Ensure password policy is configured for enhanced security

How it is checked

Audit method: Manual review

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To verify this setting via the Google Admin Console: 1. Log in to https://admin.google.com as an administrator 2. Select Security 3. Select Password management 4. Under Strength, ensure Enforce strong passwords is checked 5. Under Length, ensure Minimum Length is set to 14+ 6. Under Strength and Length enforcement, ensure Enforce password policy at next sign-in is set to checked 7. Under Reuse, ensure Allow password reuse is unchecked 8. Under Expiration, ensure Password reset frequency is set to 365 Days

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

To configure this setting via the Google Admin Console: 1. Log in to https://admin.google.com as an administrator 2. Select Security 3. Select Password management 4. Under Strength, set Enforce strong passwords to checked 5. Under Length, set Minimum Length to 14 or greater 6. Under Strength and Length enforcement, set Enforce password policy at next sign-in is checked 7. Under Reuse, set Allow password reuse to unchecked 8. Under Expiration, set Password reset frequency to 365 Days 9. Select Save