Ensure IAM password policy requires minimum length of 14 or greater
Strong passwords are essential for security. Password length is the most important factor in password strength. A minimum length of 14 characters provides adequate protection against brute-force attacks.
Security Impact
Short passwords can be brute-forced in reasonable time with modern computing power.
How to Remediate
Update IAM password policy to require a minimum password length of 14 characters. Use AWS CLI: aws iam update-account-password-policy --minimum-password-length 14
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-iam-9
- Service
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Category
- Password Policy
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CIS Benchmark
- 1.9
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