The Runtime Authority Layer

Access is only the beginning. Authority must survive execution.

IntentGate extends approved authority for humans, AI agents and non-human identities beyond roles and credentials into the runtime stack, where actions can be evaluated at application, service, workload and process boundaries.

The difference A valid identity and a valid workload do not automatically make every execution authorized.

Authority, all the way to execution.

Different systems expose different enforcement points. IntentGate carries the same approved authority into each supported runtime boundary.

01 · Application & Identity

What is the human, agent or NHI trying to do?

Authorize user actions, tools, functions and delegated actions against approved purpose, scope and authority.

Human actionTool callAgent actionDelegation
02 · Data & Service

What service action is being requested?

Evaluate APIs, database operations and enterprise transactions using business and payload context.

REST / gRPCDatabaseSAP / SaaS
03 · Workload

Where is the authority running?

Bind execution decisions to the workload identity and its approved operating context.

Kubernetes PodContainerWorkload ID
04 · Process & Host

What is actually executing?

At supported host enforcement points, govern process launches, commands and infrastructure actions.

ProcessContainer execSystem action
One authority model. Multiple enforcement depths.
ALLOWRESTRICTHOLDREDACTBLOCK

See the authority model in action.

Two proof stories demonstrate different enforcement depths without mixing the technical boundaries.

Business transaction authority

SAP Runtime Authority

A valid role or entitlement does not authorize every business action. Evaluate the action, target, business context and transaction parameters at runtime.

Identity → SAP Role → Transaction → Parameters → Decision
Explore SAP Runtime Authority →
Technical execution authority

Workload & Process Authority

A trusted workload does not make every child process or system action trusted. Carry authority into the workload and process execution boundary.

Identity → Workload Identity → Pod / Container → Process → System Action
Explore Workload & Process Authority →
Identity answers who. IntentGate continues the decision into what actually executes.

Enforcement depth depends on the integration point available in the protected runtime or enterprise system.