What Is Confused Deputy?
6.0BRAINROT SCOREConfused Deputy A security problem where a trusted agent, which legitimately holds more permission than an untrusted party, gets tricked by that party into misusing its own authority on their behalf — the agent isn't compromised, it's just doing exactly what it was fooled into thinking was a valid request.
Origin:A classical computer-security concept predating LLMs by decades, newly urgent now that autonomous agents routinely hold exactly this kind of delegated authority.
First Seen:2023
Peak Era:2026 (Agent Security)
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (An Agent That Double-Checks Who's Really Asking) / -2 Aura (An Agent That Executes Any Request Framed the Right Way)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"The support agent wasn't hacked, it was a confused deputy — it just believed the customer's crafted message really was from an admin."
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