Agent Identity FAQs

Question 1

How does Agent Identity prevent anonymous AI agent actions?

Accepted Answer

It provides agents with unique, persistent cryptographic keypairs (RSA-2048). When an agent performs an action, it signs the payload with its private key. Receiving systems can then use the agent's public key to cryptographically verify who performed the action and ensure it hasn't been tampered with.

Question 2

What are the core capabilities of Agent Identity for developers?

Accepted Answer

Agent Identity allows you to generate cryptographic keypairs for agents, enable agents to sign their actions, and provides a standard method (including an NPM SDK) for your backend APIs to verify these agent signatures against public keys, ensuring trust and auditability.

Question 3

Can agent identities be stored persistently?

Accepted Answer

Yes. While quick installs like Smithery might use temporary storage by default, you can configure a permanent file path for your agent's identity keys. This ensures keys persist across restarts, which is ideal for production use.

Question 4

What is the security model for Agent Identity?

Accepted Answer

Agent Identity currently operates on a 'self-signed certificate' model, where agents generate their own keys. This is highly effective for attribution (knowing which agent did what). For high-stakes authorization, it integrates with external trust mechanisms and has a roadmap for enterprise key management (KMS) and hardware enclave support.

Question 5

What is Agent Identity (AIP) and its main purpose?

Accepted Answer

Agent Identity Protocol (AIP) is an open standard designed to give AI agents a verifiable identity using cryptographic keypairs. Its main purpose is to enable secure attribution and non-repudiation for actions performed by AI agents in real-world interactions.

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