Re: Timeout/Lockout Settings

[Eric Case <ecase () EMAIL ARIZONA EDU>]

At 10:35 AM 6/10/2009 -0400, Adam Richard wrote:
> How are you enforcing the timeouts (pointsec, windows settings,
> screensaver,etc)?
>
> How long must the PC be inactive for the timeout setting to take effect? Do
> the time limits vary based on user?

I'm using a group policy to force locking but not setting the time or
the screen saver.  The UA policy
<http://security.arizona.edu/files/ISS701.pdf> allows different time
based different categories (e.g., a workstation in private office vs
open computer lab).
-Eric



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