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Hardware Authentication Required for Weight Access

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if your authorization from that user expires or is revoked, you will immediately stop accessing or acting under that user's account.

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Customer shall promptly notify Perplexity if Customer becomes aware of any unauthorized access to, or use of, an Authorized User's account.

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you agree that you are at least 18 years of age or older or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, representations and warranties set forth in the Terms; otherwise, please exit the Site.

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Require hardware authentication device prompt, justification and employee approval to grant access.

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CFAA
United States Federal

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Document information
Document
Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy
Entity
Anthropic
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 12, 2026
Last verified
July 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-073935
Document ID
CA-D-00823
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9ad6c66902eb2b771ccc40a9d0e1c2d4664c197372e6833be51b902e16754d55
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 14:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Anthropic
Document: Anthropic Responsible Scaling Policy
Record ID: CA-P-073935
Captured: 2026-07-12 14:38:45 UTC
SHA-256: 9ad6c66902eb2b77…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/anthropic-responsible-scaling-policy/provision/CA-P-073935/hardware-authentication-required-for-weight-access/
Accessed: Sept. 26, 2026
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What does Anthropic's Hardware Authentication Required for Weight Access clause do?

The clause states: “Require hardware authentication device prompt, justification and employee approval to grant access.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 264 platforms. See the full comparison.

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