Runtime Authorization
Every AI agent needs boundaries.
We enforce them.
1stProtect defines what autonomous software can access, execute, modify, and communicate with - then enforces those permissions at runtime.
Start in Audit Mode. Designed to work alongside your existing security stack.
Runtime state
ActorClaude Code
Actionread ~/.ssh/id_rsa
PolicyAgent Credential Boundary
× BLOCK
Autonomous software changes the security model.
AI agents can execute commands, use credentials, modify files, invoke tools, interact with cloud infrastructure, and make production changes. The risk is no longer limited to malicious software. A legitimate agent can perform an action your organization never intended to authorize.
An agent does not need to be malware to create a security incident.
Execution chain
Human
↓
Agent
├─ Shell
├─ MCP
├─ API
└─ Browser
↓
Credentials / Data / Production
One policy layer across desktop, laptop, server, cloud, and any agent.
Protection points animate across every connected runtime surface, so you can see where policy is enforced before an unauthorized action is allowed to execute.
Coverage + protection points
Desktop
1stProtect engineLaptop
1stProtect engineServer
1stProtect engineCloud workload
1stProtect engineNo centralized enforcement path. Policy decision stays local to each endpoint.
Every endpoint enforces its own runtime policy boundary. Agents can run anywhere, but authorization is evaluated locally at each protected surface.
Detection is not authorization.
EDR / XDR
Is this malicious?
- Threat detection
- Behavioral analytics
- Malware prevention
- Incident response
1stProtect
Is this action allowed?
- Actor attribution
- Action-level policy
- Resource boundaries
- Runtime enforcement
Legitimate user.
Legitimate software.
Legitimate credentials.
Unauthorized action.
Your agent should not automatically inherit everything you can do.
Same identity. Different actor. Different authority.
See what happened. See what was stopped.
Runtime decisions become operational security evidence.
Define the boundary.
Define enforcement once. Apply it across the workloads and devices in scope.
Policy target • template • engines • detect / prevent
Security teams need operations, not another feed.
Track posture, risk drivers, severity, trends, and remediation from the same control plane.
Keep your EDR. Add runtime authorization.
CrowdStrike and Microsoft Defender provide mature threat detection and prevention workflows. 1stProtect addresses a different control problem: what should an autonomous actor be permitted to do?
Compare the control modelsDon't compare claims. Test the boundary.
Deploy without blocking. Observe how autonomous workloads behave. Define the actions that should never occur. Then test those boundaries in your own environment.
Continue to the Runtime Authorization Pilot form to validate these boundaries in your environment.