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# Alibaba Cloud RAM password policy does not prevent password reuse misconfiguration detected in code

## Rule Details

|                        |                               |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC\_ALI\_18               |
| Category - Subcategory | IAM - Authentication Policies |
| Provider               | ALIBABA\_CLOUD                |
| Severity               | MEDIUM                        |
| Framework              | Terraform                     |

## Impact

This rule ensures that RAM (Resource Access Management) password policies prevent password reuse by specifying a value for `password_reuse_prevention`. Restricting password reuse forces users to create unique passwords for each password change, reducing the likelihood of credential compromise through previously used or weak passwords.

Failing to set a password reuse prevention policy can increase the risk of unauthorized access due to predictable or previously compromised passwords being reused.

## How to Fix

*Resource:* alicloud\_ram\_account\_password\_policy

* *Arguments:* password\_reuse\_prevention

To mitigate this issue, ensure the `password_reuse_prevention` attribute in the `alicloud_ram_account_password_policy` resource is set to a value of 24.

## Example: \[source,go]

resource "alicloud\_ram\_account\_password\_policy" "example" { ...

* password\_reuse\_prevention = 5
* password\_reuse\_prevention = 24 }

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