Problem solved

AI agents often require sensitive API keys and broad permissions to function, creating risks of credential leakage, overspending, and unauthorized actions. PassControl addresses this by acting as a credential gateway that issues short-lived, scoped credentials and enforces budgets, while keeping provider keys in a secure vault and enabling instant revocation.

Use cases

• Issuing Ed25519 cryptographic identities to autonomous AI agents
• Granting short-lived work-visas for temporary API access
• Enforcing per-agent spending budgets and resource scopes
• Instantly revoking an AI agent's access via kill switch
• Keeping LLM provider API keys in a vault, away from agents
• Generating publicly verifiable signed receipts for agent actions
• Auditing AI agent activity and access for compliance

Audience

• Developers
• ML Engineers
• Enterprise
• Startups

Pros

• Provides cryptographic identity and short-lived credentials for AI agents
• Keeps provider API keys in a vault so agents never hold them
• Enables per-agent budgets and scopes for fine-grained control
• Includes an instant kill switch to revoke agent access
• Generates publicly verifiable signed receipts for auditing

Cons

• Limited public documentation and community resources
• Requires self-hosting and integration effort
• Early-stage project with unproven production adoption
• No known managed cloud offering or enterprise support