Knowing your AI agent will be the cornerstone of successful agentic AI — along with knowing it’s your customer who’s interacting with it. ProvenAI and decentralized identity provide the compliance, security, and trust needed to deliver a smarter future for everyone.
SEATTLE, WA: June 2, 2025: Indicio today announced the development of Indicio ProvenAI, a digital identity infrastructure for AI agents and people to safely and securely authenticate each other and for people to be able to consent to share their data with an AI agent. ProvenAI’s use of Verifiable Credentials provides the trust needed for AI agents and agentic AI to access and use personal data for complex problem solving, enabling a revolution in digital products and services.
As AI agents begin to take on sensitive tasks—from travel planning to financial services—we need to verify who they are, confirm who they represent, and ensure they access our data and act only with our permission. ProvenAI brings a trusted identity layer to AI by using standards-based Verifiable Credentials and privacy-preserving protocols to establish cryptographic trust.
“AI is quickly moving into personal and high-stakes spaces where identity, consent, and data control are essential,” said Ken Ebert, CTO of Indicio. “ProvenAI gives developers and organizations the tools to build agents that can prove who they are and prove who you are—securely, privately, and with your permission.”
ProvenAI addresses a fast-emerging need across sectors like travel, finance, education, where AI is already being deployed. It is ideal for customer-facing AI systems, like chatbots that book travel, process loan applications, or assist with student services—where trust, authentication, and compliance are non-negotiable.
How ProvenAI Works
- Prove the AI agent is legitimate
AI agents present Verifiable Credentials to prove their identity and authorization when interacting with users or services. This prevents spoofing and phishing attempts, builds trust in automated interactions, and ensures that users are engaging with the correct application—not a fake or malicious impersonator. - Consent to share personal data
Users share their identity information with the AI agent using Verifiable Credentials, giving explicit consent and control over what’s shared. This not only ensures privacy but also provides the agent with high-quality, authoritative data directly from the credential itself—improving accuracy, reducing errors, and enabling more relevant responses. - Authenticate users without revealing data
ProvenAI uses biometric-linked credentials and zero-knowledge proofs to verify a user’s identity without exposing personal or sensitive information. This protects privacy, prevents data leakage, and enables strong authentication without the need to store or transmit raw biometric data—reducing risk for both users and organizations.
ProvenAI is built on Indicio Proven and aligned with EUDI, ISO, and W3C standards, delivering global interoperability with support for wide range of standardized credential formats—including SD-JWTs, mdoc/mDL, JSON-LD, and AnonCreds—and widely used communication protocols like DIDComm and OpenID4VC.
Join the ProvenAI Webinar
Learn more at the ProvenAI webinar on Wednesday, June 25 at 7:00 AM PT, featuring Ken Ebert, Mike Ebert, and Trevor Butterworth. The session will explore the technology, use cases, and how AI developers can get involved early.
Register here: https://www.meetup.com/indicio-identity-community/events/308142110/
For more information, visit indicio.tech or contact press@indicio.tech.
