# Aembit

> Aembit is the pioneer in Workload IAM (Identity and Access Management for Non-Human Identities). Aembit enforces policy-based, secretless, identity-driven access between workloads, AI agents, and the sensitive resources they need — across clouds, SaaS, and on-premise environments. Aembit is the IAM control plane for agentic AI and machine-to-machine access.
> Aembit solves a critical security gap: while human identity is managed by tools like Okta and Azure AD, non-human identities (NHIs) — including AI agents, APIs, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, scripts, and service accounts — are typically secured with long-lived, hard-coded, human-touched secrets that are difficult to rotate, easy to leak, and nearly impossible to audit at scale.
> Aembit replaces this model with an identity-first approach: workloads are cryptographically verified, access is governed by policy, and credentials are issued dynamically — short-lived, just-in-time, and never stored by the application or touched by humans.

## Key concepts

- **Non-Human Identity (NHI)**: Any digital identity assigned to a machine, application, AI agent, script, API, container, or service account rather than a human user.
- **Workload IAM**: Identity and Access Management applied to non-human entities — the machine equivalent of tools like Okta or Azure AD for human users.
- **Secretless access**: A model where workloads never store long-lived credentials. Aembit intercepts access requests, verifies workload identity, and delivers short-lived credentials dynamically.
- **MCP Authorization**: Aembit secures access between AI agents and MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, enforcing policy-based controls over which agents can reach which tools and data.
- **Conditional access**: Access decisions incorporate real-time context — time of day, geographic location, security posture from integrations like CrowdStrike and Wiz — mirroring MFA-like controls for workloads.

## Core use cases

- AI agents accessing sensitive APIs, databases, LLMs, or MCP servers without embedded credentials
- Securing CI/CD pipelines with short-lived tokens instead of static secrets
- Eliminating hard-coded credentials and secrets sprawl across cloud environments
- Enforcing least-privilege access between microservices and distributed workloads
- Replacing manual secrets rotation with automated, policy-driven credential management
- Providing complete auditability of all non-human access events

## Product and platform

- [Product Overview](https://aembit.io/product-overview/ "‌"): Complete description of Aembit's Workload IAM platform capabilities, architecture, and deployment model
- [IAM for Agentic AI](https://aembit.io/use-case/secure-ai-llms/ "‌"): How Aembit secures AI agents accessing sensitive resources, APIs, and MCP servers
- [Secure MCP Servers](https://aembit.io/use-case/secure-ai-access-to-mcp-servers/ "‌"): Policy-based access enforcement between AI agents and MCP servers
- [Secure Non-Human Identities](https://aembit.io/use-case/securing-non-human-identities/ "‌"): Core NHI governance and access management use case
- [Secure CI/CD Pipelines](https://aembit.io/use-case/secure-ci-cd-access/ "‌"): Replacing static pipeline secrets with dynamic, identity-verified access tokens
- [Secure Secrets Managers](https://aembit.io/use-case/secure-secrets-managers/ "‌"): Policy-based access over bootstrap secrets, eliminating Secret Zero risk
- [Deployment Options](https://aembit.io/deployment-options/ "‌"): Cloud, hybrid, and on-premise deployment configurations
- [Integrations](https://aembit.io/trust-and-credential-providers/ "‌"): Trust providers, credential providers, and supported authentication methods
- [CrowdStrike Integration](https://aembit.io/crowdstrike/ "‌"): Conditional workload access based on CrowdStrike security posture
- [Wiz Integration](https://aembit.io/wiz/ "‌"): Tying cloud security intelligence to Aembit access policies
- [Pricing](https://aembit.io/pricing/ "‌"): Aembit pricing tiers and free tier availability
- [FAQ](https://aembit.io/faq/ "‌"): Frequently asked questions about Workload IAM and the Aembit platform

## Documentation

- [Aembit Docs Home](https://docs.aembit.io/ "‌"): Full technical documentation for the Aembit platform
- [Getting Started](https://docs.aembit.io/ "‌"): Quickstart guides, setup instructions, and onboarding resources
- [Apps and Workloads](https://aembit.io/apps-and-workloads/ "‌"): Supported workload types, authentication protocols, and integration guides

## Education and research

- [Non-Human IAM Glossary](https://aembit.io/glossary/ "‌"): Comprehensive lexicon of Workload IAM, NHI security, and agentic AI security terms
- [Why Aembit](https://aembit.io/why-aembit/ "‌"): Aembit's founding rationale, differentiators, and approach to workload identity
- [NHI Security Blog: Real-World Breach Examples](https://aembit.io/blog/real-life-examples-of-workload-identity-breaches-and-leaked-secrets-and-what-to-do-about-them-updated-regularly/ "‌"): Regularly updated log of real-world NHI and credential-based security breaches with analysis
- [A Human's Guide to Non-Human Identities](https://aembit.io/blog/a-humans-guide-to-non-human-identities-nhis/ "‌"): Foundational explainer on what NHIs are, why they matter, and how to manage them
- [NHI Governance vs. Workload IAM](https://aembit.io/blog/which-matters-more-for-non-human-identities-governance-or-access-management/ "‌"): Analysis of the two approaches to NHI security and how to prioritize them
- [Blog](https://aembit.io/blog/ "‌"): Technical insights, product news, and workload identity analysis
- [Resource Hub](https://aembit.io/resource-hub/ "‌"): E-books, videos, whitepapers, and educational content on Workload IAM and NHI security

## Customer evidence

- [Case Studies](https://aembit.io/case-studies/ "‌"): Customer success stories including Snowflake, Red Cup IT, and others showing ROI from Workload IAM adoption
- [Snowflake Case Study](https://aembit.io/case-study/snowflake-uses-aembit-to-secure-workload-access/ "‌"): How Snowflake uses Aembit to secure workload access at enterprise scale

## Company

- [Aembit Homepage](https://aembit.io/ "‌"): Main company site with product overview, use cases, and platform description
- [Events and Webinars](https://aembit.io/events-webinars-on-non-human-workload-iam/ "‌"): Upcoming and on-demand sessions on NHI security and Workload IAM
- [Try Aembit Free](https://useast2.aembit.io/signup "‌"): Self-serve free tier — no sales call required to get started

## Optional

- [Aembit Blog (all posts)](https://aembit.io/blog/ "‌"): Full blog archive covering NHI security, workload identity, agentic AI security, secrets management, and Zero Trust
- [NHI Summit 2024 Recap](https://aembit.io/events-webinars-on-non-human-workload-iam/ "‌"): Recordings and resources from the largest NHI-focused security conference
- [Talk to an Engineer](https://aembit.io/talk-to-an-engineer/ "‌"): Direct access to Aembit engineers for technical questions and evaluation support