The service can set, change and reset passwords for user identities, and may be configured with a password policy that enforces complexity, history and expiry requirements.
Password Management
CCC.IAM.CP04
Related Threats
| ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CCC.IAM.TH01 | Valid Cloud Credentials Abuse | Valid identity credentials such as access keys, tokens or passwords are misused or compromised. Examples include public exposure, token theft, unprotected metadata service of a compromised compute instance or brute-force attacks. The use of these credentials can provide unauthorized access to the cloud environment, potentially bypassing other security controls and enabling lateral movement across cloud resources. |
| CCC.IAM.TH04 | Credentials are Created Without Authorization | A principal holds permissions to create credentials, such as access keys, service account keys, client secrets or session tokens, beyond what its function requires, or a compromised identity holds such permissions. Additional credentials are then created outside the organization's provisioning process and remain valid after the originating access ends. This compromises the integrity of the access model and the confidentiality of every resource the new credentials can reach. |
| CCC.IAM.TH11 | Unused Credentials Remain Active | Unused IAM identity that is no longer needed or monitored remains active. Its compromise is less likely to be detected, and it represents a persistent, unnecessary attack surface. |
| CCC.IAM.TH13 | Multi-Factor Authentication is Not Enforced | MFA enforcement may be left unconfigured or disabled for an identity, or a sign-in may be allowed to complete with a single factor. A password or token obtained through phishing, leakage or brute force is then sufficient to authenticate as that identity. This results in a loss of confidentiality of the resources the identity can read and of integrity where it can write. |