Direct answer
Identity Bound Agents, in this definition, is limited to the following inspected scope. Per-request subject and resource authorization. MCP resource-server authorization boundaries. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
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Applied scope: Per-request subject and resource authorization. MCP resource-server authorization boundaries.
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Evidence and exact locators
Zero Trust Architecture — Sections 3.2–3.3: policy decision point, policy enforcement point, and trust algorithm. Establishes: Per-request subject and resource authorization.
Authorization — Token validation; resource indicators; audience validation; token storage. Establishes: MCP resource-server authorization boundaries.
What the evidence does not establish
Zero trust is an architecture, not proof that this implementation is secure.
Authorization is optional in MCP and HTTP transport-specific.
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What does Identity Bound Agents mean in this bounded context?
Identity Bound Agents, in this definition, is limited to the following inspected scope. Per-request subject and resource authorization. MCP resource-server authorization boundaries. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Which inspected sources establish the definition answer?
Zero Trust Architecture (SP 800-207, August 2020), at Sections 3.2–3.3: policy decision point, policy enforcement point, and trust algorithm, supports per-request subject and resource authorization. Authorization (specification 2025-06-18), at Token validation; resource indicators; audience validation; token storage, supports mCP resource-server authorization boundaries.
What does the evidence not establish?
Zero trust is an architecture, not proof that this implementation is secure. Authorization is optional in MCP and HTTP transport-specific. Property boundary: This route may apply authority; it cannot redefine or inherit the authority of its canonical owner.
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