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III - Administrative Public

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000171-DB-000074

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

    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 requires...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000176-DB-000068

    Group
  • The vCenter PostgreSQL service 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
  • SRG-APP-000224-DB-000384

    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.

    One class of man-in-the-middle, or session hijacking, attack involves the adversary guessing at valid session identifiers based on patterns in identifiers already known. The preferred technique fo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000226-DB-000147

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

    Failure to a known secure state helps prevent a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability in the event of a failure of the information system or a component of the system. Preserving syst...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000266-DB-000162

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

    Any DBMS or associated application providing too much information in error messages on the screen or printout risks compromising the data and security of the system. The structure and content of er...
    Rule Medium Severity

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