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Comment by vrighter

1 day ago

Stuff like ISO27001 still demands it. We have to rotate passwords, against modern cybersecurity practice, in order to comply with an information security standard.

ISO 27001 doesn't say this. The control implementation guidance (ISO 27002) specifically cautions against requiring frequent password changes.

Most frameworks, at least most that I am aware of (north america) have removed password rotation requirements entirely, or have exemptions in place if you have MFA, use risk-based access policies, etc.

Often when people say this, they are parroting their assessor. But not every assessor graduated at the top of their class, or cares to stay updated, or believes that they know better, etc.