AI Agents Often Run on Human Credentials, Creating Enterprise Security Blind Spots

Many AI agents deployed in enterprises lack their own distinct identities and instead operate using API keys, tokens, and credentials originally issued to humans or workloads. Because no enterprise identity provider typically mediates these exchanges, agent activity can fall outside standard governance and access reviews. Security experts warn that the problem is fundamentally about unmanaged secrets before it becomes an identity issue. Organizations are advised to first locate where agent credentials reside and who owns them, while simultaneously blocking new credential exposure. The recommended end state is replacing reusable, standing credentials with agent-specific or delegated identities backed by scoped, short-lived tokens that limit the damage if compromised.