diff --git a/kmip/services/server/auth/slugs.py b/kmip/services/server/auth/slugs.py
index 0bf15e2..5046313 100644
--- a/kmip/services/server/auth/slugs.py
+++ b/kmip/services/server/auth/slugs.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class SLUGSConnector(api.AuthAPI):
         )
 
         try:
-            response = requests.get(self.users_url.format(user_id))
+            response = requests.get(self.users_url.format(user_id), timeout=10)
         except Exception:
             raise exceptions.ConfigurationError(
                 "A connection could not be established using the SLUGS URL."
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class SLUGSConnector(api.AuthAPI):
                 "Unrecognized user ID: {}".format(user_id)
             )
 
-        response = requests.get(self.groups_url.format(user_id))
+        response = requests.get(self.groups_url.format(user_id), timeout=10)
         if response.status_code == 404:
             raise exceptions.PermissionDenied(
                 "Group information could not be retrieved for user ID: "
diff --git a/kmip/tests/unit/services/server/auth/test_slugs.py b/kmip/tests/unit/services/server/auth/test_slugs.py
index 51f5677..49fa0c9 100644
--- a/kmip/tests/unit/services/server/auth/test_slugs.py
+++ b/kmip/tests/unit/services/server/auth/test_slugs.py
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ class TestSLUGSConnector(testtools.TestCase):
 
         mock_get_client_identity.assert_called_once_with("test")
         mock_request_get.assert_any_call(
-            "http://127.0.0.1:8080/test/slugs/users/John Doe"
+            "http://127.0.0.1:8080/test/slugs/users/John Doe", timeout=10
         )
         mock_request_get.assert_any_call(
-            "http://127.0.0.1:8080/test/slugs/users/John Doe/groups"
+            "http://127.0.0.1:8080/test/slugs/users/John Doe/groups", timeout=10
         )
         self.assertEqual(('John Doe', ['Group A', 'Group B']), result)
 
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index e85409b..1ab6197 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ fixtures
 mock
 slugs
 sphinx
-PyYAML<=5.2
-bandit==1.5.1
+PyYAML
+bandit