kristovatlas/osx-config-check

advise users to set up limited sudo or do it for them with script

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#97 opened on Jul 18, 2016

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Description

It's not ideal to have uninformed users added to sudoers, because they can be tricked into running stuff with sudo privs.

Feedback here: https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/4sido1/github_kristovatlasosxconfigcheck_verify_the/d5ezq6i

Reference: http://superuser.com/questions/735172/how-to-prevent-sudo-users-from-running-specific-commands#735286

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Research direction
Investigate how sudo is currently handled in the project and design a script that either advises users on setting up limited sudo permissions or automates the setup. Refer to the Reddit and Superuser links for context.
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pythonshell
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security
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3
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