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    "How should a receipt separate authentication from authorisation?",
    "What must be checked before relying on an SVID?",
    "Can a workload identity validate its output claims?",
    "Which identity evidence belongs in an agent access review?",
    "Does the same identity imply the same deployment state?",
    "What is missing when a buyer supplies only a SPIFFE ID string?",
    "Can an SVID be treated as approval to spend?",
    "What context is needed for workload identity review?",
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