password-requires-numbers.md

AZURE / Active Directory / Password Requires Numbers

Quick Info

Plugin Title	Password Requires Numbers
Cloud	AZURE
Category	Active Directory
Description	Ensures that all Azure passwords require numbers
More Info	Azure handles most password policy settings, including which character types are required. Azure requires 3 out of 4 of the following character types: lowercase, uppercase, special characters, and numbers.
AZURE Link	https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/concept-sspr-policy#password-policies-that-only-apply-to-cloud-user-accounts
Recommended Action	No action necessary. Azure handles password requirement settings.

Detailed Remediation Steps

1. Log into the Microsoft Azure Management Console.
2. Select the "Search resources, services, and docs" option at the top and search for Azure Active Directory.
   
3. Select the "Azure Active Directory." On the navigation panel, select the "Users" under Manage option.
   

4. On the "Users" tab click on the "New User" option at the top.

5. On the "New User" tab, click on the "Create user."

6. Under the "Identity", enter details like "Username","Name", "First Name","Last Name".

7. On the "Password" tab, click on the "Let me create the password."

8. On the "Initial Tab" enter the password, and if the password doesn't contain any "Number" than the Azure will automatically show the error message when you will click on "Create" button at the bottom.

9. Repeat the above steps to create New User with pre-defined "Password Requires Numbers."