MULTI-ADMINISTRATOR APPROVAL
No single person should unlock high-risk access alone.
Dual authorization for sensitive service-account logins.
Rainbow Secure applies the four-eyes principle to protected login journeys. When a service account is assigned to both the Service Accounts group and the Multi-Admin Approval group, the login remains pending until the required authorized users approve it.
LOGIN REQUEST
Protected service account
Status: awaiting approval
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APPROVAL GATE
Required approvals received
Login fulfilled
Access to the protected destination
THE SINGLE-ACTOR RISK
One compromised credential should not become one completed login.
High-impact shared and service accounts can expose cloud infrastructure, security tooling, financial operations and business-critical SaaS. A second independent decision creates separation of duties between the person requesting access and the people authorizing it.
Without approval
Credential → sensitive access
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With Rainbow Secure
Credential → pending request → independent approvals → access
Every protected login must cross the approval gate.
The configured approval group determines who can review the request. The requester checks the status, and Rainbow Secure fulfills the login only after all required approvals are recorded.
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Classify the account
Assign the account to the Service Accounts group.
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Apply multi-admin approval
Also assign the account to the Multi-Admin Approval group.
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Start the login
A user initiates access and the request enters a pending state.
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Notify approvers
Two or more assigned users receive a link to review and approve the login.
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Confirm and fulfill
After the requester checks status and all approvals are received, the request is approved and the login is fulfilled.
REAL PRODUCT CONFIGURATION
Apply the control through group membership.
The Rainbow Secure IAM dashboard lets administrators identify service accounts and apply the Multi-Admin Approval security group. This creates a clear policy signal for which logins require independent authorization.
- Service Accounts group identifies the protected account type
- Multi-Admin Approval group applies the approval requirement
- Authorized users receive approval links
- Request status remains traceable through the workflow
Make one stolen or misused credential insufficient.
Approval adds a separate authorization decision to the protected login. It complements strong authentication, access policy and activity evidence; it does not replace them.
Stolen credentials
A valid username and password alone cannot complete a protected login while required approvals remain pending.
Password spraying
Obtaining or guessing one credential does not satisfy the independent approval requirement.
Man-in-the-middle attempts
The login still requires approval from the configured authorized users before fulfillment.
Insider misuse
One authorized person cannot independently complete a login protected by the multi-approval policy.
SEPARATION OF DUTIES
Authentication proves the requester. Approval authorizes the event.
These controls answer different questions and work together for high-risk access.
Requester verification
Rainbow Secure verifies the person initiating the login using the configured authentication controls.
Independent authorization
The configured approvers separately decide whether this specific login should proceed.
Policy completion
Only after the required decisions are recorded does the request move to approved.
RECOMMENDED USE CASES
Start where one login can create the greatest business consequence.
Choose a small number of high-impact service or shared accounts, define the responsible approvers and test normal, denied and unavailable-approver scenarios before wider rollout.
Cloud administration
Protect high-impact administrative and service accounts used to manage cloud resources.
Banking and finance operations
Require independent confirmation before access to sensitive shared financial systems.
Security and backup consoles
Add separation of duties around security tooling, recovery systems and backup administration.
High-risk SaaS platforms
Apply approval to supported business applications where a single login can create significant consequence.
Questions to resolve before enabling dual authorization.
How many approvals are required?+
The workflow supports two or more assigned approvers. The exact approval requirement is defined for the protected use case and deployment configuration.
Is multi-admin approval the same as MFA?+
No. MFA verifies the person attempting access. Multi-administrator approval requires independent authorized people to approve the specific login event. The controls can be used together.
What happens while approvals are pending?+
The protected login request remains pending. After the requester checks approval status and all required approvals are recorded, the request can move to approved and the login can be fulfilled.
Should true emergency-access accounts depend on this workflow?+
Organizations should maintain a separately designed emergency-access path that remains usable during identity, network or approval-service disruption. Daily high-risk administrative and service accounts are stronger initial candidates.
Does approval replace the destination platform’s permissions?+
No. Rainbow Secure governs the protected login and approval workflow where supported. The destination platform continues to enforce its own roles and authorization.
Protect sensitive logins from the risk of one credential and one actor.
Bring one high-impact service account to a guided session. We will map its users, approval group, minimum approvers, authentication journey, exception path and review evidence.
Availability depends on the protected account, supported integration, selected package and approved configuration. Multi-administrator approval reduces single-actor risk but cannot prevent every attack or substitute for secure account recovery, destination authorization and resilient emergency-access design.