iProov Launches Human Authorization Service for AI Agents

iProov launched its new human approval service to help enterprises deploying AI agents maintain trusted human oversight of high-risk actions. Implementing the Human Approval and Presence Specification (HAPS) released in September 2026, the iProov service provides cryptographically verifiable proof that the genuine, right human person approved an action an agent was seeking to execute. The service integrates with agentgateway, the open-source AI agent gateway developed by solo.io, and Cerbos, the authorization management platform, as its first policy-engine partner.

Read more – IT Tech Pulse Exclusive Interview with Andy Nolan, Vice President, Technology at TrustedTech

By requiring a genuine human face as part of the approval process, we secure the process against agent impersonation. Because no matter how smart they become, agents will never have faces.

The proof of humanity uses iProov’s Dynamic and Express technologies, relied on by national governments and major organisations millions of times each day worldwide. The new HAPS engine ties this to a proof that the person approved a specific action, and delivers an auditable, non-repudiable certificate for logging and future reference.

Read more –IT Tech Pulse Exclusive Interview with Humberto Bento, Administrator and Operations Director, Visualforma

The announcement comes as industry leaders increasingly recognize the need for stronger human oversight of autonomous AI agents. In an October 2026 Microsoft Security blog, Microsoft highlighted the importance of policies that can “require cryptographically provable human approval for a high-impact step.” The integration of iProov’s Hosted HAPS Approval Engine with Cerbos and with agentgateway directly addresses this emerging security requirement, providing verifiable proof that the right human has approved a specific action before an AI agent can execute it.

“Cerbos controls and secures what decisions AI Agents can make in an organization, and under what conditions,” said Alex Olivier, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Cerbos. “Our partnership with iProov introduces a new level of control, enabling organizations to require approval from the right human before a high-consequence action can proceed. By adding this decision capability, we are giving organizations the confidence to delegate an even greater range of tasks to their AI agents than ever before while still retaining human oversight and accountability.”

Read more – IT Tech Pulse Exclusive Interview with Scott Downes, CEO and Founder Supernal AI

“For organizations to realize the full potential of agentic AI, they need to task agents with increasingly consequential responsibilities. But some actions must remain subject to human control, approval and accountability,” said Andrew Bud, founder and CEO of iProov. “Our new HAPS service provides cryptographically verifiable proof that the real, right human being, confirmed by iProov Genuine Human Presence, has approved a specific action. Cerbos determines when such human approval is required and calls the HAPS service. Together, we enable organizations to embrace AI agent automation without compromising human control. By requiring a genuine human face as part of the approval process, we secure the process against agent impersonation. