[](https://travis-ci.org/cjdev/dual-control) # Dual Control Dual Control is a PAM module that requires a user to input a generated token from another user before being granted resource access. The module also requires that the user input the reason for his or her access request and, via `syslog`, captures all this information for future reference. At **CJ Engineering**, we will be implementing Dual Control on our production boxes to ensure that a single engineer cannot use sudo to gain application-role access without meeting the above-stated requirements. Dual Control is an open source project licensed under the [GNU General Public License](https://github.com/cjdev/dual-control/blob/master/LICENSE). As it stands, Dual Control is written only for machines running Linux. However, we graciously welcome contributions, particularly those related to portability to other operating systems. ## Status This is in active development. The current version uses a permanent token and so is not meant for production use. The final version will use a time-based OTP. ## Install - Obtain and install the RPM - build yourself using the code in /cjdev/dual-control-rpm - get it from a developer - Edit the `/etc/pam.d/sudo` (CentOS 7) - replace the existing auth lines with ``` auth required pam_env.so auth required pam_unix.so auth sufficient pam_dual_control.so auth requisite pam_succeed_if.so uid >= 1000 quiet_success auth required pam_deny.so ``` ## Add a dual control token - in the authorizer's account home, put the token characters in `.dual_control` ## Use - log in with a test user that has `sudo` ability (not the vagrant account it is too powerful) - type `sudo bash` - enter your password - enter dual control token, authorizer's username + ':' + authorizer's token