A governance framework for deploying AI agents in regulated enterprises
For CISOs, CIOs, VP Engineering, and Enterprise Architects
"Your employees are already using AI agents. You just don't know which ones, with what data, at what cost, and at what risk."
The architectural foundations covered in this Blueprint
Cryptographic agent identity. SPIFFE, Verifiable Credentials, JWT-SVIDs.
Per-tool-call policy checks. Default deny. 190+ tool policies. TBAC.
Mathematical proof of compliance. Multi-LLM cross-checking. Execution certificates.
SOX-grade tamper-evident logging. Hash-chained. SIEM export. 7-year retention.
Cross-org agent collaboration. SPIFFE trust bundles. MLS encryption (RFC 9420).
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Why 2026 is different. The Shadow AI crisis. Why policy documents fail. The governance gap.
5 levels from Ad-hoc to Industrial. Self-assessment matrix. Common transition patterns.
Identity, Authorization, Verification, Audit, Federation. Standards landscape. Implementation checklists.
EU AI Act, GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, DORA, NIS2 — mapped to agent-specific controls. Auditor-ready tables.
LLM Gateway pipeline. Cascading governance. Envelope encryption. Kill switch hierarchy.
Phase 0-4 roadmap. Role-by-role guidance (CISO, CIO, Platform Team, Business Owner).
MCP, A2A, SLIM, OASF, AI Card. How they compose. Interoperability matrix.
Build vs. buy. TCO analysis. Vendor evaluation (40 questions). Risk matrix.
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