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title: RAM account password policy without reuse prevention
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# RAM account password policy without reuse prevention

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `terraform-alicloud-ram-account-password-policy-without-reuse-prevention` 

**Provider:** Alicloud

**Platform:** Terraform

**Severity:** Medium

**Category:** Secret Management

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

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

### Description{% #description %}

The RAM account password policy attribute `password_reuse_prevention` should be defined and set to `24` or less. If `password_reuse_prevention` is missing, the rule reports a `MissingAttribute` issue and recommends adding `password_reuse_prevention = 24`. If it is present but set to a value greater than `24`, the rule reports an `IncorrectValue` issue and recommends replacing it with `24`.

## Compliant Code Examples{% #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
}
```

## 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
  max_login_attempts           = 3
}
```

```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    = 25
  max_login_attempts           = 3
}
```