Access drift
The gradual, often silent widening of an agent's access beyond what its scoped default granted, through vendor updates, new task requirements handled without a recorded escalation, or well-intentioned shortcuts. Per Section 3N, the reason a scoped tool-access table needs periodic, dated review rather than a one-time pass.
Defined in 2 GAGE programs, which carry 2 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in Certified Agentic AI Governance Professional (CAAGP).
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
The gradual, often silent widening of an agent's access beyond what its scoped default granted, through vendor updates, new task requirements handled without a recorded escalation, or well-intentioned shortcuts. Per Section 3N, the reason a scoped tool-access table needs periodic, dated review rather than a one-time pass.
The tendency for granted access to persist and accumulate beyond the period in which it remained justified, because removing access requires someone to notice and act while granting it is a one-time, easily forgotten event.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first module of every program is free with a free account.
- Least Privilege for Agents · Bounding by Design, Certified Agentic AI Governance Professional (CAAGP)
- Row, column, and purpose: access that follows the data's sensitivity, not the org chart · Access and the Keys, Certified AI Data Governance Professional (CADGP)
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.