{"id":69300,"date":"2026-04-02T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=69300"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:06:23","slug":"veeam-using-the-four-eyes-authorization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/veeam-using-the-four-eyes-authorization\/","title":{"rendered":"Veeam: using the Four-Eyes Authorization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-69341 size-full\" title=\"veeam-using-the-four-eyes-authorization-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/veeam-using-the-four-eyes-authorization-01.jpg\" alt=\"veeam-using-the-four-eyes-authorization-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the underrated features provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/using-the-veeam-deployment-kit\/\">Veeam Backup and Replication<\/a> is the Four-Eyes Authorization capability.<\/p>\n<p>Available starting from <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/veeam-v12-1-whats-new-pt-1\/\">Veeam v12.1<\/a>, Four-Eyes Authorization is designed to reduce the risk of actions that could impact backup data.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Certain sensitive operations protected by this feature <strong>require an additional approval<\/strong> from another user before they can be executed. It\u2019s important to note that <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/veeam-iso-hardened-repository-manual-backup-deletion\/\">immutable backups<\/a> are not affected by Four-Eyes Authorization, even when this feature is enabled, these backups <strong>cannot be deleted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Four-Eyes Authorization protection<\/h2>\n<p>Once Four-Eyes Authorization is enabled, the following operations require an <strong>additional approval<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Purge backup files, snapshots from the disk and the configuration database.<\/li>\n<li>Delete information about unavailable backups from the configuration database.<\/li>\n<li>Remove backup repositories and storage within the infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li>Create, modify or remove users and groups.<\/li>\n<li>Reset MFA for a specific user.<\/li>\n<li>Manage global automatic logoff configurations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How it works<\/h2>\n<p>For example, if an Administrator wants to <strong>remove an Orphaned backup<\/strong> from the infrastructure, they must request approval. To approve such a request, the user must have either the <strong>Veeam Backup Administrator<\/strong> or <strong>Veeam Security Administrator<\/strong> role.<\/p>\n<p>The workflow of the process is illustrated in the image below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-69342\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/veeam-using-the-four-eyes-authorization-02-600x207.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"207\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>This article has been written for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwindsoftware.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">StarWind blog<\/a>\u00a0and can be found in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwindsoftware.com\/blog\/veeam-four-eyes-authorization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page<\/a>. It covers the full procedure to <strong>use the Four-Eyes Authorization in Veeam<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Checking performed approvals<\/h2>\n<p>Events related to Four-Eyes Authorization can be viewed under <strong>History &gt; Authorization Events<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-69343\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/veeam-using-the-four-eyes-authorization-03-600x371.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>By enabling Four-Eyes Authorization, you significantly <strong>increase the security<\/strong> of your backup infrastructure protecting it against <strong>inappropriate operations<\/strong>, even in the event of a <strong>compromised account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Read the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwindsoftware.com\/blog\/veeam-four-eyes-authorization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full article<\/a>\u00a0on StarWind blog.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the underrated features provided by Veeam Backup and Replication is the Four-Eyes Authorization capability. 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