Control: 1.9 Ensure IAM password policy prevents password reuse
Description
IAM password policies can prevent the reuse of a given password by the same user. It is recommended that the password policy prevent the reuse of passwords.
Preventing password reuse increases account resiliency against brute force login attempts.
Remediation
Perform the following to set the password policy as prescribed:
From Console:
- Login to AWS Console (with appropriate permissions to View Identity Access Management Account Settings).
- Go to IAM Service on the AWS Console.
- Click on Account Settings on the Left Pane.
- Check "Prevent password reuse".
- Set "Number of passwords to remember" is set to
24.
From Command Line:
aws iam update-account-password-policy --password-reuse-prevention 24
Note: All commands starting with "aws iam update-account-password-policy" can be combined into a single command.
Usage
Run the control in your terminal:
powerpipe control run aws_compliance.control.cis_v400_1_9Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:
powerpipe loginpowerpipe control run aws_compliance.control.cis_v400_1_9 --shareSQL
This control uses a named query:
iam_account_password_policy_reuse_24