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EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must prevent nonprivileged users from executing privileged functions to include disabling, circumventing, or altering implemented security safeguards/countermeasures.

    <VulnDiscussion>Preventing nonprivileged users from executing privileged functions mitigates the risk that unauthorized individuals or proces...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000342-DB-000302

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Execution of software modules (to include stored procedures, functions, and triggers) with elevated privileges must be restricted to necessary cases only.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In certain situations, to provide required functionality, a DBMS needs to execute internal logic (stored procedures, function...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000342-DB-000302

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Execution of software modules (to include stored procedures, functions, and triggers) with elevated privileges must be restricted to necessary cases only.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In certain situations, to provide required functionality, a DBMS needs to execute internal logic (stored procedures, function...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000357-DB-000316

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In order to ensure sufficient storage capacity for the audit logs, the DBMS must be able to allocate audit record storage cap...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000359-DB-000319

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must provide a warning to appropriate support staff when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of maximum audit record storage capacity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Organizations are required to use a central log management system, so under normal conditions, the audit space allocated to t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000360-DB-000320

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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