HashiCorp Vault introduces new identity and authorization capabilities for AI agents in autonomous workflows.
- •Agent registry enables separate management of agent identities distinct from human and non-human identities
- •Multi-layer policy intersection combines human owner, agent baseline, and ceiling policies to enforce least privilege
- •Ephemeral authorization binds request-level permissions via JWT authorization_details claims with token expiration
- •Per-request access control provides tighter scopes than entity-based policies for specific resources and workflows
- •Runtime policy evaluation with explicit delegation tracking for on-behalf-of patterns
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