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API authentication

The controlled pilot uses role-bound bearer credentials to identify accountable actors. Authentication establishes who is acting; it does not replace policy checks, business approval or high-threshold authorization.

Identity and role separation​

The workflow separates initiation, approval, security administration, execution and review. In the documented pilot profile, each credential maps to one actor and one role. The service derives actor identity from authentication, not from an identity label supplied in a request.

Missing or invalid authentication is rejected. An authenticated actor without the required permission is also rejected. Integrations must not interpret successful login as permission to execute an operation.

Handling credentials​

  • Deliver credentials only to the named recipient through an approved secret-management channel.
  • Never place them in public documentation, URLs, evidence exports, source control or support conversations.
  • Confirm the intended environment and role before testing.
  • Assign ownership for replacement, revocation and incident response.

Credential-record formats, provisioning commands and environment-specific rotation steps belong to the approved operational package, not this public guide.

Current boundary​

The documented pilot uses operator-managed credentials loaded at service startup. Rotation requires coordinated operational handling. Automated expiry, seamless revocation and enterprise identity federation are not implemented in this profile.

Production readiness additionally requires accepted transport protection, secret custody, credential lifecycle controls, rate limits and a selected identity mechanism. These controls must be verified for the actual deployment.

For the version-matched integration contract, see Source and documentation access.