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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000515-DB-000318

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  • The vCenter PostgreSQL service must off-load audit data to a separate log management facility.

    Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. Th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The vCenter PostgreSQL service must generate audit records.

    Under some circumstances, it may be useful to monitor who/what is reading privilege/permission/role information. Therefore, it must be possible to configure auditing to do this. Database management...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The vCenter PostgreSQL service must produce logs containing sufficient information to establish what type of events occurred.

    Information system auditing capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without establishing what type of event occurred, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The vCenter PostgreSQL service must be configured to use an authorized port.

    In order 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The vCenter PostgreSQL service must require authentication on all connections.

    To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Organizational user...
    Rule Medium Severity

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