AWS AWSEC2 documentation change
Summary
Added example with session timeout for SSH connections
Security assessment
Demonstrates security best practice (session timeout) but doesn't address a specific vulnerability
Diff
diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/connect-to-serial-console.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/connect-to-serial-console.md index f58e07207..c05013290 100644 --- a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/connect-to-serial-console.md +++ b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/connect-to-serial-console.md @@ -113,0 +114,4 @@ The endpoint of the serial console service is different for each Region. See the +The following example uses `timeout 3600` to set your SSH session to terminate after 1 hour. Processes started during the session may continue running on your instance after the session terminates. + + timeout 3600 ssh -i my_key i-001234a4bf70dec41EXAMPLE.port0@serial-console.ec2-instance-connect.us-east-1.aws +