Agent identity and credentials · #8 by signal score
Astrix Security
Non-human identity and AI agent security: inventories agents, MCP servers, and secrets, assigns human owners, and issues short-lived, just-in-time access. Acquired by Cisco in 2026.
Acquired by Cisco, announced 2026-05-04, closed 2026-06-29 ($400M, reported).
30Signal score / 100
- Capital
- 13.9/35
- Product
- 16/25
- Standards
- 0/20(not yet assessed)
- Momentum
- 0/20
Identity primitives
| Agent as a first-class identity | Claimed |
| On-behalf-of token exchange | Not checked |
| Cross App Access (ID-JAG) | Not checked |
| Asynchronous human approval (CIBA) | Not checked |
| MCP authorization conformance | Not checked |
| Fine-grained authorization | Not checked |
| Short-lived, secretless credentials | Claimed |
| Token vault | Not checked |
| Kill switch | Claimed |
| Per-action audit chain | Not checked |
Company
HQ: IL
Founded: 2021
Funding: $85M disclosed, latest Series B
Product: Astrix Security platform
Also on The Identity Map.
Sources
- Astrix: secure AI agents (vendor, accessed 2026-09-23)
- A new chapter: Astrix Security is joining Cisco (vendor, accessed 2026-09-23)
- Securing the agentic workforce: Cisco announces intent to acquire Astrix Security (press-release, accessed 2026-09-23)
- Astrix Security banks $45M Series B to secure non-human identities (trade-press, accessed 2026-09-23)
- Cisco acquires AI security startup Astrix for $400 million (trade-press, accessed 2026-09-24)
Last verified 2026-09-23.