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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • VMware Postgres must be configured to use Transport Layer Security (TLS).

    The DOD standard for authentication is DOD-approved public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates. Authentication based on user ID and password may be used only when it is not possible to employ a P...
    Rule High Severity
  • VMware Postgres must use FIPS 140-2 approved Transport Layer Security (TLS) ciphers.

    Use of weak or unvalidated cryptographic algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption and digital signatures to protect data. Weak algorithms can be broken, and unvalidated cryptographic ...
    Rule High Severity
  • VMware Postgres must write log entries to disk prior to returning operation success or failure.

    Failure to a known secure state helps prevent a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability in the event of a failure of the information system or a component of the system. Preserving syst...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • VMware Postgres must provide nonprivileged users with minimal error information.

    Any database management system (DBMS) or associated application providing too much information in error messages on the screen or printout risks compromising the data and security of the system. Th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • VMware Postgres must be configured to log to "stderr".

    Without the ability to centrally manage the content captured in the audit records, identification, troubleshooting, and correlation of suspicious behavior would be difficult and could lead to a del...
    Rule Medium Severity

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