing user session termination
Evidence that defends it
Show timeout/logout settings for VPN/web apps/OS
Check your readiness
Score this requirement against your own environment with the Level 2 self-assessment checklist, or estimate your SPRS score with the free CMMC compliance tool. Self-reported answers are planning signals only — they do not establish a verified or assessor-accepted result.