Audience: Enterprise CTO / platform lead

AI authorization overview

How OID4VCI, SD-JWT and MCP combine into governed AI agent access.

Summary

A concise overview for enterprise platform teams exploring governed data access for AI agents. It explains why MCP connectivity needs identity, rights and audit above it, and how OID4VCI and SD-JWT can provide verifiable authorization without replacing existing IAM. Use it to align architecture, data governance and AI teams before a deeper technical review.

Table of contents

  • ✓The authorization gap
  • ✓Credential flow
  • ✓MCP boundary pattern
  • ✓Architecture review questions