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OSSEC / HIDS Rule 5502

OSSEC / HIDS rule catalog

  • Rule family: OSSEC / HIDS
  • Rule ID: 5502
  • Definition status: Present in current source
  • Alert message / subject: Login session closed.
  • Rule level: 3
  • Definition checked: 2026-10-21

Interpretation and response

This event is recorded as “Login session closed.” Review the originating log and the affected host or service to determine whether the activity was expected.

An OSSEC/HIDS event records or correlates activity. Blocking depends on the originating application and any separately configured Active Response policy; an alert alone does not prove that an attack was blocked.

Documentation

The following guidance was migrated from the historical wiki and reviewed against the rule definition. Legacy ASL product names and interface instructions refer to the versions documented then. Use the current metadata above and your installed configuration when interpreting thresholds, notification settings and response behavior.

Example log message:

Illustrative event summary (not a captured log): OSSEC/HIDS 5502 — Login session closed..

Explanation:

This means that a user or process has closed or “logged out of” a root interactive session.

Source and revision

Migrated from HIDS_5502, wiki page 238, revision 2017 (20111218). Documentation review: 2026-10-21. An archived wiki status of Active is not a current deployment status.

For assistance, provide the rule ID, installed product and rule version, and a sanitized event to Atomicorp support .