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Cloud SQL – Enforce Password Validation
This check ensures that a password validation policy is enforced for Cloud SQL instances. Enforcing strong password policies helps protect databases from unauthorized access and credential-based attacks.
Check Details
- Resource: Cloud SQL
- Check: Enforce password validation policy
- Risk: Without a password validation policy, weak or easily guessable passwords may be used, increasing the risk of unauthorized database access and data compromise.
Remediation via Google Cloud Console
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Log in to the Google Cloud Console and navigate to
Cloud SQL.
- Click on the affected Cloud SQL instance.
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Click Edit to modify the instance configuration.
- Scroll to the Password Policy section.
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Enable all the checks related to Password Policy.
- Click Save to apply the changes.
Remediation via Google Cloud CLI
- Open the Google Cloud Console and launch
Cloud Shell.
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Update the Cloud SQL instance to enforce password validation flags:
gcloud sql instances patch <INSTANCE_NAME> \ --database-flags validate_password.policy=STRONG,validate_password.length=8
Replace <INSTANCE_NAME> with your Cloud SQL instance name.
Available flags and values may vary based on the database engine
(MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server).
Default Value
By default, password validation policies are not enforced for Cloud SQL instances. Weak passwords may be allowed unless explicit validation rules are configured.