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The Authorization Coverage Lifecycle

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FIRST PUBLIC USE

March 20, 2026

What it is
The path an organization travels from not knowing what it runs, to knowing, to preventing new unauthorized deployment faster than it accumulates.
What it is not
Not a maturity score and not a certification. It describes a condition, and organizations move backward through it without noticing.
The evidence it produces
A ratio: authorized agents over discovered agents, measured on a date, trending.
Who is accountable
Whoever owns the intake gate, because that is where the direction of travel is decided.
The examination question it answers
Is your authorized population growing faster or slower than your actual population?