PostgreSQL must initiate session auditing upon startup.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Session auditing is for use when a user's activities are under investigation. To be sure of capturing all activity during those periods when session auditing is in use, it needs to be in operation for the whole time PostgreSQL is running.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-214123r879562_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure PostgreSQL to enable auditing.
To ensure that logging is enabled, review supplementary content APPENDIX-C for instructions on enabling logging.
For session logging we suggest using pgaudit. For instructions on how to setup pgaudit, see supplementary content APPENDIX-B.