TMA-GWS-2SV-ENFORCED
Ensure 2-Step Verification is enforced for all users
Description
2SV stops most credential phishing and password-spray account takeovers. Admin console only; reported as manual.
How it is checked
Audit method: Manual review
This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.
Admin console > Security > Authentication > 2-step verification: select the top-level organizational unit and confirm 'Allow users to turn on 2-Step Verification' is checked, Enforcement = On [with a short new-user enrollment period], and for admins 'Only security key' is preferred. Repeat for child OUs that override the setting.
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Admin console: Security > Authentication > 2-step verification > Enforcement: On (communicate the enrollment deadline first).
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- google-workspaceauthentication
- Reference
- CIS Google Workspace Foundations Benchmark v1.4.0 - Authentication / 2-Step Verification (verify section number for your release)