STIGQter: STIG Summary: EDB Postgres Advanced Server Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2020:

The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must provide an immediate real-time alert to appropriate support staff of all audit log failures.

DISA Rule

SV-213624r508024_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-213624

Group Title

SRG-APP-000360-DB-000320

Rule Version

PPS9-00-008100

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001858 - The information system provides a real-time alert in an organization-defined real-time period to organization-defined personnel, roles, and/or locations when organization-defined audit failure events requiring real-time alerts occur.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Install PEM and configure audit failure event alerting as documented here: http://www.enterprisedb.com/docs/en/5.0/pemgetstarted/PEM_Getting_Started_Guide.1.28.html

An example for creating an alert that ensure the audit directory does not fill up is included below, using the thin client (browser) PEM interface. Refer also to the Supplemental Procedures document, supplied with this STIG.

Open the PEM web console in a browser

- Log in
- Click on the agent for the machine to be monitored
- Select "Management | Probe Configuration"
- Select "Disk Space" and set the check interval as you like
- Select "Management | Alerting"
- Name the definition "Audit Log Full"
- Select Template "Disk Consumption Percentage"
- Set Frequency, Comparison Operator, and Thresholds (1 minute, >,
95/96/97 for example)
- Enter the Mount Point for where the audit log is
- Click Notification tab
- Click Email all alerts
- Click "Execute Script" on Monitored Server

Check Contents

Review Postgres Enterprise Manager (PEM) alert settings, OS, or third-party logging software settings to determine whether a real-time alert will be sent to the appropriate personnel when auditing fails for any reason.

If real-time alerts are not sent upon auditing failure, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-213624

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PPS9-00-008100

Severity Override Guidance

Review Postgres Enterprise Manager (PEM) alert settings, OS, or third-party logging software settings to determine whether a real-time alert will be sent to the appropriate personnel when auditing fails for any reason.

If real-time alerts are not sent upon auditing failure, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

3988

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