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- EC2 Volume – Enable EBS Encryption
- EC2 Volume – Enable EBS Volume Backup
- EFS – Enable EFS Storage Backup
- EC2 Instance – Enable Deletion Protection
- EC2 Instance – Monitor CPU Utilization
- ECS Service – Monitor CPU Utilization
- ECS Service – Monitor Memory Utilization
- EC2 VPC – Ensure Flow Logs are Enabled
- S3 Bucket – Block S3 Bucket Public Access
- S3 Bucket – Enable S3 Bucket Versioning
- S3 Bucket – Enable S3 Bucket Encryption
- RDS DB Instance – Enable Auto Minor Version Upgrade
- RDS DB Instance – Block Public Access
- RDS DB Instance – Monitor Free Storage Space
- RDS DB Instance – Monitor CPU Utilization
- RDS DB Instance – Encryption of Storage
- RDS DB Instance – Enable Deletion Protection
- SQS Queue – Monitor Message Age
- SQS Queue – Monitor Message Visibility
- DynamoDB Table – Enable Table Encryption
- DynamoDB Table – Enable Table Point In Time Recovery
- DynamoDB Table – Enable Table Deletion Protection
- DynamoDB Table – Monitor Table Read Capacity
- DynamoDB Table – Monitor Table Write Capacity
- DynamoDB Table – Monitor Table Latency
- Enable User MFA
- Enforce Key Rotation
- Enforce Active Key Limit
- Disable Unused User Credentials
- Enforce Group Permission
- Enable CloudTrail
- Enable AWS Security Hub
- Prohibit Password Reuse
- Purge Expired Certificates
- Check Root Access Keys Existence
- Enable Root MFA
- Establish Support Role
- Enable Key Rotation
- Encrypt CloudTrail Logs
- Enable GuardDuty
Enforce Password Length
This check ensures that a strong minimum password length is enforced for AWS IAM users. Longer passwords significantly reduce the risk of brute-force and credential-stuffing attacks.
Check Details
- Resource: General
- Check: Enforce password length
- Risk: Weak passwords increase the risk of account compromise
Remediation via AWS Console
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Log in to the AWS Management Console and search for
IAM.
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In the left navigation pane, select
Account settings.
- Under Password policy, click Edit.
- Select Custom password policy.
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Set Minimum password length to
14 characters or greater.
- Click Save changes.
Remediation via AWS CLI
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Log in to the AWS Management Console and click the
CloudShell icon (
>_) in the top-right corner.
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Update the account password policy to enforce a minimum password length:
aws iam update-account-password-policy \ --minimum-password-length 14
This setting applies to all IAM users in the AWS account.