Non-Human Identity Security in Telecom and Autonomous Ecosystems

As AI agents, IoT devices, autonomous vehicles, and intelligent machines rapidly expand across digital ecosystems, traditional human-centric identity and access management models are no longer sufficient. Non-Human Identity Security in Telecom and Autonomous Ecosystems explores the emerging challenge of securing machine identities at massive scale.This book examines how telecom networks, including 5G and emerging 6G infrastructures, play a critical role in managing and protecting non-human identities across distributed environments. It provides practical insights into identity primitives, Zero Trust frameworks, telecom identity architecture, and large-scale lifecycle management for devices and AI-driven systems.Through real-world use cases-ranging from smart cities and industrial IoT to autonomous vehicles and AI agents-the book highlights new security risks and governance challenges. It also looks ahead to AI-powered identity intelligence, global trust fabrics, and the future of machine trust in an increasingly autonomous world.