STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMW vRealize Operations Manager 6.x PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 28 Sep 2018:

If passwords are used for authentication, the vROps PostgreSQL DB must transmit only encrypted representations of passwords.

DISA Rule

SV-98917r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-88267

Group Title

SRG-APP-000172-DB-000075

Rule Version

VROM-PG-000195

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000197 - The information system, for password-based authentication, transmits only cryptographically-protected passwords.

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

Check Contents

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep '^\s*ssl\b' /storage/db/vcops/vpostgres/data/postgresql.conf

If ssl is not set to "on", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-88267

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VROM-PG-000195

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep '^\s*ssl\b' /storage/db/vcops/vpostgres/data/postgresql.conf

If ssl is not set to "on", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3445

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