AGENTID HUMAN VERIFICATION / AGENT IDENTITY
FILE No. AID-01/2032
STATUS: PILOT

PUBLIC NOTICE — REGISTER OF AGENT IDENTITY

A register for machines that act on your behalf

By the time an agent can book a flight, buy your groceries, or move money, a website meets it before it meets you. AgentID gives that website an answer: who owns this agent, what it may do, and until when.

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The problem

Agents already act under many names — a shopping assistant, a scheduling agent, a banking agent, a personal agent running errands. Each one claims to represent a person. None of them can currently prove it.

  • Shopping agent
  • Personal agent
  • Banking agent
  • Scheduling agent
  • Email agent
  • Booking agent

A site receiving a request from any of these has no reliable way to check three things: is this agent real, who is responsible for it, and what has that person actually authorised it to do. AgentID is a register built to answer exactly those three questions, and nothing beyond them.

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How registration works

2.1Create an account. Name, email, and a short human-interaction check — no payment, ever, for individuals.
2.2Confirm your email. This is what ties the account to a reachable person.
2.3Register as many agents as you need. Each gets its own certificate, valid 90 days, and its own secret key to connect to your agent's software.
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Specimen certificate

An example of what a site checks when an agent makes a request on its owner's behalf. (This one is illustrative — not a real record.)

CERTIFICATE OF AGENT IDENTITY

AID2032A71F
HOLDERMax R.
AGENTAgent #A71F
ISSUED14 Sep 2026
EXPIRES13 Dec 2026 — 90 days
  • Purchases up to £100 per transaction
  • Read email
  • Money transfers — not permitted

Verify at vagentid.com/c/AID-2032-A71F

ACTIVEVERIFIED · VALID 90 DAYS
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Scope of verification

AgentID confirms identity at the moment of issue. It does not supervise what an agent does afterwards, and it does not sit inside any transaction.

What a certificate does and does not establish
AgentID confirmsAgentID does not confirm
The agent's identity and its declared ownerWhether the agent will stay within its stated limits
The owner completed identity and interaction checksThe outcome of any purchase, message, or transfer
Whether the certificate is valid or revoked, in real timeFinancial loss arising from reliance on the certificate

AGENTID IS CURRENTLY IN PILOT. IT IS AN IDENTITY REGISTER, NOT AN ESCROW SERVICE OR AN INSURER, AND DOES NOT PROCESS PAYMENTS. SEE TERMS.

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Frequently asked questions

Is AgentID a government-issued ID?

No. AgentID is a private register, closer to a certificate authority than a passport office — it plays the same role for agents that certificate authorities play for websites: confirming who is on the other end of a connection.

What happens if an agent misbehaves?

The owner can revoke the certificate at any time from their dashboard. Revocation is checked by sites in real time, so a revoked agent stops being recognised as soon as the owner acts.

How many agents can I register?

As many as you need. Each agent gets its own certificate, public verification link, and secret key.

How long does a certificate last?

90 days from issue. You can register a replacement at any time, including before the old one expires.

Does AgentID handle payments?

No. AgentID issues identity and declared permissions only. Payments and transfers are handled by the bank, card network, or merchant the agent is dealing with, the same as today.

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Register

Free for individuals — no payment handled, just an identity check. Already have an account? Log in.

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