Christian Posta • 10/19/2025

API Keys Are a Bad Idea for Enterprise LLM, Agent, and MCP Access

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This article critiques the common enterprise practice of using API keys to secure access for LLMs, AI agents, and MCP services. It explains that API keys are long-lived, coarse-grained credentials not designed for security, posing significant risks in probabilistic AI environments. The author advocates for moving to more secure authentication and authorization methods tailored for modern AI systems.

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