How to meet it
OWASP AISVS v1.01
Orchestration & Agentic Security · Agent and Orchestrator Identity
Rotate agent credentials
Verify that agent identity credentials rotate on a defined schedule.
OWASP AISVS v1.01, requirement 9.4.3
In plain English
Rotate agent credentials on a set schedule.
What good looks like
- Rotation periods are defined.
- Rotation is automatic.
- Old credentials stop working.
How teams usually do it
- Short-lived credentials issued by your identity platform, which makes rotation automatic.
Evidence an auditor would accept
- Credential lifetimes and rotation logs.
Common mistakes
- Rotating on paper while the old key still works.
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Requirement text from the OWASP AI Security Verification Standard, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This guidance is shared under the same licence.