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Cisco Systems Inc. has launched Privileged Infrastructure Access, which allows administrators and AI agents to access network infrastructure such as routers and switches with permissions that are valid only during task execution and expire once the task ends. According to SiliconANGLE, each session runs with an encrypted identity and leaves an access record, and AI agents and automation scripts follow the same set of task-scope rules as humans. The product is based on Cisco's partnership with Teleport reached in August this year, and Cisco has also become Teleport's largest strategic investor. There are currently no subsequent developments.
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Cisco launches Privileged Infrastructure Access, giving administrators and…
Cisco has released Privileged Infrastructure Access, which allows administrators and AI agents to access network infrastructure such as routers and switches with permissions that are valid only for the duration of a task and expire once the task ends. Each session runs under an encrypted identity and leaves an access record, and AI agents and automation scripts follow the same set of task-scope rules as humans. The product is based on a partnership Cisco reached with Teleport in August this year, and Cisco has also become Teleport's largest strategic investor.
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