    def _auto_escalate(self):
        # type: () -> None
        '''Marks the current task as needing verification and moves on.'''
        logging.info('Silently escalating {0} for {1}'
                        .format(self.pending_task.description, self['name']))
        # Append in the case that this is called when waiting for auth permission
        self.pending_task.comment += 'Automatically escalated. No response received.'
        self.pending_task.set_verifying()
        self._escalation_time = datetime.max.replace(tzinfo=pytz.utc)
        self.send_message('no_response')
Marks the current task as needing verification and moves on.
securitybot/user.py