NIST plans DevSecOps demonstration for AI-agent identity
NIST published feedback on identity and authorization for software and AI agents; its first implementation use case will be secure software development.
Event / data period: 2026-09-29
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NIST published a summary of feedback on its concept paper about identity and authorization for software and agentic AI. The agency said it received comments from more than 600 commenters across industry, government and academia.
The project’s first implementation use case will work with DevSecOps to demonstrate identification, authentication and authorization of AI agents in the software development lifecycle. This is a planned demonstration, not a completed standard or validated product result. Further use cases will be scoped later.
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NIST plans DevSecOps demonstration for AI-agent identity
NIST published feedback on identity and authorization for software and AI agents; its first implementation use case will be secure software development.
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NIST plans DevSecOps demonstration for AI-agent identity
NIST published feedback on identity and authorization for software and AI agents; its first implementation use case will be secure software development.
Methodology
Source: NIST/NCCoE announcement and summary of public comments, September 29, 2026. “More than 600” refers to commenters across industry, government and academia; it is encoded as a lower bound, and the source does not limit their geography.
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NIST plans DevSecOps demonstration for AI-agent identity
NIST published feedback on identity and authorization for software and AI agents; its first implementation use case will be secure software development.
- Number of commenters submitting feedback
- ≥600 count
- 2026-09-29 · Observed
Methodology
Source: NIST/NCCoE announcement and summary of public comments, September 29, 2026. “More than 600” refers to commenters across industry, government and academia; it is encoded as a lower bound, and the source does not limit their geography.
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Subjects and places
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- Artificial intelligenceSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: AIwww.nist.gov ↗
- Computing and information technologySuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: softwarewww.nist.gov ↗
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- United States · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredwww.nist.gov ↗