Latest Database Security Requirements Checklist

Database Security Requirements Checklist

The Database Security Requirements Checklist is an essential resource for database administrators, developers, and IT security professionals committed to safeguarding critical data. This comprehensive checklist outlines best practices and security requirements for designing, configuring, and maintaining secure databases, ensuring they are resilient against modern threats and compliant with industry regulations.

Database Security Checklist
	1. The application should use the lowest possible level of privilege when accessing the database. 2. Use secure credentials for database access. 3. Connection strings should not be hard coded within the application. Connection strings should be stored in a separate configuration file on a trusted system, and they should be encrypted. 4. Use stored procedures to abstract data access and allow for the removal of permissions to the base tables in the database. 5. Remove or change all default database administrative passwords. Utilize strong passwords/phrases or implement multi-factor authentication. 6. Turn off all unnecessary database functionality (e.g., unnecessary stored procedures or services, utility packages, install only the minimum set of features and options required (surface area reduction)) 7. Remove unnecessary default vendor content (e.g., sample schemas) 8. Disable any default accounts that are not required to support business requirements

Database Security Checklist

1. The application should use the lowest possible level of privilege when accessing the database.
2. Use secure credentials for database access.
3. Connection strings should not be hard coded within the application. Connection strings should be stored in a separate configuration file on a trusted system, and they should be encrypted.
4. Use stored procedures to abstract data access and allow for the removal of permissions to the base tables in the database.
5. Remove or change all default database administrative passwords. Utilize strong passwords/phrases or implement multi-factor authentication.
6. Turn off all unnecessary database functionality (e.g., unnecessary stored procedures or services, utility packages, install only the minimum set of features and options required (surface area reduction))
7. Remove unnecessary default vendor content (e.g., sample schemas)
8. Disable any default accounts that are not required to support business requirements