What Is Know Your Agent (KYA)? The Complete Guide
Know Your Agent (KYA) extends KYC-style governance to autonomous AI agents — identity, scope control, prompt-injection defence and behavioural monitoring

Founder & CEO, TrustVerify
Founder and CEO of TrustVerify. Building identity verification, AML and fraud-prevention infrastructure for UK and EU businesses, and pioneering the Know Your Agent (KYA) standard for AI governance.
Know Your Agent (KYA) extends KYC-style governance to autonomous AI agents — identity, scope control, prompt-injection defence and behavioural monitoring
KYC verifies people, KYB verifies businesses, and KYA governs autonomous AI agents. This guide compares the three frameworks — what each verifies, the
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