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Governing Agentic AI: The VERDICT™ Framework

By Niharika Srivastav & Sanjay Saxena. The definitive enterprise standard for non-human identity (NHI), signed agent cards, kill-switches, and zero-trust runtime control.

80 locked concepts across 7 VERDICT pillars for securing autonomous AI agents and non-human identities (NHI).

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The 7 Pillars of the VERDICT Framework

A glassmorphism control panel of 7 governance pillars that keep agentic AI, non-human identities, and autonomous workflows inside your risk envelope.

V • Validation

Conformity assessments, red-team testing, and use-case risk tiering that keep autonomous agents inside governed lanes.

Conformity assessments before scale-up
Adversarial red-team testing on agents
Use-case and impact risk tiering

E • Evidence

Immutable audit trails, data provenance, and performance drift logs that satisfy regulators and internal audit.

Immutable agent and decision logs
Data lineage and provenance stamps
Drift and performance change tracking

R • Runtime Control

Guardrail enforcement, kill-switches, and human-in-the-loop gates that keep agent actions reversible.

Runtime guardrail enforcement
Instant kill-switch patterns
Human-in-the-loop (HITL) gates

D • Decisions

Decision logs, policy-based approvals, and escalation pathways that mirror your enterprise governance stack.

Structured decision and action logs
Policy-based approval workflows
Escalation and override pathways

I • Identity

Non-human identity (NHI), signed agent cards, and digital power of attorney so agents are never anonymous.

Non-human identity (NHI) registry
Signed agent and capability cards
Digital power of attorney patterns

C • Cost & Compliance

Execution capping, ISO/IEC 42001 mapping, and SLA enforcement for financially governed autonomy.

Agent execution and spend capping
ISO/IEC 42001 and EU AI Act mapping
SLA and KPI enforcement for agents

T • Transparency

AI Bill of Materials, agent registries, and model cards that make your autonomous estate explainable.

AI Bill of Materials (AI-BOM)
Centralised agent and capability registry
Model cards and risk disclosures

Executive Offers

Choose how you bring the VERDICT Framework into your enterprise

From boardroom book hubs to live audits and certification cohorts, every offer is designed for CISOs, CAIOs, and engineering leaders tasked with governing agentic AI.

Governing Agentic AI Book Hub

Get the hardcover for your boardroom table, the eBook for your team, or start with the free Chapter 1 and executive workkit.

Hardcover, eBook, and enterprise bundles
Free Chapter 1 and executive workbook
Designed for CISOs, CAIOs, and risk leads

Corporate AI Governance Audit

A 1:1 strategy audit for enterprise security and governance teams to map your current agentic AI estate against the VERDICT framework.

Deep-dive into agentic AI use-cases
NHI, kill-switches, and runtime control review
Executive-ready recommendations in 21 days

Book Governance Audit

AIGP Live Maven Cohort

A $1,297 per seat live certification sprint that trains your leads to govern agentic AI with VERDICT-aligned practices.

Live cohort with Niharika & Sanjay
Case-study driven governance playbooks
Certification for AIGP governance leaders

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Secure your VERDICT-aligned AI governance roadmap

Due to the intensive computational resources and deep executive time required to train high-fidelity governance patterns, we only onboard a limited number of new clients and cohorts each month. Submit your details to join the priority list for:

Corporate AI Governance Audit
Book Chapter 1 & Executive Workkit
AIGP Live Maven Cohort ($1,297 per seat)
Talk live to Co-Author Sanjay's AI Twin

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