Hey everyone. Today, we’re diving into a topic that’s reshaping enterprise identity and access management: the rise of agentic AI identities; and the challenges they bring.”
What Are Agentic AI Identities?
Agentic AI identities are autonomous agents powered by large language models (LLMs) and orchestration frameworks. They don’t just respond to queries; they reason, act, and make decisions on behalf of users. Think of them as digital employees that can book travel, manage infrastructure, or even approve workflows.
The Identity Challenge
“But here’s the problem: traditional identity systems weren’t built for non-human actors. These agents need access to sensitive systems, but giving them standing privileges is a huge risk. You don’t want an AI agent to have persistent access to your databases, APIs, or cloud services.”
That’s where the pain points emerge:
- Over-permissioning: Agents often get more access than they need.
- Lack of visibility: It’s hard to track what an agent did and why.
- No revocation logic: Once access is granted, it often stays open.
Britive: Just-In-Time Access for AI Agents
Britive solves this with granular, scoped, and ephemeral access. It enables AI agents to get just-in-time (JIT)permissions based on context. Britive then automatically revokes them when the task is done.
Real-World Example: Travel Booking with Agentic AI
Let me walk you through a real-world B2B scenario.
An enterprise deployed an internal travel booking solution using AWS Bedrock and agentic AI technologies. Employees used a simple chatbot to book flights and hotels for business travel.
Here’s how it worked:
- The AI agent parsed natural language requests using an LLM.
- Based on the user’s role: say, economy class for staff or business class for execs, it dynamically requested scoped access.
- It got JIT access to AWS DynamoDB to fetch user profiles.
- Then, it accessed the Amadeus travel API, again, just-in-time.
- Once the booking was complete, all permissions were revoked.
No standing privileges. No god-mode access. Just scoped, time-bound access.
Architecture Highlights
The architecture included:
- Britive for JIT access orchestration.
- AWS Bedrock for LLM-powered reasoning, model access, agent run-time, etc.
- DynamoDB MCP server for profile resolution, although a standard API could’ve sufficed.
- Amadeus API for travel services.
This setup ensured that agentic AI agents operated securely, with zero standing privileges and full auditability.
Why This Matters
As enterprises adopt AI agents for automation, identity becomes the new perimeter. Solutions like Britive are critical to ensure that these agents don’t become security liabilities.
Call to Action
If you’re building with agentic AI, think beyond functionality, think identity first. Thanks for watching, and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and drop your thoughts in the comments. See you next time!
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