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CD12-00-008100 - PostgreSQL must use NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with the data owner's requirements.

Information

Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated.

It is the responsibility of the data owner to assess the cryptography requirements in light of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards.

NSA-approved cryptography for classified networks is hardware based. This requirement addresses the compatibility of PostgreSQL with the encryption devices.

Solution

Note: The following instructions use the PGDATA and PGVER environment variables. See supplementary content APPENDIX-F for instructions on configuring PGDATA and APPENDIX-H for PGVER.

To configure PostgreSQL to use SSL as a database administrator (shown here as 'postgres'), edit postgresql.conf:

$ sudo su - postgres
$ vi ${PGDATA?}/postgresql.conf

Add the following parameter:

ssl = on

Next, as the system administrator, reload the server with the new configuration:

$ sudo systemctl reload postgresql-${PGVER?}

For more information on configuring PostgreSQL to use SSL, see supplementary content APPENDIX-G.

Deploy NSA-approved encrypting devices to protect the server on the network.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CD_PGSQL_V3R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-13, CAT|I, CCI|CCI-002450, Rule-ID|SV-233584r962034_rule, STIG-ID|CD12-00-008100, Vuln-ID|V-233584

Plugin: PostgreSQLDB

Control ID: c06acf85631872c62e9777a2629ec7639b8f71a3baa23f7357e8b77ea813b658