turbot/steampipe-mod-aws-compliance

Benchmark: 8.3.5: If passwords/passphrases are used as authentication factors to meet Requirement 8.3.1, they are set and reset for each user

Description

If the same password/passphrase is used for every new user, an internal user, former employee, or malicious individual may know or easily discover the value and use it to gain access to accounts before the authorized user attempts to use the password.

Usage

Install the mod:

mkdir dashboards
cd dashboards
powerpipe mod init
powerpipe mod install github.com/turbot/steampipe-mod-aws-compliance

Start the Powerpipe server:

steampipe service start
powerpipe server

Open http://localhost:9033 in your browser and select 8.3.5: If passwords/passphrases are used as authentication factors to meet Requirement 8.3.1, they are set and reset for each user.

Run this benchmark in your terminal:

powerpipe benchmark run aws_compliance.benchmark.pci_dss_v40_requirement_8_3_5

Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:

powerpipe benchmark run aws_compliance.benchmark.pci_dss_v40_requirement_8_3_5 --share

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