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10 Agentic Identity Security Vendors

10 Identity Security Vendors for AI Agents: Strengths, Tradeoffs and How They Fit

Compare 10 identity security vendors for AI agents, including where each fits and what buyers should examine before choosing.
Dan Kaplan
Dan Kaplan
Jul 2026
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7 min read
Abstract geometric illustration of a blue square representing an AI agent connected within a network of white rectangular workloads.

Squares and Rectangles: Why AI Agents Can’t Be Treated Like Regular Workloads

AI agents are workloads, but traditional workload identity alone can miss the user, task, and runtime context needed to govern dynamic agent access.
Emma Zaballos
Emma Zaballos
Jul 2026
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4 min read
Identiverse 2026 Confirmed the AI Agent Identity Gap: Visibility Is Not Enforcement

Identiverse 2026 Confirmed the AI Agent Identity Gap: Visibility Is Not Enforcement

Visibility tells you what your agents are doing. Enforcement determines what they’re allowed to do. Here’s what the Aembit team saw at Identiverse that confirmed the gap.
Emma Zaballos
Emma Zaballos
Jun 2026
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5 min read
Two software engineers at a desk with dual monitors displaying code, with the blog title overlay: What Anthropic WIF Gets Right – And What It Doesn't Solve

Anthropic Workload Identity Federation: What It Gets Right – and What It Still Doesn’t Solve

Eliminating static API keys is real progress – but securing one credential surface is not the same as governing workload access at scale.
Apurva Davé
Apurva Davé
Jun 2026
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9 min read
Software engineer seated at a desk in a modern office, reviewing responses from an AI assistant on a laptop while working across multiple monitors in a natural, candid workplace setting.

AIMS: A Model for AI Agent Identity

An early IETF draft hints at how identity infrastructure may evolve once autonomous software starts acting inside enterprise environments.
Kevin Sapp
Kevin Sapp
May 2026
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4 min read

Gartner’s Workload IAM Architecture Is a Big Step Forward for AI Agent Security

The global research and advisory firm is pushing the industry toward a more practical model for securing AI agents and non-human access.
Kevin Sapp
Kevin Sapp
May 2026
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8 min read
Split illustration showing chaotic tangled infrastructure on one side and a clean, structured cloud architecture diagram on the other.

Everyone Wants SPIFFE. Almost No One Can Afford to Build It Right.

What it takes to implement it, and why real-world environments make it hard to finish.
Ashur Kanoon
Ashur Kanoon
May 2026
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16 min read
Access granted.

5 Capabilities of Workload Access Managers – And Why WAM Isn’t WIM

Workload access management isn’t identity management – it enforces access and eliminates credentials. Learn the five core WAM capabilities
Apurva Davé
Apurva Davé
May 2026
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11 min read
I spent one day building AI agents. Here's what actually happened.

I Spent One Day Building AI Agents. Here’s What Actually Happened

Victor Ronin builds AI agents in a day using CrewAI and a local LLM, sharing what worked, what broke and why agents still need humans.
Victor Ronin
Victor Ronin
May 2026
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11 min read
Context-Based Access Control for MCP Servers: Why Static Rules Fail

Context-Based Access Control for MCP Servers: Why Static Rules Fail

Static access rules fail in dynamic MCP environments. Context-based access control evaluates identity, context and resources in real time.
Dan Kaplan
Dan Kaplan
Apr 2026
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6 min read
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