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Crunchy Data PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000508-DB-000358

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    Group
  • PostgreSQL must generate audit records for all direct access to the database(s).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In this context, direct access is any query, command, or call to the DBMS that comes from any source other than the applicati...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000179-DB-000114

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    Group
  • The DBMS must be configured on a platform that has a NIST certified FIPS 140-2 or 140-3 installation of OpenSSL.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;PostgreSQL uses OpenSSL for the underlying encryption layer. It must be installed on an operating system that contains a cert...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000456-DB-000400

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    Group
  • PostgreSQL products must be a version supported by the vendor.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unsupported commercial and database systems should not be used because fixes to newly identified bugs will not be implemented...
    Rule High Severity
  • PostgreSQL must use NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with the data owner’s requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The applicatio...
    Rule High Severity
  • PostgreSQL must implement NIST FIPS 140-2 or 140-3 validated cryptographic modules to protect unclassified information requiring confidentiality and cryptographic protection, in accordance with the data owner’s requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The applicatio...
    Rule High Severity

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