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Crunchy Data Postgres 16 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The audit information produced by PostgreSQL must be protected from unauthorized read access.

    <VulnDiscussion>If audit data were to become compromised, then competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially ma...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000119-DB-000060

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The audit information produced by PostgreSQL must be protected from unauthorized modification.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If audit data were to become compromised, competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000120-DB-000061

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The audit information produced by PostgreSQL must be protected from unauthorized deletion.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If audit data were to become compromised, then competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially ma...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000121-DB-000202

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must protect its audit features from unauthorized access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protecting audit data also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Depending up...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PostgreSQL must protect its audit configuration from unauthorized modification.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protecting audit data also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, pro...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000123-DB-000204

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must protect its audit features from unauthorized removal.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protecting audit data also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, pro...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000133-DB-000179

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PostgreSQL must limit privileges to change software modules, to include stored procedures, functions and triggers, and links to software external to PostgreSQL.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without u...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000133-DB-000198

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The PostgreSQL software installation account must be restricted to authorized users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When dealing with change control issues, it should be noted any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000133-DB-000199

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • If passwords are used for authentication, PostgreSQL must transmit only encrypted 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-000175-DB-000067

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Database software, including PostgreSQL configuration files, must be stored in dedicated directories, or DASD pools, separate from the host OS and other applications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When dealing with change control issues, it should be noted any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000133-DB-000200

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Database objects (including but not limited to tables, indexes, storage, stored procedures, functions, triggers, links to software external to the DBMS, etc.) must be owned by database/PostgreSQL principals authorized for ownership.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Within the database, object ownership implies full privileges to the owned object, including the privilege to assign access t...
    Rule Medium Severity

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