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Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000141-DB-000093

    Group
  • Access to external executables must be disabled or restricted.

    Information systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may not be necessary to support essential organizatio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-DB-000092

    Group
  • Unused database components that are integrated in PostgreSQL and cannot be uninstalled must be disabled.

    Information systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may not be necessary to support essential organizatio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000313-DB-000309

    Group
  • PostgreSQL must associate organization-defined types of security labels having organization-defined security label values with information in process.

    Without the association of security labels to information, there is no basis for PostgreSQL to make security-related access-control decisions. Security labels are abstractions representing the bas...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000171-DB-000074

    Group
  • If passwords are used for authentication, PostgreSQL must store only hashed, salted representations of passwords.

    The DOD standard for authentication is DOD-approved PKI certificates. Authentication based on User ID and Password may be used only when it is not possible to employ a PKI certificate, and require...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000380-DB-000360

    Group
  • PostgreSQL must enforce access restrictions associated with changes to the configuration of PostgreSQL or database(s).

    Failure to provide logical access restrictions associated with changes to configuration may have significant effects on the overall security of the system. When dealing with access restrictions pe...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000080-DB-000063

    Group
  • PostgreSQL must protect against a user falsely repudiating having performed organization-defined actions.

    Non-repudiation of actions taken is required in order to maintain data integrity. Examples of particular actions taken by individuals include creating information, sending a message, approving info...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000359-DB-000319

    Group
  • The system must provide a warning to appropriate support staff when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of maximum audit record storage capacity.

    Organizations are required to use a central log management system, so under normal conditions, the audit space allocated to PostgreSQL on its own server will not be an issue. However, space will st...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DB-000363

    Group
  • PostgreSQL must provide the means for individuals in authorized roles to change the auditing to be performed on all application components, based on all selectable event criteria within organization-defined time thresholds.

    If authorized individuals do not have the ability to modify auditing parameters in response to a changing threat environment, the organization may not be able to effectively respond, and important ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000389-DB-000372

    Group
  • PostgreSQL must require users to reauthenticate when organization-defined circumstances or situations require reauthentication.

    The DOD standard for authentication of an interactive user is the presentation of a Common Access Card (CAC) or other physical token bearing a valid, current, DOD-issued Public Key Infrastructure (...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000176-DB-000068

    Group
  • PostgreSQL must enforce authorized access to all PKI private keys stored/utilized by PostgreSQL.

    The DoD standard for authentication is DoD-approved PKI certificates. PKI certificate-based authentication is performed by requiring the certificate holder to cryptographically prove possession of ...
    Rule High Severity

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