Segura: How to Secure AI Agents and Non-Human Identities in 2026

AI agents are quietly becoming the largest population of users in modern enterprises, yet they never log in like humans do. They authenticate through service accounts, API keys, OAuth tokens, certificates, and embedded secrets. For CISOs and IT directors, this means the traditional identity perimeter built around employees is no longer enough. Segura outlines a practical approach to discover, govern, and control the privileged access powering AI agents and other non-human identities (NHIs).

What was announced

Segura published an in-depth analysis on how to secure non-human identities in the era of agentic AI. The article explains that AI agents act autonomously through machine credentials and automation workflows, multiplying the volume of NHIs by an order of magnitude compared to human users. Segura details how its identity-first PAM platform applies discovery, vaulting, rotation, session monitoring, and least-privilege controls specifically to AI agents, scripts, RPA bots, CI/CD pipelines, and service accounts.

Why this matters

For CIOs, CISOs, and procurement leaders, the rise of AI agents introduces a new class of risk: identities that never log in, never rotate passwords manually, and often hold static, over-privileged credentials. A single leaked API token or hard-coded secret can compromise entire pipelines. Without governance, AI agents become invisible privileged users — outside SIEM visibility, outside ITDR coverage, and outside audit scope. Segura positions NHI security as a board-level priority for 2026 audits and regulatory readiness.

Technical details

• Discovery: automated inventory of service accounts, API keys, tokens, certificates, and embedded secrets across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Vaulting and rotation: centralized storage with automatic credential rotation for machine identities.
• Just-in-time access: short-lived credentials issued to AI agents and automation workflows on demand.
• Session monitoring: recording and behavioral analytics for privileged actions executed by NHIs.
• Secrets management: elimination of hard-coded credentials in code repositories, CI/CD, and containers.
• Audit and compliance: full traceability of every action performed by an AI agent or service account.

Softprom and Segura

Softprom is the official distributor of Segura. Organizations can request demos, proofs of concept, licensing, and deployment support through Softprom and its partner network.

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