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Crunchy Data PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000495-DB-000328

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must generate audit records when privileges/permissions are modified.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Changes in the permissions, privileges, and roles granted to users and roles must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unautho...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000504-DB-000355

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to execute privileged activities or other system-level access occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without tracking privileged activity, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000496-DB-000334

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must generate audit records when security objects are modified.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Changes in the database objects (tables, views, procedures, functions) that record and control permissions, privileges, and r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000498-DB-000346

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must generate audit records when categories of information (e.g., classification levels/security levels) is modified.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Changes in categories of information must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized access to protected data could go ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000495-DB-000329

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges/permissions occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failed attempts to change the permissions, privileges, and roles granted to users and roles must be tracked. Without an audit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000495-DB-000327

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to add privileges/permissions occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failed attempts to change the permissions, privileges, and roles granted to users and roles must be tracked. Without an audit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000175-DB-000067

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL, when utilizing PKI-based authentication, must validate certificates by performing RFC 5280-compliant certification path validation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The DoD standard for authentication is DoD-approved PKI certificates. A certificate's certification path is the path from th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000097-DB-000041

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must produce audit records containing sufficient information to establish where the events occurred.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information system auditing capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without establishing where events occurred...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000441-DB-000378

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during preparation for transmission.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information can be either unintentionally or maliciously disclosed or modified during preparation for transmission, including...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000089-DB-000064

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must be configured to provide audit record generation for DoD-defined auditable events within all DBMS/database components.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events r...
    Rule Medium Severity

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