The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must generate audit records when unsuccessful logons or connection attempts occur.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
For completeness of forensic analysis, it is necessary to track failed attempts to log on to the DBMS. While positive identification may not be possible in a case of failed authentication, as much information as possible about the incident must be captured.
- ID
- SV-259317r961824_rule
- Version
- EPAS-00-011900
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Execute the following SQL as the "enterprisedb" operating system user:
> psql edb -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET edb_audit_connect = 'all'"
> psql edb -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET edb_audit_disconnect = 'all'"
> psql edb -c "SELECT pg_reload_conf()"