The vPostgres database must use "md5" for authentication.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256600 | VCPG-70-000010 | SV-256600r887586_rule | CCI-000196 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The DOD standard for authentication is DOD-approved public key infrastructure (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 authorizing official approval. In such cases, database passwords stored in clear text, using reversible encryption or 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 database management system (DBMS). | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-06-15 | |||
Related Frameworks
6 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-5(1)
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1714 mappings
3.5.10
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.7
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.8
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.9
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000196
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-256600r887586_chk)
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.
Fix Text (F-60218r887585_fix)
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();"