# Authorization for AI Applications for AI Agents

The fine-grained authorization layer for RAG, agents, and AI platforms.

## The AI risks that come down to access

### Fine-grained authorization mitigates 4 of the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs

[OWASP Top 10 for LLM](https://genai.owasp.org/resource/owasp-top-10-for-llm-applications-2025/)

03/10

#### Supply Chain

OWASP #2, #5

### Permissions-Aware RAG

Retrieve only what the user is allowed to see. AuthZed enforces your source systems' permissions inline at retrieval time, with revocations reflected immediately.

[OWASP #8\ **Multi-Tenant AI Isolation** \ One schema handles ten tenants or ten thousand — build AI features without mixing customer data across tenants, with complete audit trails per tenant.\ AI Platforms](/content/industries/ai-platforms/index.html)

[OWASP #6\ **Agentic AI Guardrails** \ Define and enforce what agents can do before they act — scoped, time-bound, audited access, with human approval required before high-impact actions.\ Why not policy engines?](/content/blog/policy-engines-dont-work-for-ai-authorization-heres-why/index.html)

## See RAG leak data then learn how to fix it

Try a chatbot without authorization, watch it surface documents it shouldn't, then flip the switch and see SpiceDB enforce permissions.

Acme Corp AI — Authz OFF

**Bob**
What are the salaries for senior engineers in my org?

**AI**
Leaking confidential docs

Senior engineer Q4 base: **$220k–$285k**. Total comp including equity refresh tranches averages $310k–$395k.

**Bob**
What about Project X's product spec?

**AI**
**Product:** AI-powered predictive analytics platform targeting Fortune 500 enterprise customers, launching March 2025.

**Bob**
And the HR policy for remote work?

**AI**
Per the Acme HR policy handbook §4.2, remote work is approved globally with a 20% compensation differential for…

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We decided to buy instead of build early on. This is an authorization system with established patterns. We didn't want to reinvent the wheel when we could move fast with a proven solution.

[View story](/content/customers/openai/index.html)

## The Best Companies in the World Rely on AuthZed

(even the ones we can't name)

- Digital property marketplace
- AI legal contract copilot
- Employee experience software
- EV charging solution
- Multi National Bank
- E-commerce Fraud Prevention
- Major banking provider
- Global mobile connectivity provider
- Visual inspiration platform
- Crypto exchange platform
- Retail and supply chain software
- AI Medical Scribe
- Global sports platform

## Go Deeper

Articles, demos, use cases, and references on authorization for AI

- [—Permissions-Aware RAG Use Case](/content/use-cases/ai-retrieval-augmented-generation/index.html)
- [—AI Platforms Industry](/content/industries/ai-platforms/index.html)
- [—OpenAI Customer Story](/content/customers/openai/index.html)
- [—MCP Documentation](/content/docs/mcp/index.html)

### Start Securing Your AI Today

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