Compare · IAM / identity providers

Access is not authority

IAM tells you who can reach something. Humbleaf tells you whether this exact action should happen now.

Not IAM

IAM says who you are and what you can reach. Humbleaf authorizes the exact action at execution time.

What existing systems know

Wallet / key storeKnows: Who signedCannot: Cannot explain why the action was authorized
OAuth / SSOKnows: Who logged inCannot: Cannot prove identity continuity over time
Agent frameworkKnows: Workflow stateCannot: Cannot establish authority for an action
Audit logKnows: What happenedCannot: Cannot prove it should have happened

Map a workflow

See where action authority fits

Authority Surface Map — no credentials required.

Map a workflow — no credentials