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V-233524

Crunchy Data PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide

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PostgreSQL must uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users).

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<VulnDiscussion>Non-organizational users include all information system users other than organizational users, which includes organizational employees or individuals the organization deems to have equivalent status of employees (e.g., contractors, guest researchers, individuals from allied nations). Non-organizational users must be uniquely identified and authenticated for all accesses other than those accesses explicitly identified and documented by the organization when related to the use of...

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To drop a role, as the database administrator (shown here as "postgres"), run the following SQL: $ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c "DROP ROLE <role_to_drop>" To create a role, as the database administrator, run the following SQL: $ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c "CREATE ROLE <role name> LOGIN" For the complete list of permissions allowed by roles, see the official documentation: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-createrole.html

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