Crunchy Data Postgres 16 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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PostgreSQL must associate organization-defined types of security labels having organization-defined security label values with information in process.
Without the association of security labels to information, there is no basis for PostgreSQL to make security-related access-control decisions. Security labels are abstractions representing the bas...Rule Medium Severity -
Execution of software modules (to include stored procedures, functions, and triggers) with elevated privileges must be restricted to necessary cases only.
In certain situations, to provide required functionality, PostgreSQL needs to execute internal logic (stored procedures, functions, triggers, etc.) and/or external code modules with elevated privil...Rule Medium Severity -
PostgreSQL must allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.
In order to ensure sufficient storage capacity for the audit logs, PostgreSQL must be able to allocate audit record storage capacity. Although another requirement (SRG-APP-000515-DB-000318) mandate...Rule Medium Severity -
PostgreSQL must generate time stamps for audit records and application data with a minimum granularity of one second.
Without sufficient granularity of time stamps, it is not possible to adequately determine the chronological order of records. Time stamps generated by PostgreSQL must include date and time. Granul...Rule Medium Severity -
PostgreSQL must require users to reauthenticate when organization-defined circumstances or situations require reauthentication.
The DOD standard for authentication of an interactive user is the presentation of a Common Access Card (CAC) or other physical token bearing a valid, current, DOD-issued Public Key Infrastructure (...Rule Medium Severity -
PostgreSQL must implement cryptographic mechanisms preventing the unauthorized disclosure of organization-defined information at rest on organization-defined information system components.
PostgreSQLs handling data requiring "data at rest" protections must employ cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure and modification of the information at rest. These cryptograph...Rule Medium Severity -
When invalid inputs are received, PostgreSQL must behave in a predictable and documented manner that reflects organizational and system objectives.
A common vulnerability is unplanned behavior when invalid inputs are received. This requirement guards against adverse or unintended system behavior caused by invalid inputs, where information syst...Rule Medium Severity -
When updates are applied to the PostgreSQL software, any software components that have been replaced or made unnecessary must be removed.
Previous versions of PostgreSQL components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed may be exploited by adversaries. Some DBMSs' installation tools may re...Rule Medium Severity -
Security-relevant software updates to PostgreSQL must be installed within the time period directed by an authoritative source (e.g., IAVM, CTOs, DTMs, and STIGs).
Security flaws with software applications, including database management systems, are discovered daily. Vendors are constantly updating and patching their products to address newly discovered secur...Rule Medium Severity -
PostgreSQL must generate audit records when privileges/permissions are added.
Changes in the permissions, privileges, and roles granted to users and roles must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized elevation or restriction of privileges could go undetected. Elevat...Rule Medium Severity -
PostgreSQL must generate audit records when categories of information (e.g., classification levels/security levels) are modified.
Changes in categories of information must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized access to protected data could go undetected. For detailed information on categorizing information, refer...Rule Medium Severity -
PostgreSQL must generate audit records when categories of information (e.g., classification levels/security levels) are deleted.
Changes in categories of information must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized access to protected data could go undetected. For detailed information on categorizing information, refer...Rule Medium Severity -
PostgreSQL must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to delete categories of information (e.g., classification levels/security levels) occur.
Changes in categories of information must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized access to protected data could go undetected. To aid in diagnosis, it is necessary to keep track of faile...Rule Medium Severity -
PostgreSQL must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to execute privileged activities or other system-level access occur.
Without tracking privileged activity, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. System documentation ...Rule Medium Severity -
PostgreSQL must generate audit records for all direct access to the database(s).
In this context, direct access is any query, command, or call to PostgreSQL that comes from any source other than the application(s) that it supports. Examples would be the command line or a databa...Rule Medium 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 owners' requirements.
Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards appr...Rule Medium Severity -
PostgreSQL must initiate session auditing upon startup.
Session auditing is for use when a user's activities are under investigation. To ensure the capture of all activity during those periods when session auditing is in use, it needs to be in operation...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000095-DB-000039
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SRG-APP-000118-DB-000059
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SRG-APP-000122-DB-000203
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