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Crunchy Data PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000314-DB-000310

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must associate organization-defined types of security labels having organization-defined security label values with information in transmission.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the association of security labels to information, there is no basis for PostgreSQL to make security-related access-c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000001-DB-000031

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must limit the number of concurrent sessions to an organization-defined number per user for all accounts and/or account types.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Database management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions utilizing PostgreSQL. Unlimited con...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000133-DB-000362

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The role(s)/group(s) used to modify database structure (including but not necessarily limited to tables, indexes, storage, etc.) and logic modules (functions, trigger procedures, links to software external to PostgreSQL, etc.) must be restricted to authorized users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If PostgreSQL were to allow any user to make changes to database structure or logic, those changes might be implemented witho...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000180-DB-000115

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Non-organizational users include all information system users other than organizational users, which includes organizational ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000311-DB-000308

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must associate organization-defined types of security labels having organization-defined security label values with information in storage.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the association of security labels to information, there is no basis for PostgreSQL to make security-related access-c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000251-DB-000160

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must check the validity of all data inputs except those specifically identified by the organization.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Invalid user input occurs when a user inserts data or characters into an application's data entry fields and the application ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000251-DB-000391

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL and associated applications must reserve the use of dynamic code execution for situations that require it.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;With respect to database management systems, one class of threat is known as SQL Injection, or more generally, code injection...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000251-DB-000392

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL and associated applications, when making use of dynamic code execution, must scan input data for invalid values that may indicate a code injection attack.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;With respect to database management systems, one class of threat is known as SQL Injection, or more generally, code injection...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000357-DB-000316

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To ensure sufficient storage capacity for the audit logs, PostgreSQL must be able to allocate audit record storage capacity. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000328-DB-000301

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must enforce discretionary access control policies, as defined by the data owner, over defined subjects and objects.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Discretionary Access Control (DAC) is based on the notion that individual users are "owners" of objects and therefore have di...
    Rule Medium Severity

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