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CIS PostgreSQL 15 DB v1.1.0

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Audit Details

Name: CIS PostgreSQL 15 DB v1.1.0

Updated: 11/25/2025

Authority: CIS

Plugin: PostgreSQLDB

Revision: 1.3

Estimated Item Count: 49

File Details

Filename: CIS_PostgreSQL_15_v1.1.0_L1_Database.audit

Size: 108 kB

MD5: 978adbdc7bb9352e415aa4dde30eae32
SHA256: e3443c5658de32f1a8542a3a4e69f8b0f64216d9ff28f07ab381d615a547de7b

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
3.1.2 Ensure the log destinations are set correctly
3.1.3 Ensure the logging collector is enabled
3.1.4 Ensure the log file destination directory is set correctly
3.1.5 Ensure the filename pattern for log files is set correctly
3.1.6 Ensure the log file permissions are set correctly
3.1.7 Ensure 'log_truncate_on_rotation' is enabled
3.1.8 Ensure the maximum log file lifetime is set correctly
3.1.9 Ensure the maximum log file size is set correctly
3.1.10 Ensure the correct syslog facility is selected
3.1.11 Ensure syslog messages are not suppressed
3.1.12 Ensure syslog messages are not lost due to size
3.1.13 Ensure the program name for PostgreSQL syslog messages is correct
3.1.14 Ensure the correct messages are written to the server log
3.1.15 Ensure the correct SQL statements generating errors are recorded
3.1.16 Ensure 'debug_print_parse' is disabled
3.1.17 Ensure 'debug_print_rewritten' is disabled
3.1.18 Ensure 'debug_print_plan' is disabled
3.1.19 Ensure 'debug_pretty_print' is enabled
3.1.20 Ensure 'log_connections' is enabled
3.1.21 Ensure 'log_disconnections' is enabled
3.1.22 Ensure 'log_error_verbosity' is set correctly
3.1.23 Ensure 'log_hostname' is set correctly
3.1.24 Ensure 'log_line_prefix' is set correctly
3.1.25 Ensure 'log_statement' is set correctly
3.1.26 Ensure 'log_timezone' is set correctly
3.2 Ensure the PostgreSQL Audit Extension (pgAudit) is enabled
4.2 Ensure excessive administrative privileges are revoked
4.3 Ensure excessive function privileges are revoked
4.4 Ensure excessive DML privileges are revoked
4.5 Ensure Row Level Security (RLS) is configured correctly
4.6 Ensure the set_user extension is installed
4.7 Make use of predefined roles
5.3 Ensure Password Complexity is configured
6.1 Understanding attack vectors and runtime parameters
6.2 Ensure 'backend' runtime parameters are configured correctly
6.3 Ensure 'Postmaster' Runtime Parameters are Configured
6.4 Ensure 'SIGHUP' Runtime Parameters are Configured
6.5 Ensure 'Superuser' Runtime Parameters are Configured
6.6 Ensure 'User' Runtime Parameters are Configured
6.8 Ensure TLS is enabled and configured correctly
6.9 Ensure the pgcrypto extension is installed and configured correctly
7.1 Ensure a replication-only user is created and used for streaming replication
7.2 Ensure logging of replication commands is configured
7.3 Ensure base backups are configured and functional
7.4 Ensure WAL archiving is configured and functional
7.5 Ensure streaming replication parameters are configured correctly
8.1 Ensure PostgreSQL subdirectory locations are outside the data cluster
8.3 Ensure miscellaneous configuration settings are correct
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