Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Identity: Securing the Future of Agentic AI

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Amazon recently introduced Bedrock AgentCore Identity, a centralized, purpose-built Identity and Access Management (IAM) service designed specifically for AI agents.

Key Features & Capabilities

• Unified Directory for AI Agents - Provides a single source of truth for agent identities, allowing administrators to create, manage, and organize both agent and workload identities seamlessly.

• Dual-Mode Authentication & Authorization
  • Inbound: Validates who can invoke the agent, supporting user authentication, service authentication, and multi-tenant isolation
  • Outbound: Controls what the agent can access, whether acting on behalf of users or itself, including secure access to AWS and third-party services via OAuth or API keys

• Secure Token Vault - Stores user consented OAuth tokens, API keys, and access credentials securely with AWS KMS encryption. Ensures access is limited to the correct agent-user context and avoids token sharing

• Seamless Integration - Works smoothly with enterprise identity providers (e.g., Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Amazon Cognito) and uses standard authentication protocols like OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SigV4

• Developer-Centric SDK - Features SDK integrations with decorators like requires_access_token and requires_api_key to simplify credential injection and reduce boilerplate

• Part of Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Suite - AgentCore Identity is one of seven modular services (including Runtime, Gateway, Memory, Observability, etc.) aimed at accelerating secure, scalable agent deployment

Why It Matters

As AI agents increasingly operate autonomously, interacting with enterprise data, external APIs, and multi-system workflows, the need for dedicated identity controls has grown critical. Bedrock AgentCore Identity addresses this by offering:

• Secure and compliant access for agentic workloads
• Auditability and fine-grained control throughout agent lifecycles
• A foundation that removes custom work for developers, enabling faster, more secure production