No AI Agent Without Identity (Part 1): Why IAM Comes Before Autonomy (opens in new tab)

Part 1 of a 5-part series on agentic AI governance. AI agents are no longer passive automation. If they can read data, call tools, trigger workflows, or act on enterprise resources, they need stable, attributable identity. Governed autonomy must start with IAM: identity, access control, supervision, revocation, auditability, and accountability.