# Cis Tomcat101 10.9

> Configure connectionTimeout (Automated)

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# 10.9 Configure connectionTimeout (Automated)

## Description

The `connectionTimeout` setting allows Tomcat to close idle sockets after a specific amount of time to save system resources.

## Rationale

Closing idle sockets reduces system resource usage which can provide better performance and help protect against denial of Service attacks.

## Impact

This timeout will also apply when reading any request body when `disableUploadTimeout` is not set to `false`.

## Audit Procedure

Locate each `connectionTimeout` setting in `$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml` and verify the setting is correct.

```
# grep connectionTimeout $CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml
```

## Remediation

Set the `connectionTimeout` for each connector in `$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml` ensure to the optimal number of milliseconds based on hardware resources, load, and number of concurrent connections.

```
connectionTimeout="60000"
```

## Default Value

By default this is set to `60000` (i.e. 60 seconds).

## References

1. https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-9.0-doc/config/http.html

## CIS Controls

| Controls Version | Control                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | IG 1 | IG 2 | IG 3 |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| v8               | 4 Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software<br>Establish and maintain the secure configuration of enterprise assets (end-user devices, including portable and mobile; network devices; non-computing/IoT devices; and servers) and software (operating systems and applications). |      |      |      |
| v7               | 5.1 Establish Secure Configurations<br>Maintain documented, standard security configuration standards for all authorized operating systems and software.                                                                                                                                       | ●    | ●    | ●    |

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