Documentation - V-233542

Title

PostgreSQL must include additional, more detailed, organization-defined information in the audit records for audit events identified by type, location, or subject.

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Information system auditing capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Reconstruction of harmful events or forensic analysis is not possible if audit records do not contain enough information. To support analysis, some types of events will need information to be logged that exceeds the basic requirements of event type, time stamps, location, source, outcome, and user identity. If additional information is not available, it could negatively impact forensic investigatio...

Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)

Configure PostgreSQL audit settings to include all organization-defined detailed information in the audit records for audit events identified by type, location, or subject. Using pgaudit, PostgreSQL can be configured to audit these requests. See supplementary content APPENDIX-B for documentation on installing pgaudit. To ensure that logging is enabled, review supplementary content APPENDIX-C for instructions on enabling logging.