Ensure IAM password policy requires minimum length of 14 or greater

Set the IAM password policy to ensure passwords consist of at least 14 characters. Password policies are, in part, used to enforce password complexity requirements. Setting a password complexity policy increases account resiliency against brute force login attempts.

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Risk Level: Low
Cloud Entity: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
CloudGuard Rule ID: D9.TF.AWS.IAM.05
Covered by Spectral: No
Category: Security, Identity, & Compliance

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aws_iam_account_password_policy should have minimum_password_length > 13

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Run aws iam update-account-password-policy --minimum-password-length 14

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) enables you to manage access to AWS services and resources securely. Using IAM, you can create and manage AWS users and groups, and use permissions to allow and deny their access to AWS resources.
IAM is a feature of your AWS account offered at no additional charge. You will be charged only for use of other AWS services by your users.

Compliance Frameworks

Terraform AWS CIS Foundations

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