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JamesLangford

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About JamesLangford

I build systems where trust comes from math and architecture rather than vendor promises. Currently, I am the Founding Principal at Trace Integrity, where we are working on the 'auditor's dilemma' in AI observability.

https://traceintegrity.org/ https://traceintegrity.org/helix

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    Comment #47338782

    Role-based access sure tends to drift over time. Exceptions pile up and suddenly roles have hundreds of permissions. I find looking at anomalies instead of giant entitlement lists …

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    Comment #47330947

    I mostly ignore how the code was made and review the artifact the same way I always have: correctness, tests, readability, and whether it matches the system design. The prompt hist…