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- Enable User MFA
- Enforce Key Rotation
- Enforce Active Key Limit
- Disable Unused User Credentials
- Enforce Group Permission
- Enable CloudTrail
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Prohibit Password Reuse
This check ensures that IAM users cannot reuse previously used passwords. Preventing password reuse strengthens account security and reduces the risk of compromised credentials being reused.
Check Details
- Resource: General
- Check: Prohibit password reuse
- Risk: Reused passwords increase the risk of account compromise
Remediation via AWS Console
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Log in to the AWS Management Console and open the
IAM console.
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In the left navigation panel, select Account settings.
- Under Password policy, click Edit.
- Choose Custom password policy.
- Enable Prevent password reuse.
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Set Number of passwords to remember to 24.
- 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 prevent password reuse:
aws iam update-account-password-policy \ --password-reuse-prevention 24