# Securing the Agent DLC: A Practical Guide

DevFeed: [Securing the Agent DLC: A Practical Guide](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/securing-the-agent-dlc-a-practical-guide-13467.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.harness.io/blog/securing-the-agent-dlc>)

Author: Rahul Sood

Published: 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Harness Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/harness-blog.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/supply-chain-security.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/observability.md>), [Firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firewall.md>), [Model Context Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firewall.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/observability.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain-security.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

Harness presents an Agent Development Lifecycle security approach for AI agents, covering design-time scanning, AI bills of materials, testing, discovery, firewall controls, and runtime observability. The article argues that agents require security practices adapted to their dynamic tool, model, and API connections.

## Source excerpt

Harness secures AI agents from development to runtime with AIBOM, AI testing, discovery, firewall, and observability across the Agent DLC. | Blog