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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 identityClaimed
On-behalf-of token exchangeNot checked
Cross App Access (ID-JAG)Not checked
Asynchronous human approval (CIBA)Not checked
MCP authorization conformanceNot checked
Fine-grained authorizationNot checked
Short-lived, secretless credentialsClaimed
Token vaultNot checked
Kill switchClaimed
Per-action audit chainNot checked

Company

HQ: IL
Founded: 2021
Funding: $85M disclosed, latest Series B

Also on The Identity Map.

Sources

  1. Astrix: secure AI agents (vendor, accessed 2026-09-23)
  2. A new chapter: Astrix Security is joining Cisco (vendor, accessed 2026-09-23)
  3. Securing the agentic workforce: Cisco announces intent to acquire Astrix Security (press-release, accessed 2026-09-23)
  4. Astrix Security banks $45M Series B to secure non-human identities (trade-press, accessed 2026-09-23)
  5. Cisco acquires AI security startup Astrix for $400 million (trade-press, accessed 2026-09-24)

Last verified 2026-09-23.