Resources
Overview of resources within the Keycard platform.
Resources allow users and applications to access and operate on protected data. Resources typically take the form of web APIs, MCP servers, and databases. More generally, they are services which make access available via a network protocol, such as HTTP, FTP, or SSH. In some cases, resources may expose physical infrastructure such as printers.
Resources represent anything that requires authentication and authorization in order to access.
Access
Section titled “Access”Keycard zones authenticate users and agents, authorize their access, and issue access credentials that reflect the authentication and authorization that was performed. Resources validate these credentials, thereby enforcing end-to-end access control. Tokens are encoded in standard formats, including JSON Web Token (JWT) and CBOR Web Token (CWT).