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In the AI era, identity evolves into the control plane for trust.

SiliconANGLE AIIndependent reporting·
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An analysis argues that identity is becoming the control plane for trust in security as AI agents, rather than people with usernames and passwords, increasingly need to be authorized.

Why it matters: It suggests security models built around human credentials must adapt to AI agents acting on their own.

Written by AI from SiliconANGLE AI's published text.

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“Every major security shift ultimately comes down to one question: Who or what is allowed to do this? For most of the past two decades, the answer was a person with a username and password.”
SiliconANGLE AI, 29 Sept 2026, 22:27.

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