Critical gap
Active Directory
Post-authentication protocol abuse. DCSync, Pass-the-Ticket, lateral movement exploiting AD domain controller trusts.
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Runtime Identity Security
One Engine. Decide and Enforce Every Identity — From Active Directory to AI Agents.
93% of organizations had two or more identity-related breaches last year *. Whiteswan makes one authorization decision — just-in-time, zero standing privilege — at the moment any identity acts, from human privileged sessions through Active Directory, cloud workloads, and AI agents at the MCP chokepoint. Before that decision, nothing acts. After it, everything is on record.
Hybrid deployment — lightweight agents primary, gateways alongside. Aligned to EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and DORA.
"Whiteswan eliminated our VPN dependency and gave us complete visibility into vendor and internal access — before we asked for it, not after."
Puneet Sharma
Rockman Industries / Hero Group
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Active Directory
Cloud
AI Agent
Trusted by security-conscious teams
The Enterprise Identity Crisis
Security Stops at Authentication. Attacks Happen in the Execution Gap.
93% of organizations had two or more identity-related breaches last year*. Modern identity architectures were built for a "decide-once" world — authenticating an identity once, then granting broad, static access. But roughly 90% of security incidents involve post-authentication vectors*, and machine identities already outnumber human employees 82 to 1*, most operating with standing privileges and no in-line inspection. Adversaries bypass authentication controls to abuse Active Directory protocols, unmonitored service accounts run unchecked, and AI agents trigger tool calls no one is watching. Without in-line, continuous authorization, every active identity is unmonitored risk the moment it starts acting.
Authentication
Identity verified
Authorization Gap
Unmonitored action
Execution
Action logged, too late
"Security stops at authentication. Attacks happen in the execution gap."
The Four Surfaces of Exposure
Non-Human Identities
82:1 ratioUnmanaged credentials — most with zero session inspection.
Cloud Workloads
Static over-privilege, ephemeral tokens, standing admin access.
Emerging
AI Agents & MCP
Unauthorized tool calls via MCP with no in-line check.
0%
Organizations with two or more identity-related breaches last year*
0:1
Machine identities per human employee*
~0%
Of security incidents involve post-authentication vectors*
The single-engine solution: move from "decide-only" to in-line decide-and-enforce
Whiteswan collapses fragmented attack surfaces into a single authorization decision engine. By evaluating context in-line — at the moment of action — Whiteswan closes the execution gap across Active Directory, cloud IAM, machine identities, and AI agent tool execution, before anything acts.
Engine Architecture & Enforcement Layer
One Decision Engine. Four Surfaces. Continuous In-Line Enforcement.
Fragmented security stacks rely on isolated point solutions — an ITDR tool for Active Directory, a CIEM for cloud IAM, secret vaults for service accounts, and specialized gateways for AI agents. Whiteswan replaces this with a single, unified authorization decision engine. Lightweight domain agents cover Active Directory; in-line gateways cover cloud, non-human identity, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) traffic. Every surface evaluates identity context, risk signals, and action intent at the moment of execution — through the same engine, into the same audit trail.
Every surface flows through one engine — every decision flows back out, in real time
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Allow (scoped action) · Deny (in-line block) · Elevate (JIT scope) · Audit (unified trail)
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Hybrid Enforcement Nodes
Domain agents inspect Kerberos, NTLM, and DCSync RPC calls on Active Directory domain controllers, in-line, without altering the AD schema. In-line gateways sit alongside non-human workloads, cloud APIs, and MCP tool routers to inspect outgoing payload actions, token requests, and REST/gRPC traffic.
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Dynamic Policy Decision Point (PDP)
Real-time policy evaluation converts static role permissions into dynamic, context-aware execution boundaries based on caller identity, target asset sensitivity, time, and behavioral posture.
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Ephemeral Workload Attestation
Cryptographic identity issuance for AI agents at spawn, via SPIFFE/SPIRE — verifiable, scoped, retired when the session ends.
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Universal Control Plane & Unified Telemetry
Every access decision flows into a single audit log, aligned to SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST AI RMF, and EU AI Act.
Technical Surface Deep-Dive
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| Surface | Enforcement Mechanism | Intercepted Threat / Action | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Directory | Lightweight DC agent | DCSync, Pass-the-Ticket, Golden Ticket creation, unauthorized LDAP queries | No protocol-level bypass; AD modernized without schema changes |
| Non-Human Identities | In-line proxy / API gateway | Stolen service account keys, hardcoded token abuse, unmonitored script execution | Real-time session inspection across the 82:1 identity ratio |
| Cloud Workloads | Cloud IAM enforcer + JIT broker | Cross-cloud role assumption, standing admin rights, token privilege escalation | JIT privilege elevation; standing access reduced to zero |
| AI Agents & MCP | MCP tool proxy gateway | Unverified tool calls, data exfiltration via prompt injection, lateral agent pivoting | Scope-bounded tool execution; full visibility into agentic actions |
Non-disruptive deployment, in-line enforcement. Whiteswan's hybrid architecture installs without disrupting existing infrastructure. Domain agents run out-of-band for inspection and in-line for blocking; gateways route cloud and agentic traffic through the same policy engine.
Operational Use Cases & Value Delivery
From Identity Threat Detection to Agentic Execution Control.
Modern security teams cannot afford parallel management portals for human identities, service accounts, and emerging autonomous workflows. Whiteswan delivers four foundational capabilities through its single decision engine: continuous posture monitoring, post-authentication threat containment, automated privilege brokering, and in-line tool execution governance across all enterprise surfaces.
