# trifectatechfoundation/sudo-rs

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4,410 stars · 168 forks · Rust · Apache-2.0

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/trifectatechfoundation/sudo-rs
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/trifectatechfoundation-sudo-rs.md

## Description

sudo-rs is a low-level system utility and privileged command executor written in Rust. It provides a memory-safe implementation of sudo and su for running programs with superuser or alternate user permissions and switching session privileges to other local user identities.

The project integrates with kernel security modules to function as a sandboxed process launcher, restricting system resources and process capabilities during execution.

The utility includes support for multi-language system localization, utilizing compiled message catalogues to provide translated user interface text based on the system locale.

## Tags

### DevOps & Infrastructure

- [Linux User Identity Switchers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/configuration-profile-switching/user-identity-switching/linux-user-identity-switchers.md) — Provides a memory-safe tool for switching session privileges to another local user identity on Linux.

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Privileged Shell Executions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/shell-command-execution/privileged-shell-executions.md) — Launches programs with elevated security permissions of another user or superuser within a memory-safe environment. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/trifectatechfoundation/sudo-rs@main/README.md))

### Operating Systems & Systems Programming

- [Rust Systems Programming](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/rust-systems-programming.md) — Implemented as low-level system software in Rust to ensure memory safety and high performance for privileged operations.
- [User Session Switching](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/user-session-switching.md) — Enables switching the current active system session to a different local user identity for administrative tasks.

### Security & Cryptography

- [Application Sandboxing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/application-sandboxing.md) — Creates isolated environments using kernel security modules to prevent applications from accessing unauthorized system resources. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/trifectatechfoundation/sudo-rs@main/README.md))
- [Kernel-Based Sandboxing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/multi-tenant-isolation/multi-level-isolation/kernel-based-sandboxing.md) — Integrates directly with kernel security modules to enforce strict resource limits and security isolation for processes.
- [Privilege Escalation Executors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/privilege-escalation-techniques/privilege-escalation-executors.md) — Provides a memory-safe implementation of sudo and su for executing commands with superuser or alternate user permissions.
- [Privileged Process Spawners](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/privileged-process-isolation/privileged-process-spawners.md) — Provides mechanisms to spawn new system processes with elevated root-level credentials by altering user and group IDs.
- [Process Sandboxing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/process-sandboxing.md) — Restricts system resources and process capabilities by isolating processes through kernel security module integration.
- [Ownership-Based Safety](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/safe-memory-manipulation/ownership-based-safety.md) — Leverages Rust's strict ownership and borrowing system to prevent buffer overflows and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Typed Error Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/typed-error-management.md) — Uses a result-based type system to ensure all possible failure states are explicitly managed during execution.