Principles Applied
Every agent request verified. No implicit trust based on network location or prior successful auth. Continuous verification. Least privilege per action. Monitoring at every layer.
Authentication
Short-lived JIT tokens per agent interaction. Mutual TLS where supported. No long-lived service account credentials for agents.
Authorization
Per-action authorization checks. Agent can’t rely on blanket permissions. Sensitive actions require fresh authorization. Policy enforced at service layer, not just at agent.
Monitoring
Every agent request logged with full context. Anomaly detection on patterns. Behavioral baselining. Deviations trigger investigation. Zero trust requires visibility to function.