Keycard for AI Agent Security: Features, Pricing, and Alternatives
Blog post from WorkOS
Keycard is an identity infrastructure platform designed to address the challenges of managing identity and access for autonomous AI agents, offering a novel approach compared to traditional identity systems that are primarily built for human interaction. Founded by industry veterans, including former Snyk CTO Ian Livingstone, the company has secured $38 million in funding and emerged from stealth in October 2025. Keycard's platform replaces static credentials with cryptographically-verified, ephemeral tokens that are task-scoped and identity-bound, ensuring dynamic and secure access management tailored for AI agents. The platform emphasizes edge-based runtime enforcement and federated identity protocols, positioning itself as a leader in agent-specific identity solutions. However, despite its innovative approach, Keycard is still in early access and lacks the production battle-testing and comprehensive features that established platforms like WorkOS offer. WorkOS provides a proven, enterprise-grade authentication suite with a track record of reliability and comprehensive features, making it the preferred choice for production AI deployments, while Keycard remains an experimental platform with potential but unproven capabilities.