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IBM makes Agent Identity generally available for registering and controlling AI agents
IBM says the product registers agents in a central inventory and issues short-lived, task-scoped tokens.
Check our sources · 4 facts from 1 sourceIBM announced on 26 October 2026 that IBM Agent Identity is now generally available. IBM says it helps enterprises treat AI agents as first-class identities across their lifecycle, with registration in a central inventory and OAuth-based, short-lived, task-scoped tokens to narrow access at each step.
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IBM Agent Identity is now generally available. (Published 26 October 2026)
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IBM published an announcement dated 26 October 2026 saying IBM Agent Identity is now generally available.
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IBM says IBM Agent Identity helps enterprises treat AI agents as first-class identities and secure them across their lifecycle, bringing registration, delegation, enforcement and governance into a coordinated identity control plane.
citehelps enterprises treat AI agents as first-class identities ... bringing registration, delegation, enforcement and governance into a coordinated identity control plane.
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IBM says IBM Agent Identity helps organizations register agents in a central inventory, capture ownership and metadata, classify risk, document approved tool connections and manage lifecycle state.
citeregister agents in a central inventory, capture ownership and metadata, classify risk, document approved tool connections and manage lifecycle state.
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IBM says IBM Agent Identity uses OAuth-based, short-lived, task-scoped tokens to narrow access at each step.
citeOAuth-based, short-lived, task-scoped tokens help narrow access at each step.
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IBM Agent Identity is now generally available: Building trust for the agentic era
IBM published an announcement dated 26 October 2026 saying IBM Agent Identity is now generally available.
IBM Agent Identity is now generally available. (Published 26 October 2026)
IBM says IBM Agent Identity helps enterprises treat AI agents as first-class identities and secure them across their lifecycle, bringing registration, delegation, enforcement and governance into a coordinated identity control plane.
helps enterprises treat AI agents as first-class identities ... bringing registration, delegation, enforcement and governance into a coordinated identity control plane.
IBM says IBM Agent Identity helps organizations register agents in a central inventory, capture ownership and metadata, classify risk, document approved tool connections and manage lifecycle state.
register agents in a central inventory, capture ownership and metadata, classify risk, document approved tool connections and manage lifecycle state.
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IBM says IBM Agent Identity uses OAuth-based, short-lived, task-scoped tokens to narrow access at each step.
OAuth-based, short-lived, task-scoped tokens help narrow access at each step.
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