AI BriefingCred, Middleware for AI Agent Security, Released
Key point
Cred, an open-source credential delegation middleware that solves OAuth token security issues for AI agents, has been launched.
Details
When AI agents use OAuth tokens for user account permissions, many frameworks have a security vulnerability of storing them in plaintext configuration files. Cred is an open-source credential delegation middleware designed to solve this problem.
Once a user consents, Cred encrypts and stores refresh tokens using AES-256-GCM, and never returns the original tokens. Instead, it provides agents only with short-lived tokens whenever needed, enhancing security.
It also generates a cryptographic audit receipt for every delegation action, ensuring traceability. It also comes with CredX, a single-command encrypted vault that can be used easily without an SDK.
This solution follows the Apache 2.0 license, is Self-hosted, and has no cloud dependencies whatsoever.
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