Multi-stage authorization

A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media;
• and
• program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
• responsive to receiving a request to initiate a system administration task, program instructions to generate a task identification, an operator key, and a supervisor key, wherein
• the task identification is associated with the system administration task request,
• the task identification can include information from the request to initiate the system administration task request such as a system name;
• and
• the generated operator key and the generated supervisor key are encrypted;
• program instructions to send the task identification and the operator key to an operator computing device via a secure network and the supervisor key to a supervisor computing device via the secure network;
• program instructions to determine whether the task identification is valid;
• responsive to determining that the task identification is valid, program instructions to decrypt the encrypted operator key returned from the operator computing device;
• program instructions to determine whether the decrypted operator key is valid;
• responsive to determining that the decrypted operator key is valid, program instructions to decrypt the encrypted supervisor key returned from the supervisor computing device;
• program instructions to determine whether the decrypted supervisor key is valid;
• and
• responsive to determining that the decrypted supervisor key is valid, program instructions to provide an indication of a successful validation of the system administration task.

A computer system, the computer system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer readable storage media;
• and
• program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising:
• responsive to receiving a request to initiate a system administration task, program instructions to generate a task identification, an operator key, and a supervisor key, wherein
• the task identification is associated with the system administration task request,
• the task identification can include information from the request to initiate the system administration task request such as a system name;
• and
• the generated operator key and the generated supervisor key are encrypted;
• program instructions to send the task identification and the operator key to an operator computing device via a secure network and the supervisor key to a supervisor computing device via the secure network;
• program instructions to determine whether the task identification is valid;
• responsive to determining that the task identification is valid, program instructions to decrypt the encrypted operator key returned from the operator computing device;
• program instructions to determine whether the decrypted operator key is valid;
• responsive to determining that the decrypted operator key is valid, program instructions to decrypt the encrypted supervisor key returned from the supervisor computing device;
• program instructions to determine whether the decrypted supervisor key is valid;
• and
• responsive to determining that the decrypted supervisor key is valid, program instructions to provide an indication of a successful validation of the system administration task.