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An open metal hook hanging on a dark door beneath the headline “Why Agent Hooks Aren’t Access Control,” with the Aembit logo in the lower-right corner.

Agent Hooks Are a Developer Tool, Not Access Control

Every major AI platform now ships hooks for agent security. Here’s why they’re the wrong layer for access control – and what goes underneath them.
Apurva Davé
Apurva Davé
Nov 2026
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8 min read
MCP vs Traditional API Security

MCP Servers vs API Security: What’s the Difference?

Securing MCP requires a fundamentally different approach than traditional API security.
Apurva Davé
Apurva Davé
Oct 2026
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6 min read
Person comparing MCP security and gateway tools on a laptop, with the headline “Ranking the Top 9 MCP Security / Gateway Tools.”

Top 9 MCP Security Platforms and Gateways in 2026

MCP security is becoming a crowded market of gateways, scanners, access controls, and broader platforms, and the distinctions matter more than the labels.
Dan Kaplan
Dan Kaplan
Oct 2026
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9 min read
Office team working around laptops, overlaid with the headline “Ranking the Top PAM Vendors & Alternatives (2026).”

The Top 7 PAM Vendors and Alternatives in 2026

PAM is changing as AI agents, workloads and machine identities take on more privileged access.
Dan Kaplan
Dan Kaplan
Oct 2026
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6 min read
AI agent working at a laptop with access to workplace apps including email, calendar, Slack, Notion, GitHub, and AWS.

Personal AI Agents Are Coming to Work, and They’re Walking Out With Your Secrets

Personal agents are about to test whether enterprises know who, or what, is using their credentials.
Apurva Davé
Apurva Davé
Oct 2026
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6 min read
Two professionals reviewing a secrets management dashboard, with text reading “Ranking the Top Secrets Managers & Alternatives (2026).

Ranking the Top Secrets Management Tools and Alternatives in 2026

Secrets managers still matter. But AI agents and workloads are changing when stored credentials make sense.
Dan Kaplan
Dan Kaplan
Sep 2026
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5 min read
A swarm of futuristic AI humanoids rushes a glowing security barrier at the entrance to a brightly lit data center, visually representing agents pushing past authorization controls.

Barbarians at the Gate: The Authorization Assumption That Agents Are Tearing Down

Broad credentials made sense when fixed application logic stood between users and actions, but AI agents have changed that equation.
Apurva Davé
Apurva Davé
Sep 2026
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4 min read
Graphic for Part 5 of Aembit’s MCP 2026-07-28 series, titled “The Agent Interoperability Layer,” with a network diagram of connected components in the background.

MCP as an Application Protocol: The Emerging Agent Interoperability Layer

What began as a way for agents to call tools is expanding into infrastructure for longer-running, governed interactions across enterprise systems.
Ashur Kanoon
Ashur Kanoon
Sep 2026
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5 min read
MCP 2026-07-28 Part 4: Governing at Scale, over a diagram of connected services and request flows.

Enterprise at Scale: MCP’s Emerging Identity and Governance Foundation

Centralized authorization eliminates repeated user consent, but autonomous agents still need runtime policy, short-lived credentials, and audit.
Ashur Kanoon
Ashur Kanoon
Sep 2026
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4 min read
“Secure Agentic AI” over a connected digital globe.

MCP Authorization: OAuth 2.1, PKCE, and Agent Identity

An employee, a scheduled agent, and a company-wide assistant may knock on the same MCP server door. They should not get in with the same badge.
Kevin Sapp
Kevin Sapp
Sep 2026
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9 min read
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