Sudoers

Overview

Evidence: Sudoers Description: Collect sudoers Category: Applications Platform: linux Short Name: sudoers Is Parsed: Yes Sent to Investigation Hub: Yes Collect File(s): No

Background

Linux sudoers configuration provides information about privilege escalation policies and administrative access controls. This data is essential for understanding privilege management and detecting unauthorized privilege escalation.

Data Collected

This collector gathers structured data about sudoers.

Sudoers Data

Field	Description	Example
Header	Header	Example value
RuleDetails	Rule Details	Example value
Source	Source	Example value

Collection Method

This collector parses sudoers configuration files and records entries into the sudoers table.

Forensic Value

This evidence is crucial for forensic investigations as it provides privilege escalation information. It helps investigators understand privilege policies, detect unauthorized privilege escalation, and investigate privilege-based attacks.