AI agents are already calling SaaS APIs, but most teams lack a coherent identity strategy for them. The post breaks down the four pillars of agent identity: authentication, authorization, credential lifecycle, and auditing. It explains why agents amplify existing identity problems like credential sprawl, long-lived API keys, overprivileged tokens, and missing audit trails. SaaS platforms face compounded risk due to multi-tenancy and third-party integrations. Practical steps include auditing existing credentials, migrating from API keys to OAuth short-lived tokens, scoping permissions per task, logging both agent and user identity in audit trails, enforcing per-agent client registration, and gating sensitive actions with human approval flows.
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