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Delegated authorization: Why acting on behalf of someone else is not a role

calendar_today August 17, 2026 person Alex Olivier domain cerbos

Delegated authorization explained. Why modeling on-behalf-of access as a role loses the subject, the approver and the expiry. Covers the RFC 8693 act claim, delegation versus impersonation, AuthZEN and COAZ, multi-party policy conditions, revocation before expiry, and audit lineage for delegated actions.

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