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[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/cjdev/dual-control.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/cjdev/dual-control) |
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# Dual Control |
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-Dual Control is a PAM module that requires a user to input a generated token from another user before being granted sudo 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. |
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+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. |
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-At **CJ Engineering**, we will be implementing Dual Control on our production boxes to ensure that a single engineer cannot gain write access without meeting the above-stated requirements. |
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+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. |
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Dual Control is an open source project licensed under the [GNU General Public License](https://github.com/cjdev/dual-control/blob/master/COPYING). 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. |
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## Status |
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-This is in active development. The current version uses a permanent token. The final version will |
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+This is in active development. The current version uses a permanent token and so is not meant for production use. The final version will |
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use a time-based OTP. |
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## Install |