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# Authorization Decisions

> Deterministic outcomes produced by Governance that determine whether an action is allowed to execute

# Authorization Decisions

Authorization Decisions are the deterministic output of Governance.

They define whether an action is allowed to execute.

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## System role

Authorization Decisions are produced after evaluating:

* verified signals
* signed policies
* deterministic rules

They are the only valid input to Execution Runtime.

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## System model

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Verified Signals + Policy → Governance → Authorization Decision → Execution Runtime
Decision outcomes

Governance produces one of the following outcomes:

APPROVE → execution is allowed
REJECT → execution is blocked
REQUIRE_OVERRIDE → human approval required
Properties of decisions

All Authorization Decisions are:

deterministic
reproducible
policy-bound
cryptographically attestable
How decisions are used

Execution Runtime consumes Authorization Decisions and enforces them.

Authorization Decision → Execution Runtime → Execution Outcome

No execution can occur without a valid decision.

Why decisions matter

Authorization Decisions are the control point of the entire system.

They ensure:

AI cannot directly execute actions
governance is enforceable
execution is deterministic
all outcomes are verifiable
What decisions are NOT

Authorization Decisions are NOT:

AI outputs
probabilistic scores
recommendations
workflow states

They are final deterministic outcomes.

Governance dependency

All decisions originate from Governance:

Governance → Authorization Decision
Key invariant

AI proposes
Governance decides
Execution enforces

Summary

Authorization Decisions are the enforceable truth of the system.

They ensure:

deterministic control over execution
strict separation from AI
verifiable outcomes
policy-driven governance
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