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Date Published
Author
Kevin Gao
Word count
1465
Language
English
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None

Summary

The Agentic Identity Control Plane, introduced by Descope, offers security teams policy-based governance, robust auditing, and comprehensive identity lifecycle management for AI agents and Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystems. This initiative addresses the prevalent security and privacy concerns among developers, as highlighted in the Stack Overflow 2025 Developer Survey, which noted significant apprehension about AI agent use. By building on the Descope Agentic Identity Hub, the Identity Control Plane allows organizations to enforce identity security guardrails while supporting AI adoption, offering features like scope-based access control, dynamic client registration, and role-based permissions management. It provides security teams with tools to manage AI agent access, differentiate between verified and unverified agents, and maintain granular audit trails, ensuring that AI agent permissions align with user roles and organizational policies. Additionally, the platform facilitates dynamic registration, monitoring, and deprovisioning of AI agents, allowing firms to open applications to AI agents while ensuring security and identity control. Descope's survey indicates that 95% of IAM-decision makers view authentication and access control as crucial for secure AI adoption, underscoring the importance of the Agentic Identity Control Plane in promoting secure AI integration.