// The old way
Copy the Key for Everyone
API keys are like house keys.
Right now, you're making copies
for everyone who needs access.
When someone leaves,
you have to change the locks
& hand out new keys
to everyone else.
// Layr8 Way
Controlling the door
You keep the “only key”.
When someone knocks,
you decide whether
to let them in.
Revoke someone's access?
Just stop opening
the door for them.
contractor?
all the locks.
to everyone else.
get in anymore.
every entry.
User / Agent
Knocks on the door
Layr8
Checks identity, opens door
Your APIs
REST, MCP, any endpoint
Identity Replaces Keys
The Layr8 Key Shield is an identity-first API security platform. Your credentials are securely managed per-tenant. Users and agents prove who they are—we look at the identity, check if they should have access, and make the API call on their behalf.
Keys Never Leave
Your API credentials are stored securely in your tenant. Contractors, employees, and agents authenticate with identity—they never see or touch the actual keys.
Instant Revocation
Stop opening the door for someone and their access ends immediately. No key rotation. No disruption to anyone else. No guessing.
Full Audit Trail
Every API call logged by identity. Know exactly who or what made each request. Who came through the door, when, and what they did.
Granular Permissions
Control what each identity can access. Some people can enter the living room but not the bedroom. Per user, per agent, per endpoint.
Works With Everything
REST APIs, MCP servers, any HTTP endpoint. If it takes an API key, Layr8 can proxy it. No changes to your existing infrastructure.
Built on DIDs
Decentralized identity (DIDComm) means cryptographic proof of who's knocking. No passwords to steal. No tokens to intercept.
// The Key-Copying Problem
is Getting Worse
API keys are the most common
and most
preventable cause
of
security incidents.
84%
Of security professionals experienced
an
API security incident last year
Source: Akamai Research
70%
Of leaked secrets from 2022
were still active
in 2024
Source: GitGuardian
39 Million
Secrets leaked on GitHub in 2024 alone a 67% increase year-over-year
Source: GitHub Security Report
$4.88M
Average cost per breach involving compromised credentials
Source: IBM Cost of Data Breach
// For SaaS Providers
Scale Customer Access Without Scaling Risk
Every new customer means more API keys to manage, rotate, and secure.
What if your agents could authenticate by identity instead?
The Credential Sprawl Problem
Every customer integration needs API keys — and every key is a liability. More customers means more keys, more rotation schedules, more risk. One compromised key can expose an entire customer's data.
Your Agents Authenticate by Identity
"With Layr8, our agents prove who they are — no shared keys required. You hold credentials once, per-tenant. Revoke any agent's access instantly without rotating a single key."
See it in action — walk through a live request with a breached client. Try the demo →