2. The Current Landscape

The technology industry has responded to the AI agent challenge with characteristic innovation. Multiple solutions have emerged, each addressing specific aspects of agent governance. This section provides a comprehensive analysis of existing infrastructure and introduces how the Know Your Agent platform complements these solutions.

Chapter Overview

Chapter 5: Current Solutions examines the building blocks already in place. We analyse Microsoft's Entra Agent ID for enterprise identity management, communication protocols from Anthropic, IBM and Google, and recent entrants like Anonybit's biometric approach. Each solution excels within its domain but struggles at boundaries, highlighting the need for a unifying governance layer.

Chapter 6: The Know Your Agent Platform presents AstraSync's approach to providing universal governance infrastructure. We detail our three-phase implementation strategy: Attribution Infrastructure (2025), Interaction Governance (2026), and Response Systems (2027). The Trust Chain technology creates verifiable trust through an integrated approach that addresses the fundamental attribution crisis.

Chapter 7: Lifecycle in Action demonstrates the complete journey from developer registration through incident resolution. Following a realistic scenario, we show how the KYA platform provides accountability at every stage, from initial agent creation to ownership transfer, operational deployment, and incident remediation.

Chapter 8: Payment Evolution examines how major financial institutions are enabling autonomous transactions. We analyse Mastercard's Agent Pay programme, Visa's Intelligent Commerce initiative, and Google's AI Shopping Mode, demonstrating why payment capability without governance creates systemic risk.

Together, these chapters provide a practical understanding of how fragmented solutions can be unified through governance infrastructure. We present integration strategies, real-world examples, and clear implementation pathways for organisations at any stage of AI agent adoption.