Academy
What is a non-human identity?
Glossary · AI agent and machine identity security
Short answer
A non-human identity is an account that acts without a person: service accounts, API keys, bots, OAuth apps and AI agents.
Why it matters
They outnumber people in most companies and are often owned by no one. They do not take part in the joiner, mover, leaver process that keeps human accounts in check.
What it looks like
A deployment pipeline account, an integration key for a payment provider, a chat bot, an AI agent.
In nerl0
nerl0 maps every AI agent and non-human identity and what each can reach, connecting read-only. See Connectors.