Could an attacker or agent impersonate a user or AI identity to gain unauthorized influence?

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Could an attacker or agent impersonate a user or AI identity to gain unauthorized influence?
  • Attackers may spoof legitimate identities of users, agents, or services to bypass authentication and gain control or influence over AI behavior.
  • This can enable unauthorized data access, prompt injection, or manipulation of trust-based systems.

If you answered Yes then you are at risk

If you are not sure, then you might be at risk too

Recommendations

  • Use cryptographic signatures or authentication tokens to verify agent identities.
  • Implement mutual authentication in multi-agent or AI-human interaction scenarios.
  • Monitor for identity anomalies such as session hijacking, mismatched tokens, or unexpected behavioral patterns.
  • Log all identity transitions and access attempts to support traceability and forensic analysis.