Postman

General Information

Technologies must be operated and maintained in accordance with Federal and Department security and privacy policies and guidelines. More information on the proper use of the TRM can be found on the TRM Proper Use Tab/Section.

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Description:	Postman is a collaboration platform for Application Programming Interface (API) development. This technology includes functionalities for API-first and application development, exploratory and automated testing, and developer onboarding. Postman provides a shared context for building and consuming APIs and allows users to collaborate in real-time with built-in version control. Additionally, this technology supports monitoring and allows users to check the performance and response times of their APIs at scheduled intervals. This technology is available in four editions: Basic, Professional, Enterprise Essentials and Enterprise Ultimate. All four editions have the same base capabilities. Postman does not have a licensing fee associated with it and is best suited for individuals and small projects. Postman Pro includes professional collaboration features and extended functionalities for development teams. Postman Enterprise includes extended support and additional, enterprise-only, features. The scope of this entry covers the four desktop application editions listed above. This entry does not cover the Chrome Plug-In as there is a separate TRM entry, Postman Chrome Plugin, that addresses it. This technology may read and write data to any Representational State Transfer (REST)-enabled, TRM approved, database such as the Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server database and Oracle Database. The TRM decisions in this entry only apply to technologies and versions owned, operated, managed, patched, and version-controlled by VA. This includes technologies deployed as software installations on VMs within VA-controlled cloud environments (e.g. VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC)). Cloud services provided by the VAEC, which are listed in the VAEC Service Catalog, and those controlled and managed by an external Cloud Service Provider (i.e. SaaS) are not in the purview of the TRM. For more information on the use of cloud services and cloud-based products within VA, including VA private clouds, please see the Enterprise Cloud Solutions Office (ECSO) Portal at: https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/OITECSO
Technology/Standard Usage Requirements:	Users must ensure their use of this technology/standard is consistent with VA policies and standards, including, but not limited to, VA Handbooks 6102 and 6500; VA Directives 6004, 6513, and 6517; and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards, including Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS). Users must ensure sensitive data is properly protected in compliance with all VA regulations. Prior to use of this technology, users should check with their supervisor, Information Security Officer (ISO), Facility Chief Information Officer (CIO), or local Office of Information and Technology (OI&T) representative to ensure that all actions are consistent with current VA policies and procedures prior to implementation.
Section 508 Information:	This technology has not been assessed by the Section 508 Office. The Implementer of this technology has the responsibility to ensure the version deployed is 508-compliant. Section 508 compliance may be reviewed by the Section 508 Office and appropriate remedial action required if necessary. For additional information or assistance regarding Section 508, please contact the Section 508 Office at Section508@va.gov.
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Decision Source:	TRM Mgmt Group
Decision Process:	One-VA TRM v24.7
Decision Date:	07/15/2024 at 19:50:13 UTC
Introduced By:	TRM Request
Vendor Name:	Postman, Inc.

Vendor Release Information

The Vendor Release table provides the known releases for the TRM Technology, obtained from the vendor (or from the release source).

Version	Release Date	Vendor End of Life Date	Vendor Desupport Date
5.5.x	12/09/2017
6.1.x	05/25/2018
6.7.x	01/10/2019
7.x	03/13/2019
8.x	01/25/2021
9.x
10.x
10.12.13
11.x

Current Decision Matrix (07/15/2024)

Users must ensure their use of this technology/standard is consistent with VA policies and standards, including, but not limited to, VA Handbooks 6102 and 6500; VA Directives 6004, 6513, and 6517; and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards, including Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS). Users must ensure sensitive data is properly protected in compliance with all VA regulations. Prior to use of this technology, users should check with their supervisor, Information Security Officer (ISO), Facility Chief Information Officer (CIO), or local Office of Information and Technology (OI&T) representative to ensure that all actions are consistent with current VA policies and procedures prior to implementation.

The VA Decision Matrix displays the current and future VA IT position regarding different releases of a TRM entry. These decisions are based upon the best information available as of the most current date. The consumer of this information has the responsibility to consult the organizations responsible for the desktop, testing, and/or production environments to ensure that the target version of the technology will be supported. Any major.minor version that is not listed in the VA Decision Matrix is considered unapproved for use.

