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Access & Authority

Purpose-Bound Authority

The security principle that an AI agent's permissions are restricted strictly to actions required to fulfill its explicitly declared and approved business purpose.

Deep Category Explanation

Extends least privilege to autonomous actors by verifying that every requested tool call aligns with the agent's declared objective.

Enterprise Operational Example

An agent tasked with drafting sales quotes is restricted from accessing engineering code repositories even if using a broad service account.

Why It Matters for Enterprise Governance

Limits blast radius if an agent is subjected to prompt injection or hallucination.

How EnterpriseACP Handles Purpose-Bound Authority

EnterpriseACP evaluates purpose alignment before authorizing runtime leases.

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