The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must generate audit records when successful logons or connections occur.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259316 | EPAS-00-011800 | SV-259316r961824_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| For completeness of forensic analysis, it is necessary to track who/what (a user or other principal) logs on to the DBMS. |
| STIG | Date |
| EnterpriseDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-27 |
Details
| Check Text (C-63055r938999_chk) |
| Execute the following SQL as the "enterprisedb" operating system user: > psql edb -c "SHOW edb_audit_connect" If the result is not "all" or if the current setting for this requirement has not been noted and approved by the organization in the system documentation, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-62964r939000_fix) |
| Execute the following SQL as the "enterprisedb" operating system user: > psql edb -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET edb_audit_connect = 'all'" > psql edb -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET edb_audit_disconnect = 'all'" >psql edb -c "SELECT pg_reload_conf()" or Update the system documentation to note the organizationally approved setting and corresponding justification of the setting for this requirement. |