Permissioning
The management of user and system access rights to AI data and functions, ensuring least-privilege and preventing unauthorized use.
Definition
A fine-grained access-control framework that assigns roles and permissions at the object level—datasets, models, API endpoints—based on job functions. Permissioning integrates with IAM systems, enforces just-in-time privilege grants, and audits all access attempts. Governance periodically reviews permission mappings, revokes stale entitlements, and enforces separation-of-duties to prevent conflicts of interest and insider misuse.
Real-World Example
An MLOps platform implements RBAC: data scientists have “read-only” access to production datasets but “write” access to sandbox data. Only compliance officers can approve elevated privileges for special analytics projects. Automated reports flag any changes to permission assignments for quarterly review.
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