AI agents are already running in your environment — Ping just gave IAM teams the controls to govern them the same way they govern people.

Ping Identity announced new AI-first identity capabilities this week, expanding its platform beyond human identities to cover the AI agents proliferating across enterprise environments. The additions target two of the most urgent gaps in modern IAM: who owns your AI agents, and what access are they running with.

WHAT’S NEW IN THE PLATFORM

  • Agent Governance — Visibility, ownership, certification, and auditability for AI agents. IGA applied to non-human identities.
  • Agent Privilege — Just-in-time access for AI coding agents and developer tools. Least-privilege enforcement where standing access has been the default.
  • AI-first headless identity — The Ping platform is now consumable directly by AI agents, letting teams work with Ping through the AI tools they already use.

WHY THE “BUILT-IN, NOT ADD-ON” FRAMING MATTERS

Ping is positioning this as native to the platform — not a separate module. That distinction is operationally significant. Bolt-on AI governance features rarely integrate with existing certification workflows or access request models. If agent identities live in the same governance engine as human identities, IAM teams can enforce consistent policy without managing parallel systems.

Most organizations are deploying agents faster than their security controls can track them. Ping is betting that governance-first is the right posture — and for IAM practitioners, the problem framing is hard to argue with.

Source: Ping Identity Press Release: https://press.pingidentity.com/2026-05-27-Ping-Identity-Redefines-the-Identity-Control-Plane-for-the-Agentic-Enterprise

Gabriel Magarino – Senior Security Manager | IAM Evangelist - Experienced leader with over 20 years in the IT and cybersecurity industry, specializing in Identity & Access Management. Expert in Okta, One Identity, SailPoint (IdentityIQ & IdentityNow), OneLogin, Delinea, and CyberArk. Passionate about exploring IAM and emerging technologies, coaching, and training IAM teams. Holds a Master’s in Computer Science and multiple certifications, including Okta Professional & Administration, One Identity Architect & Instructor, SailPoint Identity Now, ITIL, Scrum Master, among others. Currently pursuing a PhD with a focus on Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.

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