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[Home](/) 2. [Directory](/directory) 3. AI Agent Identity # AI Agent Identity Identity, scopes, and trust for autonomous agents. 11 vendors · Last updated 4 days ago Quick answer ## What is AI Agent Identity? Short answer AI agent identity platforms assign verifiable identities to AI agents and bots, scope what they can do on behalf of users, and audit their actions. Best for Teams deploying agents and copilots that act on behalf of users against internal data and external APIs. When to choose Look for delegation models, scope/permission granularity, audit trail quality, and support for emerging standards. When not to choose Skip AI Agent Identity tooling if a broader IAM platform already covers your needs and you don't have category-specific requirements. Related tools & categories [Machine Identity](/directory/category/machine-identity)[Secrets / API Key Management](/directory/category/secrets-api-keys)[Privileged Access Management / PAM](/directory/category/pam)[Non-Human Identity](/directory/category/non-human-identity)[Run the IAM Stack Finder](/stack-finder)[Browse all vendors](/directory) Buyer help ### Request a vendor shortlist Tell us what you're evaluating and IDSync will identify the identity, access, and security tools that fit your use case. [Request shortlist →](/request-shortlist) ## Top vendors in AI Agent Identity ![Aembit company logo](https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=128&domain=aembit.io) [Aembit](/directory/aembit) Enterprise quote [](https://aembit.io) Aembit is a workload identity and access management platform that manages how workloads, services, and AI agents authenticate and access downstream APIs and services — without static credentials. [View profile →](/directory/aembit) [Akeyless](/directory/akeyless) Free tier [](https://www.akeyless.io) Akeyless is an established identity security platform delivering secrets management, certificate lifecycle management, encryption/KMS, and secure remote access from a unified SaaS, using patented Distributed Fragments Cryptography (DFC) instead of a self-managed vault. In 2025–2026 it extended the platform to AI-agent identity with ephemeral, task-scoped access. [View profile →](/directory/akeyless) [Astrix Security](/directory/astrix) Enterprise quote [](https://astrix.security) Astrix Security discovers and secures non-human identities, AI agents, and MCP servers, and provisions secure-by-design agents through its Agent Control Plane with short-lived credentials and just-in-time access. Following its acquisition by Cisco, its capabilities are being integrated into Cisco's identity and zero-trust portfolio. [View profile →](/directory/astrix) ![Cerbos company logo](https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=128&domain=cerbos.dev) [Cerbos](/directory/cerbos) Free tier [](https://cerbos.dev) Cerbos is an authorization management platform built around an open source policy decision point (PDP). It enforces fine-grained RBAC, ABAC, PBAC, and ReBAC policies for applications, APIs, workloads, and AI agents. [View profile →](/directory/cerbos) [Clutch Security](/directory/clutch) Enterprise quote [](https://www.clutch.security) Clutch Security is a non-human identity (NHI) security platform that maps service accounts, keys, tokens, and AI agents to their origins via its Identity Lineage graph, then layers on lifecycle management, posture, and threat detection. It added an Agentic AI Governance module for discovering and setting guardrails around AI agents and their credential usage. [View profile →](/directory/clutch) [Defakto](/directory/defakto) Enterprise quote [](https://www.defakto.security) Defakto (formerly SPIRL, rebranded in 2026) is a non-human identity and access management platform built on the SPIFFE standard. It issues dynamic, cryptographically verifiable identities for services, workloads, CI/CD pipelines, and AI agents in place of static credentials and service accounts. [View profile →](/directory/defakto) [Entro Security](/directory/entro) Enterprise quote [](https://entro.security) Entro Security is an agentic AI and non-human identity security platform that discovers, classifies, and governs NHIs and secrets across clouds, code, vaults, and collaboration tools, with behavioral threat detection via its NHIDR engine. SailPoint completed its acquisition of Entro in June 2026, making it the NHI and secrets layer of SailPoint's Agentic Fabric. [View profile →](/directory/entro) [Keycard](/directory/keycard) Free tier [](https://keycard.ai) Keycard is an identity and access platform purpose-built for AI agents, founded by former Snyk and Auth0 leaders (including the creator of Passport.js). It verifies agent identity, mints short-lived task-scoped tokens in place of static API keys, and enforces runtime policy with auditable logs. [View profile →](/directory/keycard) [Natoma](/directory/natoma) Free tier [](https://natoma.ai) Natoma provides a governed way to connect AI agents and clients (such as Claude Code, ChatGPT, and Snowflake Cortex) to enterprise tools through a catalog of 100+ verified MCP servers, with identity-aware access policies, agent IAM, and audit trails. It began as a non-human identity management platform and has centered its product on secure agentic connectivity. [View profile →](/directory/natoma) [Oasis Security](/directory/oasis) Enterprise quote [](https://www.oasis.security) Oasis Security is a non-human identity management platform covering inventory, ownership, posture, lifecycle, and secret rotation for machine identities, with AI-SPM and intent-aware access controls for AI agents. In July 2026, data-security company Cyera agreed to acquire Oasis for approximately $1 billion, with closing expected later in the year. [View profile →](/directory/oasis) [Token Security](/directory/token-security) Enterprise quote [](https://www.token.security) Token Security is a machine-first identity security platform that discovers non-human identities and AI agents across cloud, SaaS, and on-prem environments, then manages their posture, lifecycle, and threats. In March 2026 it introduced Intent-Based AI Agent Security, which aligns agent permissions with their stated purpose. [View profile →](/directory/token-security) ## Related categories [Machine Identity](/directory/category/machine-identity)[Secrets / API Key Management](/directory/category/secrets-api-keys)[Privileged Access Management / PAM](/directory/category/pam)[Non-Human Identity](/directory/category/non-human-identity)[SaaS Access Governance](/directory/category/saas-access-governance)[Workforce IAM](/directory/category/workforce-iam) ### Related AI Agent Identity comparisons [ Best AI agent identity tools in 2026 Leading AI agent identity tools today come from machine identity vendors extending to agent use cases: Aembit for workload-to-workload auth, Teleport for engineering access, StrongDM for human-and-machine access, and emerging vendors like Veza for permission visibility. ](/compare/best-ai-agent-identity-tools) ### Related buyer resources [ AI Agent Identity Checklist Checklist ](/resources/ai-agent-identity-checklist) ### Pick the right AI Agent Identity tool Tell us about your stack and we'll send a tailored vendor shortlist for AI Agent Identity. 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