VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000001-DB-000031
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VMware Postgres must limit the number of connections.
Database management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions utilizing a database management system (DBMS). Unlimited concurrent connections to the DBMS could allow a s...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000089-DB-000064
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VMware Postgres log files must contain required fields.
Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. As an em...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000090-DB-000065
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VMware Postgres configuration files must not be accessible by unauthorized users.
VMware Postgres has a few configuration files that directly control the security posture of the database management system (DBMS). Protecting these files from unauthorized access and modification i...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000109-DB-000321
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SRG-APP-000118-DB-000059
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SRG-APP-000133-DB-000200
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All vCenter database (VCDB) tables must be owned by the "vc" user account.
Within the database, object ownership implies full privileges to the owned object, including the privilege to assign access to the owned objects to other subjects. Database functions and procedures...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000133-DB-000362
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VMware Postgres must limit modify privileges to authorized accounts.
If VMware Postgres were to allow any user to make changes to database structure or logic, those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate testing and approvals that are part o...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000142-DB-000094
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VMware Postgres must be configured to use the correct port.
To prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e., embedding of data types within data types), organizations must disable or restr...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000148-DB-000103
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VMware Postgres must require authentication on all connections.
To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. VMware Postgres cl...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000171-DB-000074
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The vPostgres database must use "md5" for authentication.
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 ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000172-DB-000075
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SRG-APP-000176-DB-000068
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VMware Postgres must enforce authorized access to all public key infrastructure (PKI) private keys.
The DOD standard for authentication is DOD-approved PKI certificates. PKI certificate-based authentication is performed by requiring the certificate holder to cryptographically prove possession of ...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000179-DB-000114
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SRG-APP-000226-DB-000147
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SRG-APP-000233-DB-000124
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VMware Postgres must not allow schema access to unauthorized accounts.
Database management systems typically separate security functionality from nonsecurity functionality via separate databases or schemas. Database objects or code implementing security functionality ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000266-DB-000162
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SRG-APP-000356-DB-000314
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VMware Postgres must have log collection enabled.
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 -
SRG-APP-000359-DB-000319
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SRG-APP-000359-DB-000319
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"Rsyslog" must be configured to monitor VMware Postgres logs.
For performance reasons, "rsyslog" file monitoring is preferred over configuring VMware Postgres to send events to a "syslog" facility. Without ensuring that logs are created, that "rsyslog" config...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000374-DB-000322
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VMware Postgres must use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for log timestamps.
If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis. Time stamps generated by VMware Postgres must include date and time ...Rule Medium Severity -
VMware Postgres must be configured to overwrite older logs when necessary.
Without proper configuration, log files for VMware Postgres can grow without bound, filling the partition and potentially affecting the availability of the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA). One part...Rule Medium Severity -
The VMware Postgres database must protect log files from unauthorized access and modification.
If audit data were to become compromised, competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity would be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. In...Rule Medium Severity -
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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