MSS: (KeepAliveTime) How often keep-alive packets are sent in millisecondsID: oval:gov.nist.usgcb.windowsseven:def:129 | Date: (C)2012-04-13 (M)2023-07-04 |
Class: COMPLIANCE | Family: windows |
This value controls how often TCP attempts to verify that an idle connection is still intact by sending a keep-alive packet. If the remote computer is still reachable, it acknowledges the keep-alive packet. HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Tcpip\Parameters\KeepAliveTime
Fix:
(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\MSS: (KeepAliveTime) How often keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds
(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters!KeepAliveTime
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 7 |