Fido Alliance to Develop Standards for Trusted AI Agent Interactions
The FIDO Alliance has announced new initiatives to develop interoperable standards for AI agent authentication and commerce, launching the Agentic Authentication Technical Working Group and advancing agent-initiated payment specifications. These efforts aim to establish trusted, secure mechanisms for AI agents to act on behalf of users without sharing credentials, addressing gaps in current authentication models. The work builds on technical contributions from Google's AP2 and Mastercard's Verifiable Intent frameworks, with collaboration across industry leaders to support scalable and verifiable agentic interactions.
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Formation of Agentic Authentication Working Group and development of agentic payment frameworks will support trusted, interoperable agentic workflows April 28, 2026 – The FIDO Alliance today announced initiatives to develop interoperable standards for agentic interactions and commerce. These initiatives include the formation of an Agentic Authentication Technical Working Group and efforts to develop specifications for agent-initiated commerce, drawing from initial contributions from Google (AP2) and Mastercard (Verifiable Intent). Together, these efforts aim to define trusted mechanisms for how AI agents authenticate, act, and transact on behalf of users.
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