Checklist Summary:

This document, CIS PostgreSQL 9.6 Benchmark, provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure configuration posture for PostgreSQL 9.6. This guide was tested against PostgreSQL 9.6 running on CentOS 6, but applies to other Linux distributions as well. To obtain the latest version of this guide, please visit http://benchmarks.cisecurity.org. If you have questions, comments, or have identified ways to improve this guide, please write us at feedback@cisecurity.org.

Checklist Role:

• Database Management System

Known Issues:

Not provided.

Target Audience:

This document is intended for system and application administrators, security specialists, auditors, help desk, and platform deployment personnel who plan to develop, deploy, assess, or secure solutions that incorporate PostgreSQL 9.6.

Target Operational Environment:

• Managed

Testing Information:

This guide was tested against PostgreSQL 9.6 running on CentOS 6, but applies to other Linux distributions as well.

Regulatory Compliance:

Not provided.

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

Not provided.

Disclaimer:

Please see the below link for our current terms of use: https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-securesuite/cis-securesuite-membership-terms-of-use/

Product Support:

Not provided.

Point of Contact:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Sponsor:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Licensing:

Please see the below link for our current terms of use: https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-securesuite/cis-securesuite-membership-terms-of-use/

Change History:

New Checklist - 12/28/2018
moved status to FINAL - 1/28/19
Updated URLs - 9/24/19

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NIST checklist record last modified on 09/24/2019