Okta bets on identity to control AI agents with new platform

At its Oktane conference, Okta unveiled Okta for AI Agents, a platform for tracking and controlling agentic entities. The company expanded its Agent SSO model, added agent-to-agent interaction rules and runtime policy enforcement. Analysts warn that authentication alone is not enough to secure agents.

• Okta expanded Agent SSO and added agent-to-agent interaction rules
• Gartner: Fortune 500 firms will run over 150,000 agents by 2028
• AI security market to reach $7.7 billion by 2028
• Palo Alto, CrowdStrike and Zscaler made agentic security acquisitions in 2026