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Sudo is distributed in source and and binary package formats. For information on how the binary packages are built, see building packages. All source distributions and binary packages are signed with Todd’s PGP key. For .rpm and .deb packages, the signature is embedded in the package file itself. All other files use detached signatures (separate .sig files). Two keys are included in the file, the current pgp signing key with the fingerprint 59D1 E9CC BA2B 3767 04FD D35B A9F4 C021 CEA4 70FB ...| Sudo
Session recording has been available in sudo for many years, however not many people are aware of it. Even less well-known is that you can save not just the terminal output, but also what the user types. That way you can analyze what the user is doing within a shell session. Recordings may also include user passwords, which is not always desirable. Version 1.9.10 of sudo allows you to hide passwords in session recordings if it recognizes a password entry.| Sudo
Sudo development is at version 1.9.8 beta 3. There are two major new features: sudo can intercept sub-commands and log sub-commands. In this quick teaser I introduce you to log_subcmds. I hope it is interesting enough for you to test it out and provide feedback. So, what is log_subcmds good for? There are many UNIX tools that can spawn external applications. You only see vi in the logs, but can you be sure without session recording that your admin only edits what he is supposed to? With log_s...| Sudo
Version 1.9 of sudo is now feature complete: all major features are implemented. On the other hand, sudo 1.9 needs testing and a bit of polishing before it can be made generally available. This is where you can help. Testing is easy, as for most platforms the project provides ready-to-install packages. In this blog I will show you how to test the recording service. For an overview of 1.9 features see What is coming up in sudo 1.9? To get started with Python support in sudo, including compile ...| Sudo