Control: 4.3.1 Ensure 'Enforce SSL connection' is set to 'ENABLED' for PostgreSQL Database Server

Description

It is recommended to enable SSL connection on PostgreSQL Servers. SSL connectivity helps to provide a new layer of security, by connecting database server to client applications using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Enforcing SSL connections between database server and client applications helps protect against attacks by encrypting the data stream between the server and application.

Remediation

From Console

Login to Azure console and navigate to PostgreSQL Servers.
For each database, go to Settings section from left pane.
Click on Connection security and go to SSL settings.
For Enforce SSL connection, click on ENABLED.

From Command Line

Enable enforce ssl connection for PostgreSQL Database

az postgres server update --resource-group <resourceGroupName> --name <serverName> --ssl-enforcement Enabled

Usage

Run the control in your terminal:

powerpipe control run azure_compliance.control.cis_v140_4_3_1

Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:

powerpipe login
powerpipe control run azure_compliance.control.cis_v140_4_3_1 --share

SQL

This control uses a named query:

postgres_sql_ssl_enabled