GOVERNANCE & CONTROLS

How ATD Approaches Security

ATD embeds operational safeguards directly into system workflows to manage access, control platform permissions, and maintain execution visibility.

Embedded Security Controls

Security mechanisms are integrated directly into system architectures rather than treated as external add-ons, protecting workflow execution parameters at every step.

Access & Permission Controls

Platform data is organized by tenant throughout the underlying data model, with sensitive and financial actions additionally routed through mandatory human-review checkpoints before they execute.

Authentication & Authorization

API access is restricted to approved origins and rate-limited to guard against abuse, with request-level authentication actively being hardened as the platform matures.

Human Approval Safeguards

High-risk, financially consequential, or sensitive customer actions are gated behind mandatory human review checkpoints before completion.

Logging & Audit Trails

Workflow events, state modifications, and system triggers maintain structured logs to ensure full operational traceability.

Operational Safeguards

Deterministic business logic bounds execution flow, ensuring system operations remain within defined rules and client parameters.

CONTROL WHEN THE PATH CHANGES

Execution Failure Never Grants Additional Authority.

When an approved path breaks, the system shouldn't simply make up a new one. ATD's governing approach is to stop the affected action, preserve what happened, and return the exception to human review rather than silently expanding the system's authority.

Approved path → Execute → Complete → Record

Outside approved path → Stop → Record → Human review