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IAM-02: Strong Password Policy and Procedures
Strong Password Policy and Procedures
IAM-02: Are strong password policies and procedures established, documented, approved, communicated, implemented, applied, evaluated, and maintained?

Organizations should establish a clear policy on strong password usage for different technical areas. Organizations should also have a monitoring mechanism to evaluate the effectiveness of policy implementation.


The policy should be reviewed periodically (at least annually) based on business requirements. In addition, the policy should clearly describe its applicability and scope, and management should promote effective communication to ensure effective implementation within the organization.


Organizations should also have policies and procedures for all personnel (employees, vendors, or other third parties) who have access to organizational data. Additionally, control-testing strategies should be employed to test these policies and be maintained regularly.


Not applicable - A “N/A” answer indicates that the portion of the control in question is out of scope of the assessment. The “SSRM control ownership” column is to be left blank (e.g., greyed out), and optionally the CSP may explain why it is the case (“CSP Implementation Description”).
No - A “No” answer indicates that the portion of the control in question is not implemented, while in scope of the assessment. The CSP has to assign the implementation responsibility of the control to the relevant party under column “SSRM control ownership”, and optionally elaborate on the “why” (has not been implemented), and “what” has to be done for its implementation by that party.
Yes - A “Yes” answer indicates that the portion of the control in question is implemented. The CSP indicates the responsible and accountable parties (SSRM control ownership), and optionally elaborates on the implementation “how-to” per relevant party CSP and/or CSC.
CSP-owned - The CSP is entirely responsible and accountable for the CCM control implementation.
CSC-owned - The Cloud Service Customer (CSC) is entirely responsible and accountable for the CCM control implementation.
Third-party - The third-party CSP in the supply chain (e.g., an IaaS provider) is responsible for CCM control implementation, while the CSP is fully accountable.
Shared CSP and CSC - Both the CSP and CSC share CCM control implementation responsibility and accountability.
Shared CSP and third party - Any CCM control implementation responsibility is shared between CSP and the third party, but the CSP remains fully accountable.
Description

Establish, document, approve, communicate, implement, apply, evaluate and maintain strong password policies and procedures. Review and update the policies and procedures at least annually.

Strong Password Policy and Procedures
IAM-02: Are strong password policies and procedures reviewed and updated at least annually?

Organizations should establish a clear policy on strong password usage for different technical areas. Organizations should also have a monitoring mechanism to evaluate the effectiveness of policy implementation.


The policy should be reviewed periodically (at least annually) based on business requirements. In addition, the policy should clearly describe its applicability and scope, and management should promote effective communication to ensure effective implementation within the organization.


Organizations should also have policies and procedures for all personnel (employees, vendors, or other third parties) who have access to organizational data. Additionally, control-testing strategies should be employed to test these policies and be maintained regularly.


Not applicable - A “N/A” answer indicates that the portion of the control in question is out of scope of the assessment. The “SSRM control ownership” column is to be left blank (e.g., greyed out), and optionally the CSP may explain why it is the case (“CSP Implementation Description”).
No - A “No” answer indicates that the portion of the control in question is not implemented, while in scope of the assessment. The CSP has to assign the implementation responsibility of the control to the relevant party under column “SSRM control ownership”, and optionally elaborate on the “why” (has not been implemented), and “what” has to be done for its implementation by that party.
Yes - A “Yes” answer indicates that the portion of the control in question is implemented. The CSP indicates the responsible and accountable parties (SSRM control ownership), and optionally elaborates on the implementation “how-to” per relevant party CSP and/or CSC.
CSP-owned - The CSP is entirely responsible and accountable for the CCM control implementation.
CSC-owned - The Cloud Service Customer (CSC) is entirely responsible and accountable for the CCM control implementation.
Third-party - The third-party CSP in the supply chain (e.g., an IaaS provider) is responsible for CCM control implementation, while the CSP is fully accountable.
Shared CSP and CSC - Both the CSP and CSC share CCM control implementation responsibility and accountability.
Shared CSP and third party - Any CCM control implementation responsibility is shared between CSP and the third party, but the CSP remains fully accountable.
Description

Establish, document, approve, communicate, implement, apply, evaluate and maintain strong password policies and procedures. Review and update the policies and procedures at least annually.