AUTHORIZATION

Security & Authorization

Authentication, scoped credentials, and enterprise directory controls for SpendGuard workspaces.

Tokenized Credentials

SpendGuard utilizes high-entropy tokens that serve as pointers to authorize financial actions. Actual bank credentials or primary Stripe/Plaid keys stay inside vaulting and provider-token workflows.

Key Management Roadmap

Sensitive keys are encrypted and scoped today; production KMS/HSM enforcement remains launch evidence for hardened deployments.

Encrypted Transit

Hosted SpendGuard endpoints use HTTPS. Additional network controls depend on the customer deployment configuration.

Authentication Flow

Use a scoped bearer credential for management API requests. Keep service keys outside source control and grant only the permissions required by the integration.

Authorization: Bearer ap_...
Content-Type: application/json

SCIM Directory Setup

Create a dedicated SCIM token from organization settings, then configure the identity provider with the base URL and bearer token below. SCIM tokens are organization-scoped and separate from MCP service keys.

Base URL: https://api.spend-guard.com/v1/scim
Authorization: Bearer <SCIM_TOKEN>

Supported directory operations include user provisioning and deprovisioning, role-backed groups, bounded equality filters, deterministic sorting, one-based pagination, and group membership PATCH operations. Bulk requests, password changes, and ETags are not advertised.

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