Archive for Mar 2026

6 entries

It's Not Just What Agents Can Do...It's When They Can Do It!

Fri Mar 27 13:59:00 2026

Agents don't just perform actions; they execute plans where the safety of each step depends on what has already happened. That makes sequencing an authorization problem. This post explores how policy, delegation data, and multi-signature approval can govern the order in which agents receive authority, not just the scope of it.
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Agentic AI and Dynamic Authorization: A Series Recap

Thu Mar 19 11:05:00 2026

I've been exploring how policy, delegation, and continuous authorization can make agentic AI systems useful without making them ungovernable. This post ties together seven essays that trace that journey from foundational ideas to practical patterns.
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A Legal Identity Foundation Isn't Optional

Tue Mar 17 11:39:00 2026

Modern verification systems force individuals to rely on institutions to prove facts about themselves, creating a "proof gap" that becomes untenable in a world of cryptography, AI agents, and machine-speed economic activity. While portable digital credentials can close much of this gap, they depend on a deeper foundation: a publicly governed, legally recognized digital identity that gives people standing, continuity, and enforceable rights across sectors. State-Endorsed Digital Identity (SEDI) provides that non-optional base layer, enabling portable proof, accountable delegation, and interoperable trust infrastructure to function at societal scale.
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Fix Identity First

Mon Mar 16 07:55:00 2026

The SAVE Act attempts to strengthen election integrity by imposing documentary proof requirements, but in doing so it highlights a deeper problem: the United States lacks a universal, purpose-built identity system. Relying on legacy credentials like birth certificates and driver's licenses creates administrative burdens and risks disenfranchising eligible voters. If stronger identity assurance is truly needed for voting, the real solution is to invest in federated, universal, and accessible identity infrastructure first.
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Cross-Domain Delegation in a Society of Agents

Wed Mar 4 08:50:00 2026

Cross-domain delegation requires more than transferring a credential. In a society of agents, policies define boundaries, promises communicate intent derived from those policies, credentials carry delegated authority, and reputation allows trust to emerge through repeated interactions.
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Delegation as Data: Applying Cedar Policies to OpenClaw Subagents

Mon Mar 2 13:43:00 2026

Intra-domain delegation enables an agent to grant constrained authority to subagents without expanding the system’s trust boundary. In the OpenClaw + Cedar demo, delegation is modeled as data and enforced by a stable policy set, preserving policy integrity while allowing dynamic scoping of power.
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