Executive Summary AI agents need reliable identity because enterprises must know which software actor is operating. They also need separate authorization because a known agent can still request an action that exceeds the current task. NIST's February 2026 announcement on software-agent identity and authority explicitly highlights identification, authorization, auditing, and non-repudiation questions. [1] Microsoft's autonomous-agent documentation similarly requires the agent to authenticate with its own identity and then receive the application permissions needed for operation. [2] CyberTech Intelligence therefore frames agent security as an identity-plus-authorization op…
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