# Hawcx vs Oasis Security for AI agent authentication

> Hawcx vs Oasis Security: both remove standing access for AI agents. Hawcx also roots each agent in an employee’s sign-in and makes every grant single-use.

Markdown version of <https://www.hawcx.com/compare/hawcx-vs-oasis>. Last updated 2026-10-03.

Both govern AI agents and replace standing privileges with short-lived access under policy. Hawcx also roots each agent in an employee’s phishing-resistant sign-in, carries proof of who delegated every action, and gives each tool call a grant that works once.

## Hawcx vs Oasis Security, side by side

Nine capabilities: the six most vendors now cover, and the three that carry a person’s authority to each action.

| Capability | Hawcx | Oasis Security |
|---|---|---|
| The basics |   |   |
| Discovery: Finds the agents already running across your tools. | Partial | Full |
| Zero standing credentials: Agents hold no long-lived secrets; access is issued when it’s needed. | Full | Full |
| Agent authentication: Each agent proves its own identity. | Full | Not covered |
| Authorization policy: Rules decide what each agent may do. | Full | Full |
| Runtime enforcement: Every call is checked before it runs. | Full | Partial |
| Governance and audit: A record of every agent, its owner and its actions. | Full | Full |
| From the person to the action |   |   |
| Phishing-resistant human root of trust: The agent’s authority starts with a person’s phishing-resistant sign-in. | Full | Not covered |
| Proof of delegation on every action: Each action carries proof that a specific person delegated it. | Full | Not covered |
| A single-use grant for every tool call: A captured call can’t run twice. | Full | Not covered |

Based on public materials, September 2026.

## Which one fits?

### Choose Hawcx when

Each agent must prove its own identity, rooted in a verified employee’s phishing-resistant sign-in, and every tool call has to show who delegated it and fail if it is replayed.

### Choose Oasis Security when

You need to inventory and govern every non-human identity across cloud, SaaS and AI services, with clear owners, posture checks and secret rotation, and want agent access handled in the same platform.

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