KYA / agent verification
KYA / agent verification covers know-your-agent checks: verifying which agent or bot is making a request.
In brief
KYA / agent verification, in brief.
What it isKYA / agent verification covers know-your-agent checks: verifying which agent or bot is making a request.
Where it sitsOne of 5 categories in the Agent identity, payments and monetisation layer. Agent identity, payments and monetisation covers how an agent proves who it is and acts on someone's behalf, how agents pay and get paid, and how AI products meter usage and bill for it.
What we track25 products, including Agent Name Service (ANS) reference implementation, agent-passport-system (scoped delegation + signed receipts), Akamai (agentic traffic / bot manager), Arcjet (bot protection SDK) and attestix.
The products
25 products in KYA / agent verification.
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Questions
KYA / agent verification, answered.
What is KYA / agent verification in AI infrastructure?KYA / agent verification covers know-your-agent checks: verifying which agent or bot is making a request.
Which layer of AI infrastructure is KYA / agent verification in?KYA / agent verification is in the Agent identity, payments and monetisation layer. Agent identity, payments and monetisation covers how an agent proves who it is and acts on someone's behalf, how agents pay and get paid, and how AI products meter usage and bill for it.
Which products are in KYA / agent verification?We track 25 products in KYA / agent verification, including Agent Name Service (ANS) reference implementation, agent-passport-system (scoped delegation + signed receipts), Akamai (agentic traffic / bot manager), Arcjet (bot protection SDK), attestix, cheqd (verifiable credentials for agents), Cloudflare Signed Agents / Web Bot Auth / Verified Bots (BotBase) and DataDome (AI agent detection & trust). The full list is on this page.
Agent identity, payments and monetisation