STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 31 Oct 2023:

The vCenter PostgreSQL service must enforce authorized access to all PKI private keys stored/utilized by PostgreSQL.

DISA Rule

SV-259177r935435_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259177

Group Title

SRG-APP-000176-DB-000068

Rule Version

VCPG-80-000041

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-000186 - For public key-based authentication, enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, enter the following commands:

# chmod 600 /storage/db/vpostgres_ssl/server.key
# chown vpostgres:vpgmongrp /storage/db/vpostgres_ssl/server.key

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n is owned by %U:%G with permissions of %a" /storage/db/vpostgres_ssl/server.key

Example output:

/storage/db/vpostgres_ssl/server.key is owned by vpostgres:vpgmongrp with permissions of 600

If the SSL key file is not owned by the user vpostgres and group vpgmongrp, this is a finding.

If the SSL key file has permissions more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-259177

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCPG-80-000041

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n is owned by %U:%G with permissions of %a" /storage/db/vpostgres_ssl/server.key

Example output:

/storage/db/vpostgres_ssl/server.key is owned by vpostgres:vpgmongrp with permissions of 600

If the SSL key file is not owned by the user vpostgres and group vpgmongrp, this is a finding.

If the SSL key file has permissions more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5570