StackStorm / StackStorm/st2

Support password supported sudo for system user

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Dominant language
Python
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Description

Someone brought this up on community again - https://github.com/StackStorm/st2/issues/2070.

Three people on community say that their security teams are against a passwordless sudo for stanley. We should look into password protected sudo for stanley and allow sudo password to be passed via an argument or via a rule (password saved in encrypted data store). We also have to document some of these cases for people to get familiar with.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the referenced community issue 2070 and the current sudo setup for stanley. Define how a password may be supplied or stored securely, then identify the implementation and documentation areas involved. Done means password-protected sudo is supported and the relevant use cases are documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, python
Domain
devops, documentation, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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