Akamai Technologies announced a new agentic security framework designed to secure and scale AI-driven interactions across digital commerce, web applications, and online services. The framework integrates identity verification, trust analysis, observability, and edge-based enforcement into a unified decisioning layer that evaluates AI agent activity in real time. As autonomous AI agents increasingly perform transactions, retrieve content, and interact with enterprise systems on behalf of users, Akamai aims to provide the trust infrastructure needed to validate identity, intent, and authorization at scale.
The framework centers on six core pillars. A new “Know Your Agent” (KYA) model, developed in collaboration with Visa, Skyfire, and Experian, links AI agents to verified human users and establishes accountability for automated transactions. Akamai also integrates with identity providers including Auth0 and Ping Identity to extend existing authentication controls, such as behavioral analysis and multi-factor authentication, to AI-driven interactions. The platform continuously assesses trustworthiness through adaptive trust analysis, enabling organizations to distinguish between legitimate agents, human users, and malicious automation.
Akamai leverages its globally distributed edge platform to enforce security decisions close to users and applications, reducing latency while maintaining control. The framework also introduces mechanisms for content monetization, allowing publishers and content owners to establish licensed, tokenized access models for AI agents through partnerships with TollBit and Skyfire. Traffic analytics capabilities provide visibility into agentic traffic patterns, helping organizations understand how AI agents interact with their digital properties and enabling new operational and commercial policies around AI-driven activity.
• Introduces a unified framework combining identity, observability, trust scoring, and edge enforcement for AI agents.
• Establishes the “Know Your Agent” (KYA) model with Visa, Skyfire, and Experian to verify agent identity and human attribution.
• Integrates with Auth0 and Ping Identity to extend existing user authentication and access policies to AI agents.
• Uses Akamai’s edge computing infrastructure for real-time trust evaluation and enforcement.
• Supports monetization of AI-driven content access through partnerships with TollBit and Skyfire.
• Provides visibility into agentic traffic using Akamai TrafficPeak and web security analytics.
Patrick Sullivan, VP and CTO of Security Strategy at Akamai, said: “We’ve built this so that identity informs visibility, visibility drives trust, and trust powers the decisions that let companies safely grow and monetize these new AI interactions. We’re giving businesses the confidence to open their doors to AI without compromising security.”
