Identity Management for Agentic AI [pdf] (2025)
Summary
The OpenID Foundation released a 2025 white paper on Identity Management for Agentic AI, outlining the authentication, authorization, and credential models needed as autonomous AI agents increasingly act on behalf of users across systems.
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