Agentic Identity IndexBest for delegation and on-behalf-of access
Access tied to the authorising user, agent and requested resource.
Aembit, Descope and Keycard 9.0 joint
Agent discovery 6.0 / Per-action policy 8.5 / Agent credentials 9.0
Watch out: A human approval step was not verified in the documentation reviewed.
All 11 platforms are ranked on this criterion alone. A capability lead does not imply a lead on every buyer situation.
| Rank | Platform | Type / best for | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Aembit | Agent and workload identity brokerBlended identity preserves the human on whose behalf an agent acts. | 9.0 | Review Docs |
| 2= | Descope | Agent authentication and access hubUser-linked access on behalf of a user and background access are described. | 9.0 | Review Docs |
| 3= | Keycard | Agent access infrastructureUser-on-behalf and previously authorised background access are documented. | 9.0 | Review Docs |
| 4 | Idira | Agent identity brokerManaged OAuth captures agent and user identity for delegated access; passthrough has different behaviour. | 8.5 | Review Docs |
| 5 | NewCore | Agent governance layerAgent actions retain user and agent context. The public EMA guide describes delegated access to MCP servers. | 8.0 | Review Docs |
| 6= | Astrix | Agent discovery and provisioningAccess profiles are documented. Explicit user-on-behalf token exchange is not verified. | 4.0 | Review Docs |
| 7= | Teleport | Infrastructure and MCP accessOwner linkage is documented; an agent-on-behalf delegated user flow was not verified. | 4.0 | Review Docs |
| 8= | Clutch Security | Agent identity guardrailsIdentity lineage is mapped. An explicit delegated token flow was not verified. | 3.0 | Review Docs |
| 9= | Silverfort | Agent identity securityOwner attribution is not evidence of an on-behalf-of token flow. Limited credit for identity context only. | 3.0 | Review Docs |
| 10= | Token Security | Agent discovery and postureAccess context is mapped; delegated token semantics are not verified. | 3.0 | Review Docs |
| 11 | SailPoint Entro | Agent discovery and credential governanceOwner correlation does not establish a delegated access flow; limited contextual credit only. | 2.0 | Review Docs |
What the score measures
Access tied to the authorising user, agent and requested resource. Scores reflect cited public documentation, not independent deployment tests.
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