Secure Your AI Agents to Act on the Behalf of Users

Are your AI agents securely authorized to take action on behalf of your users? This learning path provides a comprehensive, technical blueprint for developers to safely authenticate users and authorize AI agents to execute actions across both internal and external APIs using Auth0.

You will begin by exploring the unique security challenges of tool-calling AI agents—such as excessive agency—before moving on to user authentication and identity verification. From there, you will learn how to enable delegated authorization for first-party APIs, secure third-party tokens using Auth0 Token Vault and OAuth 2.0 Token Exchange, and implement critical human-in-the-loop approvals using Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA). Finally, you will apply these concepts in a practical lab and validate your newly acquired expertise.

Target Audience: This series is designed for identity engineers, security professionals, and AI application developers who are building agentic workflows. It is intended for those responsible for ensuring AI agents safely manage user credentials, interact with APIs using the principle of least privilege, and handle high-stakes actions that require human oversight.

Skills Gained: Upon completing this learning path, you will be able to:

• Identify the unique security challenges of tool-calling AI agents, mitigating risks like excessive agency using best practices such as least privilege and federated API token exchange.
• Implement robust user authentication within AI workflows using Auth0 Universal Login to establish clear boundaries between human identity and agent permissions.
• Configure delegated authorization to securely enable AI agents to call first-party APIs on a user's behalf.
• Secure third-party API interactions by leveraging OAuth 2.0 Token Exchange and the Auth0 Token Vault to protect sensitive tokens.
• Design advanced authorization flows by integrating Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA) for critical actions requiring human-in-the-loop approval.
• Validate your implementation skills through a hands-on coding lab and a comprehensive skill badge assessment.