1Password ties AI agent access to individual tasks

What happened

(* Disclosure below.) AI agent (AI that carries out multi-step tasks rather than answering one question) access raises the stakes for Okta and 1Password 1Password rejects standing privilege for humans, machines and agents alike. AI agent access is complicating identity controls as agents log in, carry credentials and act on someone’s behalf.

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UPDATED 16:56 EDT / SEPTEMBER 28 2026 AI 1Password ties AI agent access to individual tasks by Jonathan Anthony AI agent access is complicating identity controls as agents log in, carry credentials and act on someone’s behalf. “Is it a machine? Is it a human? The right answer is [that] it’s probably both,” Wang said.

Wang spoke with theCUBE Research’s Krista Case and co-host Rebecca Knight at Okta’s Oktane event , during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed how 1Password is treating AI agents as a hybrid identity that needs just-in-time, task-based access and credentials that never sit in the model. “Just like you would verify whatever an intern does before you allow them to move on to the next project, [it’s the] same thing with agents,” Wang said.