How to keep AI agents within their permissions
AI agents can silently exceed their intended permissions using valid credentials — a governance gap that traditional IAM controls were never built to address, with implications for both NIS2 compliance and operational security.
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AI agents can use valid credentials to perform actions beyond their assigned permissions, creating risks that traditional access controls may not prevent. Token Security explains how organizations can enforce agent-specific policies without sacrificing autonomy. [...]
Editorial Analysis
The rise of autonomous AI agents creates a new category of identity risk where valid credentials are used for unauthorised actions, demanding purpose-built governance controls.
Audit all deployed AI agents for permission scope, implement agent-specific least-privilege policies, and establish monitoring for permission-boundary violations.
AI agents using valid credentials can act beyond their intended scope, creating a new governance risk that existing identity controls do not address.
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