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Assessment Title
Rule Text
VMware Postgres must require authentication on all connections.
Description
Discussion Text
To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system.
VMware Postgres client authentication is configured in "pg_hba.conf". In this file are a number of lines that specify who can connect to the service, from where, and using what authentication methods. In Postgres there is a concept of a trusted connection where a specific network mask can connect without any authentication, to any account. This connection is termed "trust" in "pg_hba.conf" and it must not be present. Out of the box, VMware Postgres requires standard password authentication for all connections.
Satisfies: SRG-APP-000148-DB-000103, SRG-APP-000171-DB-000074
VMware Postgres client authentication is configured in "pg_hba.conf". In this file are a number of lines that specify who can connect to the service, from where, and using what authentication methods. In Postgres there is a concept of a trusted connection where a specific network mask can connect without any authentication, to any account. This connection is termed "trust" in "pg_hba.conf" and it must not be present. Out of the box, VMware Postgres requires standard password authentication for all connections.
Satisfies: SRG-APP-000148-DB-000103, SRG-APP-000171-DB-000074
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