Authentication vs Authorization: Why Most AI Apps Get It Wrong
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Here is the failure mode I am seeing over and over in AI app reviews. The app checks who you are exactly once, at login, and after that it treats the agent as if it has a blank check for the rest of the session. Read a file, sure. Send an email, sure. Delete a record, why not, you logged in twenty…
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- 2026-08-22 15:14 · DEV Community — AI
Authentication vs Authorization: Why Most AI Apps Get It Wrong