AIdentity and the Limits of IAM | Analyst Chat 297

AI agents don't just use identities. they create, delegate, and impersonate them. In this episode of Analyst Chat, Matthias Reinwarth sits down with KuppingerCole's founder Martin Kuppinger to dig into AIdentity (the concept at the intersection of AI and identity management) and why the IAM tools we've relied on for decades are no longer enough. Key topics: ✅ What AIdentity means and why it's more urgent than ever ✅ Why AI agents can't be treated like standard non-human identities ✅ The identity relationship challenge — from simple access to complex agent meshes ✅ Why "human in the loop" is mostly a misconception ✅ The role of verifiable credentials and decentralised identity in securing agents ✅ Where security and identity leaders should start today 00:00 Cold open — AI must be enabled, no way around it 00:31 Welcome & introducing the AIdentity series 01:10 What is AIdentity and why does it matter? 02:51 Agents, identity relationships & access control 05:44 How autonomous agents break IAM assumptions 09:31 The "human in the loop" myth 11:03 Verifiable credentials as a solution path 14:19 What's missing in today's IAM systems 17:04 EIC Berlin & where to start today 19:41 Closing thoughts & what's next 💡 Traditional IAM was built for humans. Agentic AI plays by entirely different rules. Subscribe to our podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/ku... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3leKXJ9... Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/show/1848172 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technolog... [email protected] www.kuppingercole.com Follow us on social media: Facebook:   / kuppingercole   Twitter:   / kuppingercole   LinkedIn:   / kuppingercole   Instagram:   / kuppingercole