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

VMware Postgres must be configured to use Transport Layer Security (TLS).

DISA Rule

SV-256601r887589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256601

Group Title

SRG-APP-000172-DB-000075

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000011

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-000197 - For password-based authentication, transmit passwords only cryptographically-protected channels.
• CCI-002422 - Maintain the confidentiality and/or integrity of information during reception.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

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

# /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 ssl;"

Expected result:

on

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256601

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000011

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

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

Expected result:

on

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5521