{'created': '2018-04-18T17:59:24.739Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may attempt to access detailed information about '
                'the password policy used within an enterprise network or '
                'cloud environment. Password policies are a way to enforce '
                'complex passwords that are difficult to guess or crack '
                'through [Brute '
                'Force](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110). This '
                'information may help the adversary to create a list of common '
                'passwords and launch dictionary and/or brute force attacks '
                'which adheres to the policy (e.g. if the minimum password '
                'length should be 8, then not trying passwords such as '
                "'pass123'; not checking for more than 3-4 passwords per "
                'account if the lockout is set to 6 as to not lock out '
                'accounts).\n'
                '\n'
                'Password policies can be set and discovered on Windows, '
                'Linux, and macOS systems via various command shell utilities '
                'such as <code>net accounts (/domain)</code>, '
                '<code>Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy</code>, <code>chage '
                '-l <username></code>, <code>cat '
                '/etc/pam.d/common-password</code>, and <code>pwpolicy '
                'getaccountpolicies</code> (Citation: Superuser Linux Password '
                'Policies) (Citation: Jamf User Password Policies). '
                'Adversaries may also leverage a [Network Device '
                'CLI](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/008) on '
                'network devices to discover password policy information (e.g. '
                '<code>show aaa</code>, <code>show aaa common-criteria policy '
                'all</code>).(Citation: US-CERT-TA18-106A)\n'
                '\n'
                'Password policies can be discovered in cloud environments '
                'using available APIs such as '
                '<code>GetAccountPasswordPolicy</code> in AWS (Citation: AWS '
                'GetPasswordPolicy).',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1201',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1201'},
                         {'description': 'Amazon Web Services. (n.d.). AWS API '
                                         'GetAccountPasswordPolicy. Retrieved '
                                         'June 8, 2021.',
                          'source_name': 'AWS GetPasswordPolicy',
                          'url': 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_GetAccountPasswordPolicy.html'},
                         {'description': 'Holland, J. (2016, January 25). User '
                                         'password policies on non AD '
                                         'machines. Retrieved April 5, 2018.',
                          'source_name': 'Jamf User Password Policies',
                          'url': 'https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/discussions/18574/user-password-policies-on-non-ad-machines'},
                         {'description': 'Matutiae, M. (2014, August 6). How '
                                         'to display password policy '
                                         'information for a user (Ubuntu)?. '
                                         'Retrieved April 5, 2018.',
                          'source_name': 'Superuser Linux Password Policies',
                          'url': 'https://superuser.com/questions/150675/how-to-display-password-policy-information-for-a-user-ubuntu'},
                         {'description': 'US-CERT. (2018, April 20). Alert '
                                         '(TA18-106A) Russian State-Sponsored '
                                         'Cyber Actors Targeting Network '
                                         'Infrastructure Devices. Retrieved '
                                         'October 19, 2020.',
                          'source_name': 'US-CERT-TA18-106A',
                          'url': 'https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA18-106A'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--b6075259-dba3-44e9-87c7-e954f37ec0d5',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'discovery'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:15.781Z',
 'name': 'Password Policy Discovery',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': False,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_contributors': ['Regina Elwell',
                          'Sudhanshu Chauhan, @Sudhanshu_C',
                          'Isif Ibrahima, Mandiant',
                          'Austin Clark, @c2defense'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': False,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['Windows',
                       'Linux',
                       'macOS',
                       'IaaS',
                       'Network Devices',
                       'Identity Provider',
                       'SaaS',
                       'Office Suite'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.7'}