AUTH-009: App Passwords Policy

Platform
Google Workspace
Category
Authentication & Access Controls
Severity
Medium
Zero Trust pillar
Identity (weight 3)
Golden fixtures
1
Branch coverage
Observed: fixtures prove the verdicts they exercise
Provenance
baseline

What it checks

App-specific passwords bypass 2SV and should be controlled. If allowed, they should require 2SV enrollment first

Recommended value

App passwords restricted or disabled

Remediation

Admin Console > Security > Authentication > 2-step verification > Review app password settings

Fixture-proven verdicts

Every verdict below is proven by a golden fixture in the module's gating test suite. This table derives from the last green run; it cannot be edited by hand.

Verdict scenarios for AUTH-009
ScenarioExpected verdict
always-warnWARN

Framework mappings

NIST SP 800-53
IA-5(1)
CIS Benchmark
1.9
MITRE ATT&CK
T1078.004