STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 26 Jul 2023:

The vPostgres database must use "md5" for authentication.

DISA Rule

SV-256600r887586_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256600

Group Title

SRG-APP-000171-DB-000074

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000010

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET password_encryption TO 'md5';"

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SELECT pg_reload_conf();"

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW password_encryption;"

Expected result:

md5

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256600

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000010

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW password_encryption;"

Expected result:

md5

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5521