|  |  | A login session left unattended is a free pass to an attacker. Implement the timeout feature that will close the session if it has been left unattended. The default timeout is ten minutes, but this value can be changed to meet individual needs. Changing the default settings for a timeout can be accomplished by issuing the following commands: router(config) # line console 0 router(config-line) # exec-timeout 3 45 The above example sets the session timeout to 3 minutes and 45 seconds.