vetkit.postgres.hba.trust-remote
pg_hba.conf allows passwordless trust authentication for TCP connections from non-loopback addresses. Anyone who can reach PostgreSQL can log in as the listed users (often any user).
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pg_hba.conf allows passwordless trust authentication for TCP connections from non-loopback addresses. Anyone who can reach PostgreSQL can log in as the listed users (often any user).
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: ERROR
How to fix it
Use scram-sha-256 for network connections and limit trust to local socket connections on single-user machines.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/config.yml.
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