Secrets Sprawl Is an Identity Problem That AI Just Made Impossible to Ignore

AI coding agents are accelerating the problem of secrets sprawl – the accumulation of credentials across systems beyond an organization's ability to manage them. The issue isn't the AI itself, but rather a lack of proper governance and control over how these agents access and utilize credentials. Organizations need to treat secrets sprawl as an identity problem, not an AI one, by implementing strategies like removing static credentials, shortening credential lifespans, and giving agents narrowly scoped identities.