Entrust, a global leader in identity-centric security solutions, announced the Agentic AI Trust Accelerator, a co-development program that will bring together enterprises and integration partners to build the identity and trust infrastructure needed to move autonomous AI projects from pilot to production. Enterprises want to deploy AI agents to do real work, but they lack the trust infrastructure needed to govern autonomous actions across systems, partners, and business processes.
Entrust launches Agentic AI Trust Accelerator for pilot-to-production AI agent deployment.
77% of CIOs and CISOs say AI adoption is outpacing governance capabilities (IBM study).
59% cite security and compliance as top barriers to deployment.
Program focuses on Identity, Authorization, Cryptographic Trust, and Accountability.
Builds on Entrust expertise in identity verification, PKI, and key/secrets management.
Available to select enterprise customers, financial institutions, cloud providers, and systems integrators.
Tony Ball, CEO of Entrust, stated: "Agentic AI will reshape how enterprises operate, but trust will determine how quickly organizations can move from experimentation to production."
Anudeep Parhar, Entrust COO for digital infrastructure who is leading the Accelerator, added: "AI agents are advancing faster than the trust infrastructure needed to govern them. Enterprises need to be able to trust autonomous actions across business processes, partners, and systems. Whether organizations are experimenting with AI agents, deploying initial use cases, or preparing for broader adoption, they need a trust foundation that can scale with them."
Initial work with the Accelerator program will focus on four areas of importance to workflows in regulated and compliance-driven environments: Identity – verifiable human and agent identity, so that every agent action can be traced back to a confirmed human principal and unique agent; Authorization – real-time authorization, so agents act only within approved policies, roles, and delegated authority; Cryptographic Trust – cryptographic assurance for agent operations, protecting keys, certificates, and secrets; and Accountability – proof of action, a cryptographically verifiable record for regulators, customers, and internal risk teams.
Emanuel Figueroa, Senior Research Analyst, Identity Security, Worldwide at IDC, stated: "As agentic AI becomes embedded in enterprise operations, governance is evolving from a point-in-time exercise to a continuous discipline. While AI agents increasingly perform tasks traditionally associated with human workers, their autonomy introduces new challenges for oversight, accountability, and risk management. Organizations need more than static controls; they need continuous verification throughout the agent lifecycle."
About Entrust
Entrust fights fraud and cyber threats with identity-centric security that protects people, devices, and data. Our comprehensive solutions help organizations secure every step of the identity lifecycle, from verifying identity at onboarding to securing connections and fighting fraud in everyday transactions. Ongoing monitoring supports compliance and safeguards keys, secrets, and certificates. With a foundation of identity-centric security, our customers can transact and grow with confidence. Entrust has a global partner network and supports customers in over 150 countries.
