The Five Eyes Say Identity Is Non-Negotiable The joint guidance , co-issued by CISA, the Australian Signals Directorate, NSA, and their British, Canadian, and New Zealand counterparts, is the most authoritative government statement on agentic AI to date. Key recommendations: Strong identity management mechanisms are essential for all agentic systems Never grant agents broad or unrestricted access to sensitive data or critical systems Organizations should only use agentic AI for low-risk and non-sensitive tasks initially Regular red-teaming exercises and third-party component verification required Human-in-the-loop approval for high-stakes actions Recorded grant chains for all delegation The guidance explicitly warns that "every individual component in an agentic AI system widens the attack surface." This is Five Eyes intelligence agencies telling the world: agent identity is a national security concern.…