RSAC 2026: AI Agent Identity Governance Emerges as Enterprise Priority — Passwordless Auth for Humans and Non-Human Identities

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RSAC 2026 saw AI agent identity governance emerge as a distinct enterprise category. Swissbit showcased face biometric verification with liveness detection on FIDO2 keys; Yubico and IBM launched a 'Human-in-the-Loop' authorization framework linking hardware-attested Role Delegation Tokens with runtime authorization for agentic workflows; and RSA integrated ID Plus with Microsoft 365 E7. iProov warned of an 'accountability vacuum' with autonomous agents, arguing effective oversight requires verified human authority, sufficient context, and timestamped attribution records for every high-risk AI action.