--- title: 1Password buys Apono to govern AI-agent access | daily.dev description: 1Password has acquired Israeli startup Apono for a reported $250m–$300m to expand from password management into runtime access governance. Apono's platform... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/1password-buys-apono-to-govern-ai-agent-access-zcdmzou29 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 1Password buys Apono to govern AI-agent access | daily.dev og:description: 1Password has acquired Israeli startup Apono for a reported $250m–$300m to expand from password management into runtime access governance. Apono's platform... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/1password-buys-apono-to-govern-ai-agent-access-zcdmzou29 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/zCDmZOU29.png og:image:alt: 1Password buys Apono to govern AI-agent access og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 1Password buys Apono to govern AI-agent access **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary 1Password has acquired Israeli startup Apono for a reported $250m–$300m to expand from password management into runtime access governance. Apono's platform grants just-in-time, intent-based access to humans, machines, and AI agents — revoking permissions automatically when tasks complete. The deal targets the growing problem of non-human identities (AI agents) operating inside enterprise systems with no fine-grained access controls. Apono integrates with AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Snowflake, Databricks, and 200+ enterprise tools. 1Password also launched a new Credential Broker product in private beta, positioning itself as a unified control plane for all identity types. The move puts 1Password in direct competition with CyberArk, Wiz, and emerging startups in the AI-agent security space. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did 1Password acquire Apono? 1Password acquired Apono to govern what AI agents, machines, and humans can access inside company systems at runtime, not just at login. Apono uses intent-based access control, granting permissions only when needed, scoped to a declared task, and revoking them automatically when work finishes or behavior drifts from what was authorized. The deal, reportedly worth $250m to $300m, is 1Password's first acquisition in Israel. _Teams governing AI agent permissions can follow identity security shifts like this one on daily.dev._ ### What is intent-based access control for AI agents? Intent-based access control ties an AI agent's permissions to the human who delegated the task, scopes them to a declared intent, and narrows or revokes access the moment the agent's behavior drifts from what it was authorized to do. Apono, now owned by 1Password, built this model and provisions it across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Snowflake, Databricks and over 200 enterprise tools like Slack, Jira and GitHub. _Anyone designing agent permission systems can track access-control approaches like this via daily.dev._ ### Which companies compete with 1Password in non-human identity access management? 1Password competes with CyberArk, Wiz, and a wave of startups including NewCore in the emerging market for governing non-human and AI-agent identities. 1Password, valued at roughly $6.8bn with more than $400m in annual recurring revenue, is positioning itself as a single control plane for humans, machines, and agents, backed by its Apono acquisition and a new Credential Broker product in private beta. _Developers evaluating identity and access tools can compare vendors like these through daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [1Password Allies With OpenAI to Secure Codex AI Coding Tool](https://daily.dev/posts/1password-allies-with-openai-to-secure-codex-ai-coding-tool-ohsekfork) · DevOps.com · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [OpenAI acquires Ona to make Codex enterprise-ready](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-acquires-ona-to-make-codex-enterprise-ready-0n6xw8zva) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI Agents Are Redefining Credential Management](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-agents-are-redefining-credential-management-iuhusgaco) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M](https://daily.dev/posts/okta-buys-ai-security-startup-permiso-source-says-for-about-200m-ucan4652g) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/1password-buys-apono-to-govern-ai-agent-access-zcdmzou29) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"1Password buys Apono to govern AI-agent access","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/1password-buys-apono-to-govern-ai-agent-access-zcdmzou29","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/1password-buys-apono-to-govern-ai-agent-access-zcdmzou29"},"datePublished":"2026-06-16T11:43:00.704Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T21:13:58.461Z","description":"1Password has acquired Israeli startup Apono for a reported $250m–$300m to expand from password management into runtime access governance. 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