Compliant and auditable way for a user to perform an action without sufficient privileges

A cloud computing platform device, comprising:

• one or more memories storing instructions;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled with the one or more memories and configured to:
• receive, from a first user account, a first request to perform an action;
• determine that the first user account does not have permission to perform the action;
• identify a second user account having permission to perform the action;
• transmit, to the second user account, a second request for approval to perform the action;
• and
• perform in response to approval of the second request, the action without providing the permission to the first user account.

A non-transitory computer-readable device storing instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, from a first user account, a first request to perform an action;
• determining that the first user account does not have permission to perform the action;
• identifying a second user account having permission to perform the action;
• transmitting, to the second user account, a second request for approval to perform the action;
• and
• performing in response to approval of the second request, the action without providing the permission to the first user account.