Sole vendor headquartered in APEC to be recognized

December 17, 2025

Gartner® recently released its 2025 Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management report. Alibaba Cloud was recognized for its cloud-native Identity as a Service (IDaaS), making it the Sole vendor headquartered in APEC to be recognized in the last five years. IDaaS provides centralized identity management capabilities for enterprise customers—whether operating in the Chinese mainland, expanding globally, or pursuing "Go China" strategies.

In the era of AI and hybrid cloud, identity has become the golden key for attackers. The compromise of a single legitimate identity—whether an employee, a non-human identity (NHI), or an AI agent—can allow an attacker to bypass traditional defenses and silently exfiltrate data. Alibaba Cloud IDaaS is built for enterprise-grade security, establishing a trusted identity foundation with three core capabilities:

Unified Identity Governance

Alibaba Cloud IDaaS is one of the few cloud-native Identity Access Management (IAM) platforms worldwide capable of managing human identities (employees/partners), NHIs, and AI agents.

Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud support
High-efficiency automation

Deep Cloud-native Integration

Simplified cloud identity management
Built-in security capabilities

An Identity Management Solution for the AI Era

Designed for the AI era, IDaaS provides secure authentication for both human and non-human identities. It enables end-to-end AccessKey-less management, authentication for AI agents, fine-grained authorization for multi-cloud platform (MCP) services, and dynamic management of large model API keys.

Cross-platform, cross-region, and multi-cloud machine credential management
End-to-end AccessKey-less management
Management of large model API keys
Fine-grained access control

Today, Alibaba Cloud IDaaS serves hundreds of multinational and globally expanding enterprises, ensuring that every login and API call is both efficient and secure.