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IAM, Agent: Identity for Autonomous AI#

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 (London) digest Program Core pick London · 1–4 April 2025

Abstract Recording

Matthew Bates, Cofide — Core

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  • Why: This is the session that most directly hits the PM's agentic-identity interest: applying zero-trust and workload identity principles to multi-agent AI systems, explicitly citing SPIFFE/SPIRE and the IETF's WIMSE standard.
  • What: A talk on IAM for autonomous, multi-agent AI systems — dynamic identity provisioning, agent-to-agent authentication, and cryptographic attestation for AI agent workloads. (from abstract only)
  • How: Applies zero-trust principles using CNCF SPIFFE/SPIRE for workload identity combined with emerging IETF standards (WIMSE) to handle the trust interplay between human and agent identities. (from abstract only)
  • Where applicable: General; aimed at anyone building multi-agent AI architectures who needs standards-based identity rather than bespoke API keys per agent.