The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must produce audit records containing sufficient information to establish the sources (origins) of the events.

From EDB Postgres Advanced Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of SRG-APP-000098-DB-000042

Associated with: CCI-000133

SV-83505r2_rule The EDB Postgres Advanced Server must produce audit records containing sufficient information to establish the sources (origins) of the events.

Vulnerability discussion

Information system auditing capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without establishing the source of the event, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident.In order to compile an accurate risk assessment and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know where events occurred, such as application components, modules, session identifiers, filenames, host names, and functionality. In addition to logging where events occur within the application, the application must also produce audit records that identify the application itself as the source of the event.Associating information about the source of the event within the application provides a means of investigating an attack; recognizing resource utilization or capacity thresholds; or identifying an improperly configured application.

Check content

Execute the following SQL as enterprisedb: SHOW edb_audit_statement; If the result is not "all" or if the current setting for this requirement has not been noted and approved by the organization in the system documentation, this is a finding.

Fix text

Execute the following SQL as enterprisedb: ALTER SYSTEM SET edb_audit_statement = 'all'; SELECT pg_reload_conf(); or Update the system documentation to note the organizationally approved setting and corresponding justification of the setting for this requirement.

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