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Identity security just became the gatekeeper for AI agents. Okta's treating nonhuman identities like humans — and it matters.
Why it matters
As AI agents proliferate in enterprise workflows, identity and access control for autonomous systems is becoming critical infrastructure. Okta's strategy of extending human-user governance to agent identities reflects a real deployment challenge practitioners are hitting now.
The key facts
10 to knowAI agents now require governed identity management, not treated as ordinary software
Identity security determines safe agent access to enterprise systems
Okta extending human-user controls to nonhuman (agent) identities
Oktane event Sept. 24, 2026
Agent autonomy across workflows driving identity governance shift
Identity security now determines how safely AI agents can access systems and act across enterprise workflows
Companies must treat AI agents as governed identities rather than ordinary software tools
Okta extending established human-user controls to nonhuman identities
Oktane event scheduled for Sept. 24, 2026
Focus on identity controls for agent access and task execution across enterprise applications
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Publisher excerpt: Identity security now determines how safely artificial intelligence agents can access systems and act across enterprise workflows. As AI agents log in to applications and execute tasks, companies must treat them as governed identities rather than ordinary software tools. Okta’s strategy reflects…