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CIS PostgreSQL 12 Benchmark 1.1.0 Checklist Details (Checklist Revisions)

Supporting Resources:

Target:

Target CPE Name
PostgreSQL 12 cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:12 (View CVEs)

Checklist Highlights

Checklist Name:
CIS PostgreSQL 12 Benchmark
Checklist ID:
938
Version:
1.1.0
Type:
Compliance
Review Status:
Final
Authority:
Third Party: Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Original Publication Date:
11/19/2019

Checklist Summary:

This document, CIS PostgreSQL 12 Benchmark, provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure configuration posture for PostgreSQL 12. This guide was tested against PostgreSQL 12 running on CentOS 8, 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 12.

Target Operational Environment:

  • Managed

Testing Information:

This guide was tested against PostgreSQL 12 running on CentOS 8, 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:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Point of Contact:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Sponsor:

Not provided.

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:

Status updated to FINAL - 12/23/19
Updated Benchmark - 3/1/21
updated benchmark per CIS - 2/22/24

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NIST checklist record last modified on 02/22/2024