Authenticated Delegation and Authorized AI Agents

Establishes frameworks for authenticated, authorized, and auditable delegation through scoped credentials, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect.

I evaluate how cryptographic token scoping and explicit authorization boundaries can prevent unauthorized tool calls during autonomous agent execution.

Conceptual application: I specified token proxy middleware that intercepts tool dispatches and enforces explicit permission checks before executing sensitive side-effects.

Security review of arXiv:2501.09674 and authorization proxy specification.

• • Requires identity provider integration overhead for enterprise deployments.