Authority Governance Scan

Find out whether your AI systems are acting with provable authority.

Most AI failures are not model failures.

They are authority failures.

Organizations are rapidly deploying AI systems that can make decisions, trigger workflows, and execute actions. But few organizations can answer a simple question:

Was the system actually authorized to do that?

The Authority Governance Scan helps you evaluate whether your AI systems operate with explicit delegation, runtime verification, and auditable authority.

What the Scan Evaluates

Five critical governance domains that determine whether your AI systems can act with provable authority.

1

Explicit Delegation

Do your systems have clearly defined authority to act, or is authority implied through configuration?

2

Runtime Authority Verification

Do you verify decisions in real-time before systems execute action, or after?

3

Condition Governance

Are the conditions under which systems can act documented and enforced?

4

Evidence & Audit Chain

Can you produce evidence of what each system decided and why, when required?

5

Revocation & Oversight

Can you immediately revoke, modify, or override system authority if behavior changes?

What You Will Receive

Assessment Results

  • Authority Governance Score
  • Risk Tier Assessment
  • Primary Authority Exposure
  • Domain Breakdown
  • Recommended Next Steps

Scan Details

Questions

12

Duration

2–3 minutes

No sign-up required. Results are instant.

About This Scan

  • Takes about 3 minutes
  • No technical system data is collected
  • Your answers are not shared publicly
  • You may complete the scan anonymously

This scan can be completed anonymously. Contact details are only requested if you choose to receive a detailed report.

This diagnostic evaluates governance practices only. It does not access your systems or infrastructure.

Get your Authority Governance Score

Understand your AI authority governance posture in 2–3 minutes.

Run the Authority Governance Scan

Built for regulated industries and high-risk deployments

Designed for organizations deploying AI in regulated or high-risk environments.

Financial Services

Insurance & Reinsurance

Healthcare

Payments

Enterprise Technology Platforms

Need help evaluating your results?

Sentinel Shield Discovery Engagement helps organizations identify where AI decisions lack provable authority and how to implement authority verification architecture.

Authority Governance Scan

Developed by Software Armor to help organizations evaluate authority verification in automated systems.

This diagnostic evaluates governance practices only. It does not access your infrastructure or systems.

About This Diagnostic

  • Evaluates governance practices only
  • Does not access your infrastructure or systems
  • May be completed anonymously
  • No sign-up or credentials required

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