Legend:

White	Approved: The technology/standard has been approved for use.
Yellow	Approved w/Constraints: The technology/standard can be used within the specified constraints located below the decision matrix in the footnote[1] and on the General tab.
Gray	Unapproved: This technology or standard can be used only if a POA&M review is conducted and signed by the Authorizing Official Designated Representative (AODR) as designated by the Authorizing Official (AO) or designee and based upon a recommendation from the POA&M Compliance Enforcement, has been granted to the project team or organization that wishes to use the technology.
Orange	Divest: VA has decided to divest itself on the use of the technology/standard. As a result, all projects currently utilizing the technology/standard must plan to eliminate their use of the technology/standard. Additional information on when the entry is projected to become unapproved may be found on the Decision tab for the specific entry.
Black	Prohibited: The technology/standard is not (currently) permitted to be used under any circumstances.
Blue	Planning/Evaluation Constraint:The period of time this technology is currently being evaluated, reviewed, and tested in controlled environments. Use of this technology is strictly controlled and not available for use within the general population. If a customer would like to use this technology, please work with your local or Regional OI&T office and contact the appropriate evaluation office displayed in the notes below the decision matrix. The Local or Regional OI&T office should submit an inquiry to the TRM if they require further assistance or if the evaluating office is not listed in the notes below.

Release/Version Information:

VA decisions for specific versions may include a ‘.x’ wildcard, which denotes a decision that pertains to a range of multiple versions.

For example, a technology approved with a decision for 7.x would cover any version of 7.(Anything) - 7.(Anything). However, a 7.4.x decision would cover any version of 7.4.(Anything), but would not cover any version of 7.5.x or 7.6.x on the TRM.

VA decisions for specific versions may include ‘+’ symbols; which denotes that the decision for the version specified also includes versions greater than what is specified but is not to exceed or affect previous decimal places.

For example, a technology approved with a decision for 12.6.4+ would cover any version that is greater than 12.6.4, but would not exceed the .6 decimal ie: 12.6.401 is ok, 12.6.5 is ok, 12.6.9 is ok, however 12.7.0 or 13.0 is not.

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5.5.x

Unapproved

6.1.x

Unapproved

6.7.x

Unapproved

7.x

Approved w/Constraints
[4, 7, 8, 9]

Divest
[4, 7, 9, 10]

Divest
[2, 4, 9, 11]

Divest
[4, 7, 9, 12]

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8.x

Unapproved

Approved w/Constraints
[4, 7, 9, 10]

Divest
[2, 4, 9, 11]

Divest
[4, 7, 9, 12]

Divest
[12, 13, 14, 15]

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9.x

Unapproved

Approved w/Constraints
[2, 4, 9, 11]

Approved w/Constraints
[4, 7, 9, 12]

Approved w/Constraints
[12, 13, 14, 15]

Approved w/Constraints
[13, 14, 15, 16, 17]

10.x

Unapproved

Approved w/Constraints
[4, 7, 9, 12]

Approved w/Constraints
[12, 13, 14, 15]

Unapproved

10.12.13

Unapproved

11.x

Unapproved

Decision Constraints


[1]	If free trialware is utilized, the software must be purchased or removed at the end of the trial period.

[2]	Technology must remain patched and operated in accordance with Federal and Department security policies and guidelines in order to mitigate known and future security vulnerabilities.

[3]	Due to potential information security risks, cloud based technologies may not be used without the approval of the Enterprise Cloud Solution Office (ECSO). This body is in part responsible for ensuring organizational information, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Protected Health Information (PHI), and VA sensitive data are not compromised. (Ref: VA Directive 6004, VA Directive 6517, VA Directive 6513 and VA Directive 6102).

[4]	Users should check with their supervisor, Information Security Office (ISO) or local OIT representative for permission to download and use this software. Downloaded software must always be scanned for viruses prior to installation to prevent adware or malware. Freeware may only be downloaded directly from the primary site that the creator of the software has advertised for public download and user or development community engagement. Users should note, any attempt by the installation process to install any additional, unrelated software is not approved and the user should take the proper steps to decline those installations.

[5]	If free trialware is utilized, the software must be purchased or removed at the end of the trial period. This product can be configured with a MySQL Database, which currently has TRM constraints due to its many known security issues. If MySQL is selected for use with this product, these factors must be considered especially when an instance of this product will be considered a Moderate or High-Risk system (Refer to MySQL Database TRM entry for more details).

[6]	Per the May 5th, 2015 memorandum from the VA Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) FIPS 140-2 Validate Full Disk Encryption (FOE) for Data at Rest in Database Management Systems (DBMS) and in accordance with Federal requirements and VA policy, database management must use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 compliant encryption to protect the confidentiality and integrity of VA information at rest at the application level. If FIPS 140-2 encryption at the application level is not technically possible, FIPS 140-2 compliant full disk encryption (FOE) must be implemented on the hard drive where the DBMS resides. Appropriate access enforcement and physical security control must also be implemented. All instances of deployment using this technology should be reviewed to ensure compliance with VA Handbook 6500 and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards. It is the responsibility of the system owner to work with the local CIO (or designee) and Information Security Officer (ISO) to ensure that a compliant DBMS technology is selected and that if needed, mitigating controls are in place and documented in a System Security Plan (SSP).

