IBM Db2
TMA-DB2-8.2.8
Backup Your Password In Case Stash File is Inaccessible or Corrupted
LowLevel 2Manual reviewdb2
Description
If the keystore is inaccessible, there is no way to decrypt the data in the database. Therefore, protecting and backing up the password to the keystore is important to avoid data loss.
How it is checked
Audit method: Manual review
This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.
Store the password in a safe place, like other similar passwords.
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
You may use a password manager to store the password in a secure manner.
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- db2databasemanual
- Reference
- CIS IBM Db2 12.1 Benchmark v1.0.0 - 8.2.8 Backup Your Password In Case Stash File is Inaccessible or Corrupted