How SailPoint Advances Identity Security for AWS's AI Agents

With businesses across the global economy embracing AI, managing risks and establishing proper governance are top of the agenda.

This is the case with Amazon Web Services (AWS), which is now moving to deepen its relationship with SailPoint, with the two firms having struck a new strategic collaboration agreement. This speaks to AWS's clear ambition to redefine how identity security operates in cloud first environments. 

The deal builds on years of integration work between the two companies, but takes a more deliberate step towards joint innovation, particularly in areas driven by AI and agents.

“The proliferation of AI agents is creating a new class of non-human identities and each one represents a new attack surface,” says Mark McClain, CEO & Founder of SailPoint. 

“For AI to be a true business accelerant, it must be built on a foundation of security. 

“Our collaboration with AWS is about providing that foundation. By building a unified identity plane, we believe we will give our joint customers the visibility and control they need to manage the complexity of an AI-driven ecosystem, allowing them to innovate boldly and securely.” 

Identity at the centre of agentic AI expansion

At a time when organisations are accelerating cloud adoption, identity has become the central control point for security. 

This agreement reflects that shift. SailPoint’s identity governance platform will align more closely with AWS infrastructure, enabling enterprises to deploy and manage identity controls more seamlessly across complex digital estates.

Both companies are expected to co-develop solutions and streamline how customers access them, reducing friction in procurement and deployment. 

The timing of the agreement is closely tied to the rapid rise of agentic AI. As organisations experiment with autonomous systems that can act, decide and adapt independently, the number and type of identities within enterprise environments is expanding at pace.

These new identities are not limited to employees or partners. They include software agents, services and machine driven processes, all of which require governance. Without clear visibility and control, this growing identity layer risks becoming a weak point in enterprise security.

“Agentic AI is unlocking opportunities for growth and innovation across all industries,” says Keshav Narsipur, VP, AWS Identity and Access Management, Cloud Governance and Infrastructure As Code, AWS. 

“As customers build transformative new experiences, they need a trusted framework for security and governance. This collaboration brings together SailPoint's leadership in identity with the power of AWS, enabling our customers to confidently deploy and scale their AI agents.”

The partnership seeks to ensure that innovation does not outpace control, allowing businesses to scale AI adoption without introducing unmanaged risk.

Continuous and automated governance

A key theme underpinning the agreement is the move away from static access models towards continuous governance. 

Traditional approaches, which rely on periodic reviews and fixed permissions, are increasingly inadequate in dynamic cloud environments.

SailPoint’s platform, integrated with AWS, is designed to support real time decision making. 

Access can be granted, adjusted or revoked based on context, behaviour and risk signals, creating a more adaptive security posture. 

Automation is central to this model. By reducing the need for manual intervention, organisations can respond faster to emerging threats while easing the operational burden on security teams.

Lifecycle management, least privilege enforcement and visibility across systems are all enhanced through this automated approach.

SailPoint will integrate with AWS AgentCore – Amazon's platform that allows to deploy & operate AI agents in minutes – thereby instantly discovering new AI agents, which will be treated as new identities.  

The SailPoint AWS agreement reflects a broader transformation within cybersecurity. Identity is no longer a supporting component but a foundational layer that underpins every interaction across digital infrastructure.

By embedding identity governance directly into cloud ecosystems, companies can deliver more integrated and scalable solutions that meet evolving enterprise needs.

For SailPoint, the collaboration strengthens its position in a competitive identity security market. For AWS, it enhances the depth of its security offering. For customers, it marks a step towards a future where identity governance is not an afterthought but a built in capability that enables secure innovation at scale.

The result is a more resilient framework for identity governance, one that aligns with the speed and scale of modern cloud operations while maintaining strong oversight.