About the Authority Governance Scan
A diagnostic tool designed to help organizations evaluate their AI governance maturity.
What the Authority Governance Scan Is
The Authority Governance Scan is a diagnostic self-assessment tool that helps organizations evaluate whether their AI systems operate with explicit, verifiable authority.
The scan evaluates five critical governance domains:
- 1.Explicit Delegation: Are system authorities clearly defined or implied?
- 2.Runtime Authority Verification: Are decisions verified before or after execution?
- 3.Condition Governance: Are authority conditions documented and enforced?
- 4.Evidence & Audit Trails: Can you produce evidence of decisions and reasoning?
- 5.Revocation & Oversight: Can you immediately revoke or modify authority?
Why We Built It
Organizations are rapidly deploying AI systems that can make decisions, trigger workflows, and execute actions. Yet most cannot answer a simple question:
"Was the system actually authorized to do that?"
Most AI failures are not model failures—they are authority failures. The Authority Governance Scan helps organizations identify whether their AI systems operate with provable authority and where governance gaps may exist.
Who is Behind It
The Authority Governance Scan is developed by Software Armor, a governance and authority verification platform for AI systems.
This diagnostic is offered as a free, accessible tool to help organizations understand their AI governance maturity. We built it to make authority governance assessment available to all organizations, regardless of size or technical depth.
Organizations that want deeper analysis, custom assessment frameworks, or implementation guidance can explore Sentinel Shield Discovery, our governance consulting engagement service.
Privacy and Scope
What This Diagnostic Does
- ✓Evaluates governance practices through questions you answer
- ✓Provides instant assessment results and recommendations
- ✓Operates completely in your browser
What This Diagnostic Does NOT Do
- ✕Does not access your systems or infrastructure
- ✕Does not collect technical data about your AI systems
- ✕Does not require you to provide credentials or sensitive data
- ✕Does not share your answers with third parties
- ✕Can be completed anonymously
Contact details are only requested if you choose to receive a detailed report. You can complete the entire scan without providing any personal information.
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The scan takes 2–3 minutes and requires no sign-up.
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