Standing Privileges
Standing privileges are persistent permissions that remain active whether or not they are being used, giving a workload or agent continuous access to resources beyond what is needed at any given moment.
Why this matters for AI agents
Standing privileges violate least-privilege principles. For agents, standing privileges mean the entire access scope is available at all times, creating an unnecessarily large blast radius.
How AgntID relates
AgntID removes standing privileges from the agent tool-call layer by issuing just-in-time, task-scoped credentials that expire when the task ends.
The static IAM gap
Most IAM configurations create standing privileges because they assign persistent roles. Just-in-time access for per-task agent execution requires a runtime enforcement layer that IAM does not provide.
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Frequently asked questions
What are standing privileges?
Standing privileges are persistent permissions that remain active whether or not they are being used, giving a workload or agent continuous access to resources beyond what is needed at any given moment.
Why do standing privileges violate least privilege for agents?
For agents, standing privileges mean the entire access scope is available at all times—creating an unnecessarily large blast radius whether the agent is active or idle.
How does AgntID eliminate standing privileges?
AgntID issues just-in-time, task-scoped credentials that expire when the task ends. Agents have access only when they need it—never continuously.
Secure every agent tool call at execution time.
AgntID gives infrastructure teams scoped, ephemeral access control for AI agents without replacing IAM, MCP servers, tools, or agent frameworks.