STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

VMware Postgres must use FIPS 140-2 approved TLS ciphers.

DISA Rule

SV-239207r717058_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239207

Group Title

SRG-APP-000179-DB-000114

Rule Version

VCPG-67-000015

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-000803 - The information system implements mechanisms for authentication to a cryptographic module that meet the requirements of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance for such authentication.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, execute the following commands:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET ssl_ciphers TO '!aNULL:kECDH+AES:ECDH+AES:RSA+AES:@STRENGTH';"

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SELECT pg_reload_conf();"

Check Contents

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SHOW ssl_ciphers;"|sed -n 3p|sed -e 's/^[ ]*//'

Expected result:

!aNULL:kECDH+AES:ECDH+AES:RSA+AES:@STRENGTH

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

Vulnerability Number

V-239207

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCPG-67-000015

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SHOW ssl_ciphers;"|sed -n 3p|sed -e 's/^[ ]*//'

Expected result:

!aNULL:kECDH+AES:ECDH+AES:RSA+AES:@STRENGTH

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5324

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