Authorization Drift: Why Real-Time State Verification Matters

CLAIM-24 reveals a critical gap in authorization systems: relying on timestamps alone allows stale permissions to be granted when the underlying state has changed. The research demonstrates that re-verifying authorization against current source systems, rather than trusting cached state, can catch permissions that are technically expired. This is crucial for any system managing delegated access where roles or scopes can change dynamically without the authorization layer knowing.