TMA-ALIBABA-1.7

Ensure RAM password policy requires at least one uppercase letter

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Description

RAM password policies can be used to ensure password complexity. It is recommended that the password policy require at least one uppercase letter. Enhancing complexity of a password policy increases account resiliency against brute force logon attempts. Reads RequireUppercaseCharacters from aliyun ram GetPasswordPolicy. Read-only aliyun CLI calls; credentials and default region come from the CLI's normal profile (aliyun configure, ~/.aliyun/config.json or ALIBABA_CLOUD_* environment variables). JSON output is parsed with sed/awk. A missing CLI or credential fails the check.

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

shell

out=$(aliyun ram GetPasswordPolicy 2>/dev/null) || exit 1
v=$(printf '%s\n' "$out" | sed -n 's/.*"RequireUppercaseCharacters"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"\{0,1\}\([^",}]*\)"\{0,1\}.*/\1/p' | head -n 1)
[ "$v" = true ] && echo compliant

Expected output: compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

aliyun ram SetPasswordPolicy --RequireUppercaseCharacters true (repeat the other current policy parameters, which SetPasswordPolicy resets), or RAM console > Settings > Security Settings > Password Strength Settings.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: alibabaram
Reference: CIS Alibaba Cloud Foundation Benchmark v2.0.1 - 1.7 Ensure RAM password policy requires at least one uppercase letter

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

shell

tmaegis scan --target alibaba