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I - Mission Critical Sensitive

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000416-DB-000380

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    Group
  • PostgreSQL must use NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with the data owner's requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. The application mu...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000427-DB-000385

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    Group
  • PostgreSQL must only accept end entity certificates issued by DOD PKI or DOD-approved PKI Certification Authorities (CAs) for the establishment of all encrypted sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Only DOD-approved external PKIs have been evaluated to ensure that they have security controls and identity vetting procedure...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000428-DB-000386

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    Group
  • PostgreSQL must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized modification of organization-defined information at rest (to include, at a minimum, PII and classified information) on organization-defined information system components.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;PostgreSQLs handling data requiring "data at rest" protections must employ cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized d...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000429-DB-000387

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    Group
  • PostgreSQL must implement cryptographic mechanisms preventing the unauthorized disclosure of organization-defined information at rest on organization-defined information system components.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;PostgreSQLs handling data requiring "data at rest" protections must employ cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized d...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000441-DB-000378

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    Group
  • PostgreSQL must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during preparation for transmission.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information can be either unintentionally or maliciously disclosed or modified during preparation for transmission, including...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000442-DB-000379

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    Group
  • PostgreSQL must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during reception.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information can be either unintentionally or maliciously disclosed or modified during reception, including, for example, duri...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000447-DB-000393

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    Group
  • When invalid inputs are received, PostgreSQL must behave in a predictable and documented manner that reflects organizational and system objectives.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A common vulnerability is unplanned behavior when invalid inputs are received. This requirement guards against adverse or uni...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000454-DB-000389

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    Group
  • When updates are applied to the PostgreSQL software, any software components that have been replaced or made unnecessary must be removed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Previous versions of PostgreSQL components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000456-DB-000390

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    Group
  • Security-relevant software updates to PostgreSQL must be installed within the time period directed by an authoritative source (e.g., IAVM, CTOs, DTMs, and STIGs).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Security flaws with software applications, including database management systems, are discovered daily. Vendors are constantl...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000456-DB-000400

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    Group
  • PostgreSQL products must be a version supported by the vendor.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unsupported commercial and database systems should not be used because fixes to newly identified bugs will not be implemented...
    Rule High Severity

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