Default Inactivity Period in Top Secret

Products

• Top Secret
• Top Secret - VSE

Issue/Introduction

What is the default setting for a User 'inactivity period' in Top Secret?

Resolution

The default setting for the INACTIVE Control Option is '0'.

To see what the INACTIVE Control Option is set to, issue a:

TSS MODIFY STATUS

...and look for:

TIMELOCK(...)           INACTIVE(nnn)

This control option can be set via:

TSS MODIFY(INACTIVE(nnn))

...where nnn is a value between 0 and 255 (days).

'0' deactivates the Control Option.

The TSS MODIFY command is only valid until the next recycle of Top Secret. To make the change permanent, add the following line to the Top Secret Parameter File:

INACTIVE(nnn)

The Control Option specifies the number of days before Top Secret denies an unused ACID access to the System, after that ACID's password has expired.

If an ACID's password expired on 7/21/09, INACTIVE(30) is set, and the ACID signs on 8/21/2009, the ACID would be suspended because of inactivity, because 8/21/09 is 31 days after the password expired.

Additional Information

INACTIVE—Deny Use of Unused ACIDs