Details

Postgres uses OpenSSL for the underlying encryption layer. Currently only Red Hat Enterprise Linux is certified as a FIPS 140-2 distribution of OpenSSL. For other operating systems, users must obtain or build their own FIPS 140-2 OpenSSL libraries.

Solution

Install Postgres Plus Advanced Server on RHEL or ensure that FIPS 140-2 certified OpenSSL libraries are used by the DBMS.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_EDB_PGS_Advanced_Server_V2R1_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Identification and Authentication.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|IA-7
• CAT|I
• CCI|CCI-000803
• Rule-ID|SV-213668r508024_rule
• STIG-ID|PPS9-00-013200
• STIG-Legacy|SV-83689
• STIG-Legacy|V-69085
• Vuln-ID|V-213668

Source

• Tenable.com/audits