Control: AWS > CIS v1.4 > 1 - Identity and Access Management > 1.08 - Ensure IAM password policy requires minimum length of 14 or greater (Automated)

Configures auditing against a CIS Benchmark item.

Level: 1 (Scored)

Password policies are, in part, used to enforce password complexity requirements. IAM password policies can be used to ensure password are at least a given length. It is recommended that the password policy require a minimum password length 14.

Resource Types

This control targets the following resource types:

AWS > IAM > Account Password Policy

Primary Policies

The following policies can be used to configure this control:

1.08 - Ensure IAM password policy requires minimum length of 14 or greater (Automated)

In Your Workspace

Developers

Control Type URI

tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv1-4#/control/types/r0108

Category URI

tmod:@turbot/cis#/control/categories/v0716

GraphQL

query controlType(id: "tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv1-4#/control/types/r0108") { … }

query controls(filter: "controlTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv1-4#/control/types/r0108'") { … }

CLI

Get Controls

turbot graphql controls --filter "controlTypeId:tmod:@turbot/aws-cisv1-4#/control/types/r0108"