Why IAM, PAM, and IGA Fail in the Agentic Enterprise
Speaker: Alex Bovee CEO, Co-founder ConductorOne
Main Takeaways
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The traditional identity stack was built around human lifecycle management, starting in HR, flowing through IAM for credentialing, PAM for privileged access, and IGA for governance and certification.
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AI agents do not originate in HR systems and are often created programmatically or as sub-identities of human users.
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Agents frequently authenticate using APIs, OAuth tokens, or MCP, rather than logging into systems or checking credentials out of a vault.
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PAM workflows break because agents do not “check out” credentials in the traditional sense.
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Traditional IGA solutions do not understand agent identities, API-based entitlements, or MCP access models.
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Securing AI agents requires real-time verification of actions, contextual authorization, and the ability to bring humans into the loop when necessary.
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