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Permissions-aware retrieval
Honor source-system permissions or equivalent access controls when returning search results or AI-grounding content.
5 products evaluated5 supported0 partial / conditional0 not yet verified0 not supportedAvg evidence confidence 99%Security-related capability
Product support comparison
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| Product | Status | Confidence | Implementation | Evidence | Limitations / notes | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GS Glean Search Glean | Supported | 99% | Not recorded | 1 source | Glean documents enforcement of existing source permissions so users only see content they are authorized to access. | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Supported | 99% | Not recorded | 1 source | Guru documents inherited permissions, least-privilege access and permission-aware answers. | Sep 18, 2026 | |
LP Lucidworks Platform Lucidworks | Supported | 99% | Not recorded | 1 source | Lucidworks documents permission-aware data access, enterprise access controls and source-system security boundaries. | Sep 18, 2026 |
SE Sinequa Enterprise AI Search Sinequa | Supported | 99% | Not recorded | 1 source | Sinequa documents inherited source permissions and document-level security for search and AI retrieval. | Sep 18, 2026 |
CP Coveo Platform Coveo | Supported | 98% | Not recorded | 1 source | Coveo documents secure enterprise content retrieval; source-specific permission mapping must be configured correctly for each connector. | Sep 18, 2026 |
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Support status
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