# 451 Research report: How agentic AI is redefining identity security

DevFeed: [451 Research report: How agentic AI is redefining identity security](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/451-research-report-how-agentic-ai-is-redefining-identity-security-1927.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://1password.com/blog/how-agentic-ai-is-redefining-identity-security>)

Author: info@1password.com (1Password)

Published: 2026-08-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on 1Password Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-1password-blog.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>)

Tags: [agentic-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-ai.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [identity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/identity.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [unified-access](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/unified-access.md>)

## AI overview

A 1Password article summarizes a 451 Research report on how agentic AI is changing enterprise identity and access security. It highlights the need to discover AI agents and non-human identities, deliver credentials just in time, guide developer remediation, and provide auditable attribution for actions.

## Source excerpt

In the short time that AI agents have been a part of the enterprise, they have upended many of our bedrock assumptions about the nature of identity, access, development, and work itself. At 1Password, we've been in the trenches of the agentic revolution; we've seen its positive impact on productivity, and the serious concerns it raises about security. We've worked to build solutions that both harness AI's potential and rein in its risks, and watched customers and colleagues grapple with the same issues. In order to better understand how the industry at large is facing the agentic moment, 1Password commissioned a Vanguard Report from 451 Research, titled A new access model for the agentic enterprise. The report describes how agentic AI is redefining access and identity, and lays out what C-level leaders can do to ensure a smooth transition to this new paradigm. Its core recommendations include: Start with discovery and visibility of AI agents and poorly governed non-human identities (NHIs). Move to just-in-time credential delivery, rather than static credentials and standing privileges. Implement guided remediation for developers so they can address NHI and agentic risk without interrupting their workflows. Ensure full auditability and clear attribution that ties every action to a specific human or agent identity and authorization context. Read on to explore the report's findings, or download the full report here. An expanding identity perimeter, with agents already inside A new access model for the agentic enterprise begins by establishing that agentic AI is already deeply embedded in the enterprise. 69% of enterprises they surveyed have deployed AI agents, and 90% plan to do so within the next two years (these findings align with 1Password's own research on agentic adoption). But while agents became ubiquitous almost overnight, the tools and strategies to secure them have not kept pace. This on its own isn't unusual; the report reminds readers that this "pattern ha