EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must integrate with an organization-level authentication/access mechanism providing account management and automation for all users, groups, roles, and any other principals.
<VulnDiscussion>Enterprise environments make account management for applications and databases challenging and complex. A manual process for ...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000033-DB-000084
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The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.
<VulnDiscussion>Authentication with a DOD-approved PKI certificate does not necessarily imply authorization to access the DBMS. To mitigate t...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000080-DB-000063
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The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must protect against a user falsely repudiating having performed organization-defined actions.
<VulnDiscussion>Nonrepudiation of actions taken is required in order to maintain data integrity. Examples of particular actions taken by indi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000089-DB-000064
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The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must provide audit record generation capability for DOD-defined auditable events within all EDB Postgres Advanced Server/database components.
<VulnDiscussion>Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events r...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000090-DB-000065
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The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must allow only the ISSM (or individuals or roles appointed by the ISSM) to select which auditable events are to be audited.
<VulnDiscussion>Without the capability to restrict which roles and individuals can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel ma...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000091-DB-000066
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The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must generate audit records when privileges/permissions are retrieved.
<VulnDiscussion>Under some circumstances, it may be useful to monitor who/what is reading privilege/permission/role information. Therefore, i...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000091-DB-000325
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The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to retrieve privileges/permissions occur.
<VulnDiscussion>Under some circumstances, it may be useful to monitor who/what is reading privilege/permission/role information. Therefore, i...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000092-DB-000208
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The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must initiate support of session auditing upon startup.
<VulnDiscussion>Session auditing is for use when a user's activities are under investigation. Typically, this DBMS capability would be used ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000095-DB-000039
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The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must produce audit records containing sufficient information to establish what type of events occurred.
<VulnDiscussion>Information system auditing capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without establishing what type of event oc...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000096-DB-000040
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The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must produce audit records containing time stamps to establish when the events occurred.
<VulnDiscussion>Information system auditing capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without establishing when events occurred,...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000097-DB-000041
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group
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