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Life & fun · May 7, 2018

sudo_pair – dual control for sudo

Plugin for sudo that requires another human to approve and monitor privileged sudo sessions - square/sudo_pair

sudo_pair – dual control for sudo launched on May 7, 2018 with 32 votes, #906 of 2,985 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

In plain words

sudo_pair is a tool that requires two people to authorize sudo commands together. It's designed for teams and organizations that need to enforce mutual oversight on privileged system access. The software implements a dual-control mechanism where one user initiates a sudo command and another must approve it before execution. This approach reduces the risk of unauthorized or accidental system changes by requiring collaboration between two administrators.

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