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GuideMay 12, 20267 min read

Scoping a fail-closed engagement

How to define a scope that stays inside the boundary even when the engine finds a tempting path out of it.

Define the boundary explicitly

A good scope enumerates what is in — domains, IP ranges, accounts — and treats everything else as out by default. Fail-closed means the absence of permission is a hard stop, not a judgement call.

Why default-deny matters for autonomy

An autonomous engine will find the path out of scope faster than a human would. Fail-closed enforcement guarantees it never takes that path, no matter how exploitable it looks.

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