Your NHI strategy has a
blind spot
AI agents are the fastest-growing class of non-human identity in your organization. They access databases, call APIs, make decisions, and interact with other agents, but they're invisible to your current NHI tools.
Traditional NHI platforms weren't built for this
The NHI market is focused on managing service accounts, API keys, OAuth tokens, and SSH keys. Platforms like Oasis, Entro, Astrix, and Clutch do this well, but AI agents represent a fundamentally different class of non-human identity.
AI agents don't just authenticate and execute a fixed operation. They reason, make decisions, call tools dynamically, and interact with other agents. They connect to MCP servers whose tool surfaces can change without notice. They operate with capabilities that drift over time.
Traditional NHI platforms can discover that an agent has an API key. But they can't answer the questions that matter: What capabilities does this agent actually use at runtime? Has its behavior drifted from its declared purpose? Which MCP servers is it connected to, and have their tools changed? If this agent is compromised, what's the blast radius?
Purpose-built NHI governance for the agentic era
AIM isn't a bolt-on. It's designed from the ground up for AI agent identity governance.
Agent-native identity
Traditional NHI tools manage service accounts with static tokens. AIM provides cryptographic identity purpose-built for AI agents.
- Ed25519 keypairs with challenge-response auth
- Post-quantum cryptography ready (ML-DSA)
- Agent framework auto-detection
- MCP server attestation with drift detection
Open source
Every NHI vendor in the market is proprietary and enterprise-priced. AIM is different.
- Apache-2.0 licensed, full source on GitHub
- Self-host or use AIM Cloud
- No vendor lock-in, no per-seat minimums
- 12,000+ security professionals in CSNP network
Governance by default
AIM doesn't just discover agent identities. It governs them from creation to retirement.
- Ownership attribution to human owners
- Capability-based access control
- 9-factor trust scoring algorithm
- Complete audit trails for compliance
AIM vs. enterprise NHI platforms
See how AIM compares to traditional NHI platforms for AI agent identity governance.
| Capability | Traditional NHI | AIM |
|---|---|---|
| Open Source | ||
| Pricing | Enterprise (contact sales) | Open source |
| AI Agent Identity | Bolt-on | |
| Cryptographic Agent Auth | ||
| MCP Server Attestation | ||
| Capability-Based Access | Generic RBAC | |
| Trust Scoring | Basic risk | 9-factor algorithm |
| ABOM Export | ||
| Self-Hosted Option | ||
| Service Account Management | Complements |
Note: AIM is designed to complement traditional NHI platforms, not replace them. Oasis, Entro, Astrix, and Clutch manage service accounts, API keys, and OAuth tokens across cloud environments. AIM governs the new class of NHI that those platforms weren't designed for: autonomous AI agents. Many enterprises will use both.
Complete NHI lifecycle for AI agents
From discovery to retirement, AIM manages every stage of the agent identity lifecycle.
Discover
Find shadow agents across your environment
Register
One-line SDK with auto-detection
Govern
Capability-based access control
Monitor
Trust scoring and drift detection
Retire
Automated lifecycle transitions
One line for developers. Full visibility for security.
Developer simplicity meets enterprise governance.
Developer
from aim_sdk import secure
agent = secure("my-agent",
capabilities=["db:read", "api:call"]
)
@agent.perform_action(capability="db:read")
def get_customer(id):
return db.query(id)Security Team Sees
NHI compliance out of the box
AIM generates the reports your compliance team needs for agent NHI governance.
NHI inventory report
Complete census of all agent identities, owners, capabilities, and lifecycle status
ABOM export
CycloneDX-compliant export of agents, MCP connections, and dependencies
Access audit trail
Every capability grant, action performed, and policy decision with timestamps
Ownership attestation
Prove every agent has an accountable human owner with review dates
Compliance frameworks supported
Start governing agent NHIs
Choose your deployment model and get started immediately.
AIM Cloud
# Sign up at aim.opena2a.orgpip install aim-sdkFree tier: 25 agents, 25 MCP servers, 5 team members. No infrastructure required.
Try AIM CloudSelf-hosted
git clone https://github.com/opena2a-org/agent-identity-management.gitdocker compose up -dFull control on your infrastructure. Docker or Kubernetes.
View on GitHubStart with a scan
npx hackmyagent secureScan your agents for vulnerabilities first.
Try HackMyAgentFrequently asked questions
A non-human identity is any digital entity that authenticates and operates without direct human control: service accounts, API keys, OAuth tokens, bots, and AI agents. AI agents are the newest and fastest-growing category of NHI. Unlike traditional NHIs that execute fixed operations, AI agents reason, make decisions, and call tools dynamically, requiring a different approach to governance.
The open-source NHI platform for agentic AI
Enterprise NHI platforms are proprietary, priced for large deployments, and treat AI agents as an afterthought. AIM is purpose-built and open source.
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