Identity
Which agent, service, human principal, or delegated actor initiated the action?
AI Agent Authorization Evidence
Can you prove this AI agent action was authorized when it executed?
The strongest authorization question is specific: for this action, at this time, under these conditions, what evidence establishes that the agent had authority to create the consequence that actually occurred? An approval screen, permission label, or historical authorization may be relevant without answering the complete question.
Six questions the record should answer
Scope
What exact authority or permission covered this type of action?
Standing
Was that authority still valid when execution became consequential?
Conditions
Did limits, evidence, policy, risk, or delegation materially change?
Correspondence
Did the authorized or committed action match what actually executed?
Outcome
What consequence occurred, and can the sequence be independently reconstructed?
Direct proof bridge
Authority can change after approval.
TA14-EA-000013 is an inspectable execution artifact for the case where approval exists and authority then expires before execution. It preserves the bounded specification and resulting execution evidence rather than treating historical approval as automatically sufficient.
Inspect TA14-EA-000013 →Different problem: authorization changed before execution
This page starts with a sampled or completed action and asks for affirmative proof that it was authorized. If your known problem is that authorization changed between approval and execution, use the changed-authorization examination instead.
Examine changed authorization →Frequently asked questions
What proves an AI agent action was authorized?
The evidence should connect the specific action to the relevant identity or principal, scope of delegated authority, applicable conditions, present authority state, and the action that actually executed.
Is an earlier approval enough?
Not necessarily. If authority or another material condition changed before execution, the earlier approval may not establish standing at the consequence boundary.
Can logs prove authorization?
Logs can contribute evidence, but the proof question is whether the record establishes valid authority for this action at the relevant time and correspondence to what executed.
Bring one action and one authorization claim.
Start with a $249 Snapshot for one bounded evidence question or move into a $750+ Execution Claim Review when authority, changed conditions, failure, or replay require a larger examination. Qualifying paid TA-14 activity participates in Environmental Integrity Reinvestment under the governing terms.