[7]	Due to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) identified security vulnerabilities, extra vigilance should be applied to ensure the versions remain properly patched to mitigate known and future vulnerabilities. The local ISO can provide assistance in reviewing the NIST vulnerabilities.

[8]	This product has been identified as supporting multiple options when selecting its underling database. Implementers MUST select a database that is approved on the TRM, or is approved with constraints, providing the implementer can satisfy the constraints placed on use of the selected database.

[9]	Per the May 5th, 2015 memorandum from the VA Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) FIPS 140-2 Validate Full Disk Encryption (FOE) for Data at Rest in Database Management Systems (DBMS) and in accordance with Federal requirements and VA policy, database management must use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 compliant encryption to protect the confidentiality and integrity of VA information at rest at the application level. If FIPS 140-2 encryption at the application level is not technically possible, FIPS 140-2 compliant full disk encryption (FOE) must be implemented on the hard drive where the DBMS resides. Appropriate access enforcement and physical security control must also be implemented. All instances of deployment using this technology should be reviewed to ensure compliance with VA Handbook 6500 and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards. It is the responsibility of the system owner to work with the local CIO (or designee) and Information Security Officer (ISO) to ensure that a compliant DBMS technology is selected and that if needed, mitigating controls are in place and documented in a System Security Plan (SSP).

[10]	This technology has been identified as supporting multiple options when selecting its underling database. Implementers MUST select a database that is approved on the TRM, or is approved with constraints, providing the implementer can satisfy the constraints placed on use of the selected database. Users must ensure that Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server and Oracle Database are implemented with VA-approved baselines. (refer to the ‘Category’ tab under ‘Runtime Dependencies’)

[11]	This technology has been identified as supporting multiple options when selecting its underling database. Implementers MUST select a database that is approved on the TRM, or is approved with constraints, providing the implementer can satisfy the constraints placed on use of the selected database. Users must ensure that Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server, Oracle Database, Google Chrome, and Firefox are implemented with VA-approved baselines. (refer to the ‘Category’ tab under ‘Runtime Dependencies’)

[12]	Users must ensure that Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server and Oracle Database are implemented with VA-approved baselines. (refer to the ‘Category’ tab under ‘Runtime Dependencies’) This technology can be deployed with Kubernetes. At the time of writing, the baseline for Kubernetes dictates that it can only be used in on-premises in Amazon Web Services (AWS) VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) implementations. This technology is under review to use this dependency due to Docker Engine Enterprise being approved for Development and Test systems usage in the TRM.

[13]	Users should check with their supervisor, Information System Security Officer (ISSO) or local OIT representative for permission to download and use this software. Downloaded software must always be scanned for viruses prior to installation to prevent adware or malware. Freeware may only be downloaded directly from the primary site that the creator of the software has advertised for public download and user or development community engagement. Users should note, any attempt by the installation process to install any additional, unrelated software is not approved and the user should take the proper steps to decline those installations.

[14]	Due to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) identified security vulnerabilities, extra vigilance should be applied to ensure the versions remain properly patched to mitigate known and future vulnerabilities. The local ISSO (Information System Security Officer) can provide assistance in reviewing the NIST vulnerabilities.

[15]	Per the May 5th, 2015 memorandum from the VA Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) FIPS 140-2 Validate Full Disk Encryption (FOE) for Data at Rest in Database Management Systems (DBMS) and in accordance with Federal requirements and VA policy, database management must use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 compliant encryption to protect the confidentiality and integrity of VA information at rest at the application level. If FIPS 140-2 encryption at the application level is not technically possible, FIPS 140-2 compliant full disk encryption (FOE) must be implemented on the hard drive where the DBMS resides. Appropriate access enforcement and physical security control must also be implemented. All instances of deployment using this technology should be reviewed to ensure compliance with VA Handbook 6500 and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards. It is the responsibility of the system owner to work with the local CIO (or designee) and Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to ensure that a compliant DBMS technology is selected and that if needed, mitigating controls are in place and documented in a System Security Plan (SSP).

