Glossary topic

AI agent identity and access control

As AI agents act autonomously, they need their own verifiable identities and tightly scoped access rather than shared human credentials. Verifiable Digital Credentials give agents a trustworthy identity, while Cross App Access defines how agents authenticate and hand off privileges across applications without standing access, reducing the blast radius if an agent is compromised.
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