SC.L2-3.13.9 Connections Termination
Terminate network connections when the associated session ends or after a defined period of inactivity.
Source: CMMC 2.0, SC.L2-3.13.9. The statement above is our statement of the clause, read from the published text and cited so you can check it against the official text, not the instrument verbatim. Open CMMC 2.0 in the compliance library.
These are the artefacts auditors commonly ask for on this requirement, our guidance rather than text from the standard. Your assessor decides what is sufficient in your context, and asks for samples across the period when a report covers one.
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Configuration on network devices and services implementing termination · Endpoint management (MDM / EDR)
- Evidence of termination occurring in logs · SIEM / log platform
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
none for this control
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Defined inactivity period for connection termination · HR system / LMS
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Common gaps auditors find
- Inactivity period undefined
- Termination applied to remote access only
- Long lived connections exempt without justification
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