Software controls: stopping an agent in the request path

Which controls actually stop an agent, and which only tell you after the fact?

By Faris Haddad · Published Oct 2026 on Builder Center

Why it matters

Sorts policy engines, identity and data-layer authorisation by one test: does the control act in the request path, or only alert afterwards. Includes the audit-mode trap and the three states every control is really in.

What you'll get

A way to tell enforcing controls from merely reassuring ones.

Who should read it

Platform & security architects, CISOs, AI risk & governance leaders

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