Agent Identity
Give every financial agent a verifiable identity.
Establish who an AI agent represents, what authority it has and which financial actions it is permitted to perform.
- Agent
- Travel Booking Agent
- Agent ID
- agent_travel_04
- Principal
- Acme Corp
- Status
- active
- Environment
- production
- Spend limit
- $10,000 / day
- Valid until
- 30 days
Core Problem
Financial systems cannot trust an anonymous agent.
Traditional APIs identify applications or users. Agentic systems require another identity layer.
- Which agent is acting
- Who owns or controls the agent
- Which user or organization delegated authority
- What permissions the agent has
- How long those permissions remain valid
- Which resources and accounts are accessible
Identity Model
Authority flows down a verifiable chain.
Organization
org_acme
User / Principal
usr_finance_lead
AI Agent
runtime-neutral
Agent Identity
agent_travel_04
Credentials
short-lived
Permissions
scoped
Financial Resources
wallets · cards · payouts
Core Capabilities
Identity, authority and revocation as first-class primitives.
Identity & Permissions
Operational view of every registered agent.
Illustrative interface with dummy data.
| Agent | Agent ID | Principal | Status | Env | Tools | Payments | Limit | Valid until | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Booking Agent | agent_travel_04 | Acme Corp | active | prod | 4 | allowed | $10,000 / day | 12 Oct | 2m ago |
| Procurement Agent | agent_proc_01 | Acme Corp | active | prod | 5 | allowed | $5,000 / mo | 01 Nov | 18m ago |
| Treasury Agent | agent_treas_02 | Acme Treasury | pending | sandbox | 3 | review | $0 | — | 1h ago |
| Refund Agent | agent_refund_07 | Acme Support | active | prod | 2 | allowed | $250 / txn | 22 Sep | 5m ago |
- AgentTravel Booking AgentAgent IDagent_travel_04PrincipalAcme CorpStatusactiveEnvprodTools4PaymentsallowedLimit$10,000 / dayValid until12 OctLast activity2m ago
- AgentProcurement AgentAgent IDagent_proc_01PrincipalAcme CorpStatusactiveEnvprodTools5PaymentsallowedLimit$5,000 / moValid until01 NovLast activity18m ago
- AgentTreasury AgentAgent IDagent_treas_02PrincipalAcme TreasuryStatuspendingEnvsandboxTools3PaymentsreviewLimit$0Valid until—Last activity1h ago
- AgentRefund AgentAgent IDagent_refund_07PrincipalAcme SupportStatusactiveEnvprodTools2PaymentsallowedLimit$250 / txnValid until22 SepLast activity5m ago
Delegated Authority
Define exactly what an agent can do.
Grant
Travel Booking Agent
acting for Acme Corp
Can
- Search travel
- Book flights
- Create virtual card
- Pay approved travel vendors
Cannot
- Transfer funds to arbitrary bank accounts
Boundaries
- Maximum transaction
- $2,000
- Daily limit
- $10,000
- Approval required above
- $1,000
- Permission expiry
- 30 days
Identity Architecture
Every request resolves through identity before policy.
- Application / Principal
- Agent Registration
- Agent Credential
- Authentication
- Permission Evaluation
- Policy Engine
- Financial Resource
Security Controls
Controls applied at every authorization decision.
- Scoped Permissions
- Short-Lived Credentials
- Revocation
- Environment Separation
- API Authentication
- Policy Enforcement
- Audit Logs
- Approval Escalation
Relevant jStack Products
Resources an agent identity can be scoped to.
Use Cases
Where agent identity is required.
- Enterprise AI Agents
- Procurement Agents
- Treasury Agents
- Travel Agents
- Commerce Agents
- Banking Agents
- Marketplace Agents
Related Agentic Finance
Continue through the agentic layer.
Before an agent moves money, establish who it is and what it can do.
Register agents, bind them to principals and scope their authority to exactly what the workflow requires.