Certification breaks down when the underlying entitlement data is stale, incomplete, or too noisy to support a meaningful decision. In that case, the organisation is not certifying access in a reliable way, it is documenting uncertainty and hoping the review process compensates for weak identity hygiene.
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NHIMG Editorial Note
Reviewed and updated by the NHIMG editorial team on June 7, 2026.
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Reviewed and updated by the NHIMG editorial team on June 7, 2026.
NHI Mgmt Group — the #1 independent authority on Non-Human Identity, IAM, and Agentic AI security. nhimg.org