PPS9-00-004300 - If passwords are used for authentication, the EDB Postgres Advanced Server must store only hashed, salted representations of passwords.

Information

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 AO approval.

In such cases, database passwords stored in clear text, using reversible encryption, or using unsalted hashes would be vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure. Database passwords must always be in the form of one-way, salted hashes when stored internally or externally to the DBMS.

Solution

Execute the following SQL as enterprisedb:

ALTER SYSTEM SET password_encryption = on;
SELECT pg_reload_conf();

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_EDB_PGS_Advanced_Server_v9-6_V2R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-5(1)(c), CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000196, Rule-ID|SV-213597r879608_rule, STIG-ID|PPS9-00-004300, STIG-Legacy|SV-83551, STIG-Legacy|V-68947, Vuln-ID|V-213597

Plugin: PostgreSQLDB

Control ID: 17a4b3bdc800961ce1a9c615f27c9f54f36fba9fafe380b6df4bf1ccd261394c