Definition
Cross App Access is a way for an identity system (like a company's single sign-on provider) to hand out short-lived, revocable access passes to AI agents instead of giving them permanent static passwords or API keys. If an agent's access is compromised, the pass can be instantly cancelled and every use of it is logged, unlike a stolen key that keeps working until someone notices.
Why it matters
This closes one of the biggest AI agent risks — permanent credentials that, once stolen or misused, are hard to detect or revoke — replacing it with centrally governed, auditable, instantly-revocable access.