Agent Governance Register

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Self-approval

In short: Self-approval happens when the party asking for an action is also the one allowed to approve it. For agents, that could be an agent approving its own tool call or a person approving a request they started. Governance platforms should block both cases outright, without exception.

Which controls use this term?

  • GOV-08No self-approval. Prevent any agent from approving its own action, and prevent the person who requested an action from being its only approver.

Which terms are related?

Separation of duties.

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