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Crunchy Data Postgres 16 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • PostgreSQL must initiate session auditing upon startup.

    <VulnDiscussion>Session auditing is for use when a user's activities are under investigation. To ensure the capture of all activity during th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000095-DB-000039

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-APP-000118-DB-000059

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-APP-000122-DB-000203

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must disable network functions, ports, protocols, and services deemed by the organization to be nonsecure, in accordance with the Ports, Protocols, and Services Management (PPSM) guidance.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of nonsecure network functions, ports, protocols, and services exposes the system to avoidable threats.&lt;/VulnDiscussio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000389-DB-000372

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • If passwords are used for authentication, PostgreSQL must store only hashed, salted representations of passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The DOD standard for authentication is DOD-approved PKI certificates. Authentication based on User ID and Password may be us...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000023-DB-000001

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must integrate with an organization-level authentication/access mechanism providing account management and automation for all users, groups, roles, and any other principals.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enterprise environments make account management for applications and databases challenging and complex. A manual process for ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033-DB-000084

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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