The DBMS must be configured on a platform that has a NIST certified FIPS 140-2 installation of OpenSSL.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-73071	PGS9-00-012800	SV-87723r1_rule		High

Description
Postgres uses OpenSSL for the underlying encryption layer. Currently only Red Hat Enterprise Linux is certified as a FIPS 140-2 distribution of OpenSSL. For other operating systems, users must obtain or build their own FIPS 140-2 OpenSSL libraries.

STIG	Date
PostgreSQL 9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-01-20

Details

Check Text ( C-73205r1_chk )
If the deployment incorporates a custom build of the operating system and Postgres guaranteeing the use of FIPS 140-2- compliant OpenSSL, this is not a finding. If the Postgres Plus Advanced Server is not installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), this is a finding. If FIPS encryption is not enabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-79517r1_fix)
Install Postgres with FIPS-compliant cryptography enabled on RHEL; or by other means ensure that FIPS 140-2 certified OpenSSL libraries are used by the DBMS.