Okta today revealed its “secure agentic enterprise” blueprint, a strategic framework aimed at helping organizations manage AI agents with the same rigor as human users. The centerpiece of this initiative is Okta for AI Agents, a platform launching on April 30, 2026, that enables enterprises to discover, register, and govern AI agents—including those operating under the radar (“shadow agents”).
The platform addresses three critical questions: “Where are my agents?”, “What can they connect to?”, and “What can they do?”. By treating AI agents as identity-bearing entities, Okta aims to close a major security gap—currently, only about 22% of organizations treat AI agents as identities, despite 88% reporting AI agent–related security incidents. Okta’s solution includes a centralized kill switch and standardized access controls to mitigate risks. The platform will integrate with AI ecosystems via the Okta Integration Network, including partners like Boomi, DataRobot, and Google Vertex AI.
Okta positions this launch at a pivotal moment: as enterprises increasingly deploy autonomous AI agents, traditional security models are becoming obsolete. Ric Smith, Okta’s President of Products & Technology, emphasized that “speed is now a given, but security is the differentiator.”
This development marks a significant step in enterprise AI governance, offering organizations a unified approach to managing AI agents with visibility, control, and compliance baked in.