Fingerprint, a company specializing in device intelligence for fraud prevention, has launched its new Authorized AI Agent Detection ecosystem. This system is designed to identify authorized agentic AI traffic with 100% certainty, enabling organizations to differentiate legitimate, permissioned automation from malicious bots and scrapers.
The new ecosystem includes integrations with AI agents from OpenAI, AWS AgentCore, Browserbase, Manus, and Anchor Browser. Fingerprint now asserts that it detects the highest number of AI agents available on the market. This development responds to a growing challenge where AI agents represent an increasing proportion of automated web traffic, necessitating a re-evaluation of how digital interactions are assessed.
Valentin Vasilyev, CTO and co-founder of Fingerprint, highlighted the shift in strategy. “For years, the goal was simply to stop the bots, but that’s a losing strategy as an increasing number of interactions are becoming automated,” Vasilyev stated. “The real challenge now is determining whether traffic is legitimate. We built this ecosystem so businesses can stop blindly blocking visitors. Instead, they can now start identifying every visitor, whether they are a malicious bot, an authorized agent or a human. In the AI era, companies that are able to differentiate trusted visitors from suspicious ones will retain their competitive edge.”
Todd Thiemann, a principal analyst at Omdia, projected future reliance on AI agents, noting, “By the end of 2026, I expect users to start relying on AI agents to carry out transactions on their behalf, from booking flights to making everyday online purchases.” Fingerprint’s Authorized AI Agent Detection aims to provide organizations with clear visibility into interactions on their digital properties, allowing them to apply controls based on visitor identification rather than relying solely on generic bot detection.
Tao Zhang, co-founder and CPO at Manus, commented on the importance of distinguishing activity. “As AI agents see broader adoption, it’s increasingly important to clearly distinguish trusted automation from malicious activity,” Zhang said. “We’re pleased to participate in this ecosystem and support efforts to make agent interactions more transparent, secure, and reliable.” The implementation utilizes emerging open standards for AI agent verification and authentication.
Thibault Meunier, a research engineer at Cloudflare and creator of Web Bot Auth, emphasized the role of real-world deployment in protocol maturation. “Open Internet protocols mature through real-world deployment,” Meunier explained. “Operating them at scale is how we validate assumptions, surface edge cases and improve the standard. Cloudflare welcomes Fingerprint’s implementation of AI agent verification and its participation in the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) standardization process, which helps accelerate practical outcomes for the ecosystem.” Fingerprint’s system verifies authorized AI agents using Web Bot Auth, employing cryptographic signatures in HTTP messages, similar to protocols used by Cloudflare and Akamai.
The new detection capability supports various AI agent use cases while enhancing fraud prevention across multiple sectors. These include enterprise automation, where AI agents on platforms like Manus can access permissioned environments such as PitchBook, Financial Times, or CRM systems without being flagged as threats. Workforce automation benefits by allowing AI agents to perform tasks like customer support responses, CRM updates, and refund processing, maintaining safeguards against abuse. For revenue protection, e-commerce and fintech companies can selectively permit AI agents to facilitate transactions, creating smoother experiences while defending against account takeover (ATO) and payment fraud.
Paul Klein, CEO and founder of Browserbase, noted the dual benefits. “Businesses want the upside of AI agents, faster support, automated operations, and smoother buying experiences but they can’t afford to open the door to scrapers and fraud,” shared Klein. “This collaboration makes ‘agent identity’ a first-class concept on the web, so companies can confidently permit trusted agents while blocking the rest.” Idan Raman, CEO of Anchor Browser, added, “Our partnership with Fingerprint is another step in the right direction by letting agents be deployed reliably and securely anywhere on the web.”
Authorized AI Agent Detection is now generally available and included for existing Fingerprint customers utilizing the latest product version. Organizations interested in joining the authorized AI agent ecosystem can contact partners@fingerprint.com or test their agent in the Web Bot Auth verification playground. Fingerprint’s device intelligence platform identifies over 1 billion unique devices monthly and processes numerous signals to assist fraud teams in distinguishing trusted visitors from malicious actors in real-time. Over 6,000 companies, including Dropbox, checkout.com, and NeuroID, currently use Fingerprint.
