CD12-00-004100 - PostgreSQL must produce audit records of its enforcement of access restrictions associated with changes to the configuration of PostgreSQL or database(s).

Information

Without auditing the enforcement of access restrictions against changes to configuration, it would be difficult to identify attempted attacks and an audit trail would not be available for forensic investigation for after-the-fact actions.

Enforcement actions are the methods or mechanisms used to prevent unauthorized changes to configuration settings. Enforcement action methods may be as simple as denying access to a file based on the application of file permissions (access restriction). Audit items may consist of lists of actions blocked by access restrictions or changes identified after the fact.

Solution

Enable logging.

All denials are logged by default if logging is enabled. To ensure that logging is enabled, review supplementary content APPENDIX-C for instructions on enabling logging.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CD_PGSQL_V3R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-5(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-003938, Rule-ID|SV-233547r998196_rule, STIG-ID|CD12-00-004100, Vuln-ID|V-233547

Plugin: PostgreSQLDB

Control ID: c859e6cab8659ecc6ed6f0678a5dd0da6746200f4eb941eaaed9f96357fb81d6