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Leaked password alert rule is configured

rules_leaked_password_alert_configured
Service: rulesSeverity: medium
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Categories:loggingidentity-access
Resource Type:NotDefined

The Leaked password system-defined alert rule should be enabled with alerts sent to the alert center, email notifications turned on, recipients set to all super administrators, and severity set to Medium or higher. This ensures administrators are notified when Google detects compromised credentials requiring a password reset.

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Risk

Without this alert enabled, administrators will not be notified when Google detects that a user's credentials have been compromised in a publicized breach. The user likely reused their password at another site that was breached, and their account requires an immediate password change.

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prowler googleworkspace --checks rules_leaked_password_alert_configured

Recommendation

Configure the Leaked password alert rule with alert center ON, email notifications ON, and recipients set to all super administrators.

Remediation

Other

1Sign in to the Google **Admin console** at https://admin.google.com
2Select **Rules**
3Under **Google protects you by default** select **View list**
4Scroll to **Leaked password** and select it
5Within the Actions pane, click the edit pencil
6Select **Send to alert center** to set the alert to ON
7Set the alert severity to **Medium**
8Select **Send email notifications**
9Ensure **All super administrators** is selected as recipients
10Click **Review** to confirm the values
11Click **Update Rule**

Check Code

from typing import List

from prowler.lib.check.models import Check, CheckReportGoogleWorkspace
from prowler.providers.googleworkspace.services.rules.lib.alerts import (
    evaluate_system_defined_alert,
)
from prowler.providers.googleworkspace.services.rules.rules_client import (
    rules_client,
)

RULE_NAME = "Leaked password"
MINIMUM_SEVERITY = "MEDIUM"


class rules_leaked_password_alert_configured(Check):
    """Check that the Leaked password system-defined alert rule is fully configured.

    CIS 6.7 requires the rule to be on, to notify by email, to include all
    super administrators as recipients and to be set to MEDIUM severity or higher.
    """

    def execute(self) -> List[CheckReportGoogleWorkspace]:
        return evaluate_system_defined_alert(
            rules_client, self.metadata(), RULE_NAME, MINIMUM_SEVERITY
        )

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