Ensure Passwords are Not Stored in the service file

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.

As root search connection service files for passwords: find / -name .pg_service.conf -type f -exec grep -H password {} \; 2>/dev/null; grep password /root/.pg_service.conf "${PGSERVICEFILE}" "${PGSYSCONFDIR}/pg_service.conf". Any password=... line is a finding.

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Remove password= entries from pg_service.conf/.pg_service.conf files and store credentials in ~/.pgpass (mode 0600) or use certificate authentication.