Bug ID 1188053: SSH idle-timeout support

Last Modified: Jun 04, 2025

Affected Product(s):
F5OS F5OS(all modules)

Fixed In:
F5OS-A 1.5.0

Opened: Nov 09, 2022

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

There was no idle-timeout implemented for SSH session. The SSH session was not getting terminated even if it was idle for a long time.

Impact

SSH session will not get terminated even if it is idle for long time.

Conditions

There was no idle timeout for SSH session.

Workaround

User must close the SSH session.

Fix Information

Implemented SSH idle-timeout which is configurable from CLI/RESTCONF. The SSH session will now get terminated if it is idle for the configured idle-timeout. The default value is 0, which means no idle-timeout.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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