IBM Verify Identity Access

Human. Machine. AI agent. Anywhere.

 

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Overview

Secure every identity

IBM® Verify Identity Access delivers enterprise-grade identity and access management (IAM) for workforce and customer identities. It also extends security to AI agents and non-human identities, all from one of the industry’s most comprehensive self-managed identity platforms.

Whether deployed on premises, in sovereign cloud, private cloud or hybrid environments, IBM Verify Identity Access helps organizations modernize identity without sacrificing control, compliance or resiliency.

Features

Secure the next generation of identity

Deploy identity services across on-premises, private cloud, sovereign cloud, public cloud or hybrid environments from a common architecture. Apply consistent authentication, authorization and identity policies across workforce, customer, partner, machine and AI identities. Modernize at your own pace without forcing infrastructure changes.

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Maintain full control of identity infrastructure, data, cryptographic keys and compliance boundaries. Support environments with data residency, classified workloads, air-gapped operations or regulatory requirements. Keep identity services operating where and how your organization requires.

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Secure human and non-human identities through a common policy framework. Extend governance and authorization to employees, customers, service accounts, APIs, applications, workloads and AI agents. Reduce identity sprawl while improving visibility, accountability and control.

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Move beyond authentication with real-time identity signals and risk-aware access decisions. Detect compromised identities, device risk, session anomalies and policy violations across distributed environments. Automatically adapt access controls as risk conditions change.

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Support industry standards including FIDO2, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM, Shared Signals Framework, OpenID for Verifiable Credentials and FAPI 2.0. Integrate with existing IAM investments and third-party security platforms. Modernize identity ecosystems without replacing core business applications.

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Use cases

Identity security for every identity

Give AI agents trusted identities and control what they can access and do across on-premises, sovereign cloud and hybrid environments.

IBM Verify Identity Access applies identity and least-privilege authorization at runtime, while HashiCorp® Vault® provides short-lived, just-in-time credentials—helping ensure agent actions remain secure, attributable and controlled.
Protect critical infrastructure

Protect identity systems in government, defense, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing and critical infrastructure environments. Maintain local control over authentication and identity data while meeting sovereignty and compliance requirements. 
Secure open banking

Protect high-value financial transactions with standards-based authentication and authorization. Support open banking and open finance initiatives through certified financial-grade security capabilities.
Secure AI agents

Establish trusted identities for AI agents and autonomous workloads. Control what agents can access, what actions they can perform and who remains accountable for those actions. Apply runtime authorization, delegated permissions and full auditability to agentic workflows.
Protect machine identities

Manage identities associated with APIs, containers, Kubernetes workloads, virtual machines, service accounts and applications. Enforce least-privilege access and identity-based security controls across modern infrastructures.

 
Deliver passwordless access

Improve workforce security and user experience through passkeys, biometrics, hardware security keys and adaptive authentication. Reduce phishing risk and password-related support costs.
Enable customer identity

Provide secure login, registration, consent and customer access journeys. Balance strong security with low-friction digital experiences. Support large-scale consumer and business identity ecosystems.
Issue digital credentials

Issue, verify and manage trusted digital credentials for citizens, employees, partners, students or customers. Support privacy-preserving identity verification through open standards.
Modernize legacy applications

Add modern SSO, MFA, passkeys, adaptive access and authorization controls to existing applications. Extend the value of legacy investments while improving security and user experience. Reduce migration risk through phased modernization. 
Take the next step

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