[16]	Users must ensure that Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Kubernetes, Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server, and Oracle Database are implemented with VA-approved baselines. (refer to the ‘Category’ tab under ‘Runtime Dependencies’) This technology can be deployed with Kubernetes. At the time of writing, the baseline for Kubernetes dictates that it can only be used in on-premises in Amazon Web Services (AWS) VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) implementations. This technology is under review to use this dependency due to Docker Engine Enterprise being approved for Development and Test systems usage in the TRM. Per the Security Assessment Review (SAR) users must abide by the following constraints: A vulnerability exists because Postman v10.19.0 provides automatic/user configurable checks for updates. To mitigate, the administrator shall control the versioning of Postman software and not allow users to install unapproved versions. A vulnerability exists because Postman v10.19.0 requires integration with commercial cloud solutions to save projects. The data is hosted on non FedRAMP compliant/certified servers. To mitigate, Postman v10.19.0 shall not be used until the external sync feature can be disabled and/or VA Cloud Security Requirements have been met. A vulnerability exists because Postman v10.19.0 is open-source software (OSS). To mitigate, Postman v10.19.0 must be included on the list of applications for continuous monitoring for published vulnerabilities, updates, and patches.

[17]	Due to potential information security risks for cloud-based technologies, users should coordinate closely with their facility ISSO for guidance and assistance on cloud products. If further guidance is needed contact the Enterprise Cloud Solution Office (ECSO), which is the body responsible for new software development in and migration of existing systems to the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) and ensuring organizational information, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Protected Health Information (PHI), and VA sensitive data are not compromised within the VAEC. For information about Software as a Service (SaaS) products or to submit a SaaS product request with the VA OIT Product Engineering team, please use their online form. (Ref: VA Directive 6004, VA Directive 6517, VA Directive 6513 and VA Directive 6102).

Note:

At the time of writing, version 11.3.2 is the most current version.

References

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Type	Name	Source	Description
*NOTE: Vendor provided information is subject to the accuracy of the manufacturer.

Technology Components

Note: This list may not be complete. No component, listed or unlisted, may be used outside of the technology in which it is released. The usage decision for a component is found in the Decision and Decision Constraints.
Name	Description
Postman Application Programming Interface (API) Client	The lightweight Postman Application Programming Interface (API) Client is a space where the user can work if they`re using the Postman desktop application and not connected to Postman servers.
ScratchPad	The application programming interface (API) testing workspace is designed to provide a collaborative environment for developers and testers to thoroughly test APIs before they are released to production. This feature has been deprecated and replaced with Postman API Client.

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Domain Area	Category	Customer Guidance	Category Locked By ELT Date
Application Technology Application Testing Software	Functional Testing Tools

Open Source

This entry is available as an open source technology.

Operating Systems Supported by the Technology

macOS - Approved w/Constraints
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) - Approved w/Constraints
Windows Client - Approved w/Constraints
Windows Server - Approved w/Constraints

Technologies/Standards Relationships

Runtime Dependencies:

Git
Kubernetes
Microsoft Edge. - (required for some configurations)
Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server - (required for some configurations)
Node Package Manager (NPM)
Node.js
Oracle Database - (required for some configurations)
Safari - (required for some configurations)

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General Analysis

Adoption Benefits

This technology is available at no cost through open-source licensing and supports VA's open-source initiative.
This technology may improve productivity for specific staff whose responsibilities include application programming interface (API) development.
There are minimal other TRM-approved technologies that provide the same functionality.
This technology supports several industry standard file formats.
This is a well-documented technology.

Adoption Risks

There are known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) associated with this technology. Please see <a href = "https://nvd.NIST.gov/vuln/search" target="_blank">https://nvd.NIST.gov/vuln/search</a> for more details.
As open-source software, this product may be left without clearly defined support options which may result in suboptimal enterprise level support.
The technology requires the purchase of licenses from vendor, which could potentially lead to vendor lock-in.
There is no indication based on either the vendor documentation or the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) that this technology is Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 compliant.
This technology can be implemented with Kubernetes. At the time of writing, Kubernetes is limited to on premises VA Enterprise Cloud implementations on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Servers. Other uses of this technology are unapproved.
This technology can integrate with and alter database technologies.
Due to the rapid release schedule of this technology, the VA may be unable to update to the most recent patch and may require a deployment model requiring the use of specific versions.
IPR/SAR Adoption Risk - A vulnerability exists because Postman v10.12.13 provides automatic/user configurable checks for updates.
IPR/SAR Adoption Risk - A vulnerability exists because Postman v10.12.13 utilizes commercial cloud computing services.
IPR/SAR Adoption Risk - A vulnerability exists because Postman v10.12.13 is open-source software (OSS).

Architectural Benefits

This technology can use a VA-preferred database. (Applies only to Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server)
This technology is portable as it runs on multiple TRM-approved operating systems.

Architectural Risks

This technology includes cloud-based functionality which has potential information security risks.

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