AI agent data protection / Oktsec Control

Protect the data your agents can access.

Let agents do useful work with clear limits on the files, tools and destinations they can reach. Apply those rules through Oktsec Control at the configured integration.

A support agent, with clear limits

Keep access tied to the task.

The agent needs to resolve a ticket. Changing a file path, destination or message should not give it new authority.

Illustrative policy

Only read files in the approved support folder.

Within scope

Read the customer’s ticket.

The requested path belongs to the support workspace.

Outside scope

Read production credentials.

The requested path points outside the approved folder.

Tool and parameter policy

Applies to arguments received by a supported MCP gateway. The tool’s implementation and filesystem permissions also matter.

Illustrative policy decisions, not recorded test results. Configure and test the relevant integration before relying on a control.

Start where the action happens

Match the control to the connection.

MCP gateway

Tools and arguments

Allow the tools needed for the task and constrain the parameters they receive.

Forward proxy

Outbound destinations

Restrict routed traffic by domain. Encrypted HTTPS bodies remain outside content inspection.

Visible content

Detected exposure

Scan supported messages and tool traffic for configured credential and threat patterns.

Direct SDK calls, native shell access and unwrapped tools may bypass these controls. Include those paths in the evaluation.

Review Control’s architecture
Evaluate with your workflow

Prove the boundary before relying on it.

Use a legitimate task and a request that must be refused. Test both in the environment your agents will use.

Complete the task.

Confirm the proposed policy allows the agent to finish its assigned work.

Attempt the prohibited action.

Change a path or destination. Check the decision and whether the request reached the next system.

Check the paths around it.

Test bypass routes and inspect the records available for the integration.

Common questions

What to know before you start.

What is AI agent data protection?

AI agent data protection limits how agents access, use and transfer sensitive information. Oktsec Control applies configured tool, parameter, content and destination rules at supported integrations. Assessment tests the agreed workflow for exposure and bypass paths.

Can Oktsec restrict which files an agent requests?

Supported MCP gateway integrations can apply allowed and blocked patterns to configured tool parameters. These rules govern the arguments presented to the gateway; filesystem permissions and the tool implementation remain part of the security boundary.

Does the forward proxy inspect encrypted HTTPS content?

No. An HTTPS CONNECT tunnel can be governed by destination rules, but its encrypted body is not inspected. Content scanning requires a supported integration where Node can see the relevant message or request.

Does this replace every data loss prevention control?

Coverage is scoped to the configured integrations and supported traffic. Direct network access, unwrapped tools or other bypass routes need separate controls and testing. Detection rules do not guarantee that every secret or sensitive record will be recognized.

What should we bring to an evaluation?

Describe one agent workflow, the data it needs, the tools it uses and the destinations it should reach. Agree on allowed and denied cases, deployment coverage and expected evidence. Do not include credentials or customer data in the inquiry form.

Start with Oktsec

Bring the workflow you need to protect.

We’ll identify the integration, the relevant controls and the allowed and denied cases to test.

Evaluate your data boundaries