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Okta, 1Password and ServiceNow push shared controls for securing AI agents
At Okta's Oktane event, executives described Agent Gateway, which puts Okta in the runtime path of AI agents, and Dex, which routes employee work to scoped sub-agents. Okta, 1Password and ServiceNow also described working together on agent identity and credentials, SiliconANGLE reported.
Key points
- Okta's Agent Gateway evaluates what AI agents try to do at runtime.
- Okta's Dex routes employee requests to scoped sub-agents for teams like IT and expenses.
- 1Password's Credential Broker gives agents secrets without exposing them to the model.
What happened: AI agent governance was the main theme at Okta's Oktane event, according to SiliconANGLE's coverage, with identity security moving into the flow of work and requiring controls that persist beyond an initial login.
The details: Ric Smith, Okta's president of products and technology, said its Agent Gateway puts Okta in the runtime path, expanding its role from granting access to evaluating what agents seek to do. "That is a very different transition for Okta," he said. Jenna Cline, a senior vice president at Okta, described Dex, which gives employees access to specialized sub-agents and can route work to scoped agents for teams such as expenses and the IT help desk. Okta deputy chief security officer Charlotte Wylie described the Blueprint Alliance, which brings vendors together around a reference architecture for securing the agentic stack.
Who it affects: Okta and 1Password use shared identity standards to preserve an agent's verified identity and authorization context. 1Password CTO Nancy Wang said its Credential Broker supplies secrets without exposing them to the agent or the model. ServiceNow's Bhakti Pitre said the company maps agents to business processes and is working with Okta on agent identities and session tokens. Vanderbilt University CIO Shane Callahan said existing governance and technology intake processes can be reused for agents.
What to watch: Pricing and general availability dates for Agent Gateway and Dex were not reported. SiliconANGLE disclosed that its theCUBE is a paid media partner for the event.
Our take
Teams rolling out agents should plan for identity and access checks that apply to each agent action, not only at login.