# AC-12 Session Termination — NIST 800-53 Rev5 control

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /control/ac-12

Canonical id: `ac-12` · family `AC`

> Automatically terminate a user session after [conditions or trigger events].

_Control title and statement: NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 catalog (the pinned commit is in `/api` under `control_text`). The FedRAMP rules reference these controls by id only; everything below is what FedRAMP says about this id._

## Rev5 baseline membership

- certification class C
- certification class D

## Key Security Indicators that reach it

- `KSI-CNA-ULN` — Using Logical Networking (Cloud Native Architecture)
  Logical networking and related capabilities are used and persistently reviewed to enforce traffic flow controls.
- `KSI-IAM-ELP` — Ensuring Least Privilege (Identity and Access Management)
  Identity and access management measures are used and persistently reviewed to ensure each user or device can only access the resources they need.

## FedRAMP guidance

_No FedRAMP-specific guidance attaches to this control._