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# Security, Governance, & Compliance

| Control Area           | Recommended Aphid Capability                                                                                               |
| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Identity and access    | SSO, OAuth, service accounts, scoped tokens, API keys, RBAC, ABAC, and least-privilege access.                             |
| Human approval         | Configurable approval gates for financial, legal, customer-impacting, destructive, or sensitive actions.                   |
| Data protection        | Encryption in transit and at rest, secrets management, PII handling rules, retention policies, and tenant isolation.       |
| Policy engine          | Business rules that define which agents can use which tools, what data they can access, and what actions they can perform. |
| Audit logging          | Full log of request, user, agent, tool call, input/output summaries, approval status, and final outcome.                   |
| Rate limits and quotas | Protection against runaway loops, excessive API usage, vendor throttling, and accidental automation storms.                |
| Sandbox and staging    | Testing environment for connector validation before production access.                                                     |
| Exception handling     | Escalation workflow when tool calls fail, data conflicts exist, or approval is required.                                   |

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