Agents, Access, and the Future of Machine Identity — Nick Nisi (WorkOS) + Lizzie Siegle (Cloudflare)

AI agents are calling APIs, submitting forms, and sending emails—but how do you control what they’re allowed to do? As agents act on behalf of users or organizations, traditional patterns like OAuth, session tokens, and role-based access often fall short.
In this talk, we’ll explore how machine identity is evolving to meet this new landscape. You’ll learn:

- How to think about authentication for agents (not just humans)
- What it means to authorize an action when the actor is an LLM or headless service
- Real-world strategies from WorkOS and Cloudflare for assigning, managing, and revoking agent identity and access

By the end, you’ll walk away with practical tools and mental models to build agent-powered systems that are secure, auditable, and scalable.

About Nick Nisi
Nick Nisi is an elite software engineer who is a veteran of open source web development, a lover of karaoke, an advocate for diversity in tech, a conference organizer extraordinaire, a lover of new experiences, and a beacon of expertise, kindness and hope for his development team.

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