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Zero-Trust Safety

Why every agent action must be validated - and how OPA makes it possible

The Safety Challenge​

When you give AI agents the ability to control physical building systems (doors, HVAC, cameras), you need absolute certainty they won't do anything unsafe.

The Problem:

❌ Agent malfunctions → Locks emergency exits during fire
❌ Agent bug → Sets HVAC to dangerous temperatures
❌ Agent compromise → Unauthorized access granted
❌ Human error → Wrong policy allows unsafe action

The Solution: Zero-trust safety with Open Policy Agent (OPA).

What is Zero-Trust?​

Traditional "Trust-Based" Security​

Traditional Approach:
"If you're authenticated, you're trusted"

Agent authenticates → Gets full access → Can do anything

Risk: One compromised agent = total system compromise

Zero-Trust Approach​

Zero-Trust Approach:
"Trust nothing, verify everything"

Agent authenticates → Requests action → Policy validates
                                         ↓
                                    Allow or Deny

Every single action checked, every single time.

Key Principle: Never assume anything is safe. Always validate.

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Zero-trust safety: Every action validated, every time. No exceptions.