Okta CEO Todd McKinnon - a question of identity in the agentic enterprise
Identity infrastructure just became critical to agent deployment—Okta's bet on the agentic enterprise could reshape how enterprises manage autonomous systems.
Why it matters
As agents move from pilot to production, identity and access control become a bottleneck and security imperative. Okta is positioning itself as foundational infrastructure for the agentic era, but the interview raises hard questions about vendor responsibility and scope.
The key facts
9 to knowOkta CEO Todd McKinnon interviewed on identity's role in agentic enterprise
Nine-year continuity with prior interview (2017 context: avoiding buzzwords, building foundations)
Identity infrastructure as a gate for agent deployment at scale
Positioning: identity as foundational to enterprise agent workflows
Raises unresolved questions on vendor responsibility in agentic systems
Nine-year follow-up interview with Okta CEO Todd McKinnon
Focus: identity's role in agentic enterprise
Okta positioning identity infrastructure as foundational to agent deployment
Unclear boundaries between vendor responsibility and enterprise accountability in autonomous systems
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Publisher excerpt: Nine years after our last interview about avoiding buzzwords and building useful foundations, Todd McKinnon makes the case for identity's role in the agentic enterprise. The opportunity for Okta is significant, but we are curious about where its responsibilities begin and end.