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title: "PEP — Policy Enforcement Point: definition | KYE Protocol™ glossary"
description: "PEP — Policy Enforcement Point: The component that intercepts an action and asks the PDP for a decision."
url: https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/pep/
lang: en
source: "KYE Protocol"
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> PEP — Policy Enforcement Point: The component that intercepts an action and asks the PDP for a decision.

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# PEP — Policy Enforcement Point

The component that intercepts an action and asks the PDP for a decision.

The component that intercepts an action and asks the PDP for a decision. Lives in your application. ships as a reference Express middleware.

KYE™ Minute explains this term in an episode dated 23 November 2026, once podcast audio is switched on.

**Source** The KYE Protocol™ glossary, [as published](https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/#pep). Not legal advice.