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title: TimestampRecordType enum | Wartiva GraphQL API
description: Type of authentication timestamp record used by sudo to track credential caching. Controls the scope and duration of cached sudo authentication tokens.
url: https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/timestamp-record-type.html
updated: 2026-10-07
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Endpoint configuration · GraphQL enum

# `TimestampRecordType` enum

Type of authentication timestamp record used by sudo to track credential caching. Controls the scope and duration of cached sudo authentication tokens. Reference (Linux): [sudoers(5) — Linux man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/sudoers.5.html) Reference (macOS): [sudo.ws — Sudoers Manual](https://www.sudo.ws/docs/man/sudoers.man/)

## Values

| Enum Value | Description |
|---|---|
| `TTY` | Timestamp is per tty (terminal device); separate credential cache per terminal session. |
| `PPID` | Timestamp is per parent process ID; separate credential cache per login session. |
| `GLOBAL` | Single global timestamp shared across all sessions for the user. |
| `KERNEL` | Timestamp stored in the kernel credential cache (Linux only). |

## Used by

- [`SudoConfig`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/sudo-config.html) type: Parsed sudo configuration from the sudo -V output.

## Example

### Example

```json
"TTY"

```

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