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III - Administrative Public

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000171-DB-000074

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    Group
  • The vCenter PostgreSQL service must encrypt passwords for user authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The DOD standard for authentication is DOD-approved PKI certificates. Authentication based on User ID and Password may be us...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000176-DB-000068

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The DOD standard for authentication is DOD-approved PKI certificates. PKI certificate-based authentication is performed by re...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000224-DB-000384

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    Group
  • The vCenter PostgreSQL service must maintain the authenticity of communications sessions by guarding against man-in-the-middle attacks that guess at Session ID values.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;One class of man-in-the-middle, or session hijacking, attack involves the adversary guessing at valid session identifiers bas...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000226-DB-000147

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    Group
  • The vCenter PostgreSQL service must write log entries to disk prior to returning operation success or failure.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failure to a known secure state helps prevent a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability in the event of a failure...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000266-DB-000162

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    Group
  • The vCenter PostgreSQL service must provide nonprivileged users with minimal error information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Any DBMS or associated application providing too much information in error messages on the screen or printout risks compromis...
    Rule Medium Severity

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