Quick Info
| Plugin Title | Password Requires Symbols |
| Cloud | ORACLE |
| Category | Identity |
| Description | Ensures password policy requires at least one symbol. |
| More Info | A strong password policy enforces minimum length, expiration, reuse, and symbol usage. |
| ORACLE Link | https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/iaas/Content/Identity/Tasks/managingpasswordrules.htm |
| Recommended Action | Update the password policy to require the use of symbols. |
Detailed Remediation Steps
- Log in to the Oracle Cloud Platform Console.
- Scroll down the left navigation panel and choose the “Identity” under the “Governance and Administration.”
- On the Identity menu, select the “Authentication” settings option.
- On the “Authentication Settings” page, click on the “Edit” button to check “Password requires symbols” is enabled or not.
- On the “Edit Authentication Settings” page, make sure “Password requires symbols” is enabled as per the best practices of Oracle cloud.
- Repeat steps number 2 - 5 to check other Oracle cloud accounts.
- Navigate to “Identity” under the “Governance and Administration” and select the “Authentication” settings to set the “Password requires symbols”.
- Click on the “Edit” button to open the “Authentication” settings.
- On the “Edit Authentication Settings” page, click on the checkbox next to the “Password requires symbols” and click on the “Save” button to make the changes.
- Repeat steps number 7 - 9 to update the password policy to require the use of symbols.