Entrust launches Agentic AI Trust Accelerator to move AI agents into production
Identity-centered security solution company Entrust Corp. today launched the Agentic AI Trust Accelerator, a co-development program that brings together enterprises and technology partners to build the identity infrastructure companies need to move autonomous AI agents from pilot projects into production.
The program targets a gap that has kept many AI agents stuck in testing. Organizations want the software to carry out real work across their systems, but they often cannot answer basic questions once it does: who authorized an agent, what it’s permitted to do and how its actions can be proven after the fact.
Entrust describes the Accelerator as a “trust plane” for autonomous AI, built on verifiable identity, real-time authorization and cryptographic proof of action that can travel across systems, partners and workflows. The approach draws on its existing work in identity verification, public-key infrastructure, digital certificates and the management of keys and secrets.
The company is pitching the program as a response to a governance problem enterprises are already reporting. An IBM Corp. study found 77% of organizations surveyed report AI adoption is outpacing their governance capabilities, with 59% of technology executives citing security and compliance as top barriers to scaling AI agents. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. has framed the industry’s move to a “human on the loop” model as a form of automation that still demands strong oversight.
