Term · Topic
Authorization
Authorization is the process that determines what authenticated users, services, or devices are allowed to access or perform within systems, enforcing policy-based permissions on data, applications, and infrastructure in order to support least privilege, compliance requirements, and controlled enterprise operations.
- 63 articles
- 160 companies
- Most covered: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Netskope, Varonis
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160 companies that coverage ties to the term, listed by how often, each linked to its own record.
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MCP
curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"authorization"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'REST
GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/8030022c-5a03-444a-b62d-4b790efed29eCLI
di get-glossary --slug authorizationThe CLI command and the REST call for this record need a free account: run di login, or send your OAuth token. Over MCP it is free with none.
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|---|---|---|
| It's a known term | One entry, with its type (topic) | name |
| It's in real use | 63 articles tag it; 160 companies are tied to it | subjectOf |
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