# Restored Worker retained unusable Workspace credential after Backend restart ## Observed After restarting the Runtime and Server, Worker 30 restored and continued executing normal turns, but every typed Ticket operation failed with: ```text Worker Workspace authentication failed: missing Runtime Workspace credential ``` The Server control-plane DB contained a current active `worker_workspace_credentials` row for the same Workspace, Runtime, and Worker identity, while the restored Worker/tool request did not authenticate with it. The failure prevented the required ticket-first workflow for an auth/storage regression even though the Worker itself remained live. ## Impact - Restore can appear healthy because model turns still execute while Workspace-authority tools are unusable. - A Worker cannot report or ticket the restore regression through the intended typed authority. - The failure is easy to misattribute to the Browser multiplexer; in this incident Browser authentication/bootstrap was a separate issue. ## Resolution The per-Worker bearer credential was removed rather than adding restore-time secret rotation and reinjection. Worker Workspace requests now carry the Runtime/Worker identity binding established by Runtime, and Server verifies that identity against the current Runtime catalog before applying Ticket role/assignment gates. The removal also deletes token mint/rotate/revoke/refresh behavior, live Worker token replacement, and the control-plane credential table. Runtime/Server trust remains the security boundary; Worker role checks remain the accidental-misuse gate.