It's Time to Decompose IAM

At the recent RSAC conference, discussions focused on securing Agentic AI, which presents both transformative opportunities and significant risks, yet solutions remain unclear. The conversation highlighted a misconception about Identity and Access Management (IAM), emphasizing that authentication and authorization are distinct disciplines with unique challenges. Authentication involves verifying identities, but its complexity ensures it will never be fully resolved, necessitating multiple systems to handle new patterns and regulations. Authorization, however, deals with what actions can be performed once identity is established, and it faces challenges related to latency and the diverse needs of various organizational stakeholders. The core issue with Agentic AI is not identity management but the governance of agents once they access systems, requiring innovative authorization strategies beyond traditional Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to accommodate non-deterministic agents making real-time decisions.

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