The six layers every AI agent program needs.

Zero Trust for AI agents is not just network segmentation. It is a chain of identity, authorization, runtime policy, tool governance, containment, and provenance that keeps working after agents connect to real systems.

Unique identity for every human, service account, model workflow, and AI agentJust-in-time access and short-lived credentials for tools, APIs, repos, and cloudModel gateway policy for provider routing, logs, token budgets, and data handlingMCP and tool registry controls for what agents can call, read, write, and changeRuntime containment with sandboxing, egress limits, approvals, and revocationProvenance logs that tie prompt, model, tool call, command, artifact, and reviewer

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AppSec teams, software security engineers, platform teams, and developers2026-08-21

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