Benchmark: 3.5.8 Prohibit password reuse for a specified number of generations
Description
Password lifetime restrictions do not apply to temporary passwords.
Usage
Install the mod:
mkdir dashboardscd dashboardspowerpipe mod initpowerpipe mod install github.com/turbot/steampipe-mod-azure-compliance
Start the Powerpipe server:
steampipe service startpowerpipe server
Open http://localhost:9033 in your browser and select 3.5.8 Prohibit password reuse for a specified number of generations.
Run this benchmark in your terminal:
powerpipe benchmark run azure_compliance.benchmark.nist_sp_800_171_rev_2_3_5_8
Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:
powerpipe benchmark run azure_compliance.benchmark.nist_sp_800_171_rev_2_3_5_8 --share
Controls
- Deploy the Windows Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Windows VMs
- Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on virtual machines with no identities
- Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on VMs with a user-assigned identity
- Audit Windows machines that allow re-use of the previous 24 passwords