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# RAM account password policy does not enforce minimum password length

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `terraform-alicloud-ram-account-password-policy-not-required-minimum-length` 

**Provider:** Alicloud

**Platform:** Terraform

**Severity:** Low

**Category:** Secret Management

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [Provider Reference](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/aliyun/alicloud/latest/docs/resources/ram_account_password_policy#minimum_password_length)

### Description{% #description %}

The RAM account password policy must define `minimum_password_length` and set it to `14` or greater. If the attribute is missing, the policy is non-compliant and should include `minimum_password_length = 14`. This rule reports `IncorrectValue` when the attribute is defined but below `14`, and `MissingAttribute` when it is not defined.

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```terraform
resource "alicloud_ram_account_password_policy" "corporate" {
  minimum_password_length      = 14
  require_lowercase_characters = false
  require_uppercase_characters = false
  require_numbers              = false
  require_symbols              = false
  hard_expiry                  = true
  max_password_age             = 14
  password_reuse_prevention    = 5
  max_login_attempts           = 3
}
```

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```terraform
resource "alicloud_ram_account_password_policy" "corporate" {
  minimum_password_length      = 9
  require_lowercase_characters = false
  require_uppercase_characters = false
  require_numbers              = false
  require_symbols              = false
  hard_expiry                  = true
  max_password_age             = 12
  password_reuse_prevention    = 5
  max_login_attempts           = 3
}
```

```terraform
resource "alicloud_ram_account_password_policy" "corporate" {
  require_lowercase_characters = false
  require_uppercase_characters = false
  require_numbers              = false
  require_symbols              = false
  hard_expiry                  = true
  max_password_age             = 12
  password_reuse_prevention    = 5
  max_login_attempts           = 3
}
```