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Assessment Title
Rule Text
The vCenter PostgreSQL service must encrypt passwords for user authentication.
Description
Discussion Text
The DoW standard for authentication is DoW-approved PKI certificates.
Authentication based on User ID and Password may be used only when it is not possible to employ a PKI certificate and requires AO approval.
In such cases, database passwords stored in clear text, using reversible encryption, or using unsalted hashes would be vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure. Database passwords must always be in the form of one-way, salted hashes when stored internally or externally to the database management system (DBMS).
Authentication based on User ID and Password may be used only when it is not possible to employ a PKI certificate and requires AO approval.
In such cases, database passwords stored in clear text, using reversible encryption, or using unsalted hashes would be vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure. Database passwords must always be in the form of one-way, salted hashes when stored internally or externally to the database management system (DBMS).
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