What is IDENTOS PBAC?
IDENTOS PBAC is the authorization layer that sits on top of your existing identity stack. Keep your IdP. Add one policy plane that governs access across every application, user, and AI agent — with every decision logged for audit.
Authorization across most organizations is fragmented: every application enforces its own rules, nobody can answer "who has access to what?" for auditors, and every new application or partner integration is another bespoke project. PBAC brings it under one roof without ripping out what you already have.
The problem
- Audit gaps — When an auditor asks "who had access to system X on this date," you're pulling logs from a dozen different applications and hoping nothing is missing.
- Integration cost — Every new application, partner, or acquired company means another custom authorization project. Policy changes require code deployments across every integration.
- No model for AI agents — AI agents and delegation chains are accessing internal systems with no safe, auditable, policy-governed access model.
- No single source of truth — Authorization logic is scattered across applications. Your CISO cannot demonstrate compliance posture because there is no one place that governs who can access what.
You need one policy plane that works across applications, identity providers, and AI agents — without rewriting every integration.
What you get
| Capability | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Centralized policy | Define access rules in one place. They apply everywhere — across applications, resource servers, and identity providers. No per-app authorization logic. |
| Every actor, one model | Employees, contractors, federated partners, and AI agents — all governed by the same policy plane. No separate systems for different actor types. |
| AI agents as first-class actors | Agent clients get time-bound, scope-constrained tokens with single-use issuance. Delegation chains are transitive but never expansive — no privilege escalation. |
| Context-aware decisions | Policy evaluates time, location, risk, MFA status, and transaction context. Step-up authentication, scope constraints, and obligations — enforced at token issuance and at token use. |
| Standards, not lock-in | Built on OAuth 2.0, OIDC, UMA, and OPA Rego. Your applications already speak these protocols. No proprietary policy language to learn or migrate away from. |
Who it's for
- Government and healthcare — Federated authorization across jurisdictions. Each province or agency keeps its own IdP and policy rules; PBAC federates the access decisions with every decision logged for compliance.
- Enterprise — One policy plane across business units, acquired companies, and partner organizations — without migrating users or rewriting applications.
- Fintech and regulated data sharing — Standards-based, consent-aware authorization for delegated access across institutional boundaries.
Explore use cases to see how PBAC applies to your sector.
Next steps
- Why PBAC? — How PBAC compares to OPA, authorization libraries, and IdP vendor add-ons
- How it works — Understand the access model
- Quickstart — From credentials to a policy decision in 5 minutes