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01 — REAL-TIME PROTOCOL INTERCEPTION
Active Directory ITDR & Protocol Hardening
Challenge: Adversaries abuse domain controller trusts via valid credentials, move laterally through NTLM/Kerberos, and dump credentials via DCSync.
Whiteswan: Lightweight DC-level agents inspect RPC and protocol requests in real time, blocking protocol-level abuse before lateral movement succeeds.
02 — LIFECYCLE & SESSION VISIBILITY
Non-Human & Machine Identity Governance
Challenge: Machine identities outnumber human users 82:1, frequently running on static, highly privileged credentials with no session inspection.
Whiteswan: In-line proxies continuously inspect service account traffic, enforcing usage scopes and verifying caller posture across hybrid environments.
03 — ZERO STANDING PRIVILEGES (ZSP)
Ephemeral Access & Just-in-Time Elevation
Challenge: Static administrative privileges are persistent targets for credential theft and session hijacking across cloud and legacy servers.
Whiteswan: JIT privilege elevation grants context-aware access only when requested, revoking it automatically once the task completes.
04 — RUNTIME ACTION BOUNDARY ENFORCEMENT
AI Agent & MCP Gateway Governance
Challenge: AI agents executing multi-step tasks across enterprise APIs and databases via MCP operate without traditional identity checks.
Whiteswan: Native MCP proxy gateways evaluate tool execution requests in-line, keeping agentic actions within pre-approved boundaries.
Unifying post-authentication security across every surface. By consolidating Active Directory protection, machine identity oversight, ephemeral access, and AI agent governance into a single policy engine, Whiteswan replaces fragmented point solutions with continuous, in-line enforcement.
Enterprise Evidence & Compliance Alignment
Built for Regulated Environments. Enforced at Runtime.
Enterprise CISOs cannot risk operational disruption or regulatory friction when modernizing identity architectures. Whiteswan delivers four enterprise trust vectors through its single decision engine: non-disruptive AD integration, continuous audit and log unification, cryptographic attestation at spawn, and consistent runtime policy enforcement. A single, immutable audit trail across human, machine, and AI agent identities simplifies continuous compliance verification across global regulatory standards.
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Non-Disruptive AD Integration
No AD schema modifications. Domain controller agents deploy out-of-band for inspection, in-line for blocking.
Continuous Audit & Log Unification
Consolidates human, service account, and AI agent execution logs into one immutable record.
Attestation at Spawn
Issues short-lived SPIFFE/SPIRE identity tokens to workloads and MCP agents at spawn time.
Consistent Runtime Enforcement
Evaluates policy in-line at the moment of action to enforce runtime boundaries.
SOC 2 Type II & ISO 27001 — aligned to
Eliminates standing administrative access via JIT privilege elevation; logs all post-authentication protocol and tool execution calls in-line.
NIST AI RMF & EU AI Act — aligned to
Intercepts MCP tool execution requests in-line, keeping AI agents within pre-approved boundaries and generating audit trails for every decision.
agent:finance-bot · invoices.readAUDITED
agent:support-bot · tickets.writeAUDITED
agent:ops-bot · deploy.executeAUDITED
DORA & Financial Security Standards — aligned to
Contains lateral movement within Active Directory and service account networks by terminating unauthorized protocol calls before execution completes.
Ready for enterprise deployment. Whiteswan collapses complex compliance requirements into runtime enforcement. Whether securing Active Directory domain controllers, hybrid cloud API credentials, or AI agent workflows, Whiteswan delivers verifiable control across every execution surface.
Take Action & Enterprise Engagement
Close Your Identity Enforcement Gap
Modern security architectures can't afford to treat legacy Active Directory protocols and AI agent workflows as separate domains, governed by separate tools, on separate timelines. Whiteswan consolidates Active Directory ITDR, non-human identity management, ephemeral cloud privilege, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool governance into a single authorization decision engine.
Not sure where to start? Choose your entry point:
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Executive Architecture Briefing
1-on-1 CISO consultation. Whiteswan security architects evaluate your identity enforcement stack and map point-solution consolidation.
AD & MCP Posture Assessment
Zero-disruption shadow discovery. Out-of-band inspection identifies hidden AD attack paths, unmonitored service accounts, and ungoverned MCP tool calls, without AD schema changes.
Guided Interactive Demo
Custom environment simulation. Test live protocol interception (DCSync, Pass-the-Ticket) and in-line MCP agent execution boundaries in a sandbox environment.
Key takeaways
Unified Authorization Decision Engine — evaluates identity context, posture signals, and action intent at the moment of execution, across all four surfaces.
Non-Disruptive Hybrid Deployment — lightweight domain controller agents for Active Directory, in-line gateways for cloud, machine, and AI agent traffic, no AD schema modifications.
Zero Standing Privileges at Scale — replaces static, over-privileged credentials with JIT privilege elevation and cryptographic identity issuance (SPIFFE/SPIRE) at spawn.
Auditability Across Global Standards — consolidates execution logs into a single, immutable audit record aligned to SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, DORA, NIST AI RMF, and the EU AI Act.
Reclaim control over every identity surface.
Stop relying on post-event alerts to catch post-authentication breaches. Close the gap between legacy Active Directory protocol protection and AI agent governance with Whiteswan's single in-line decision engine.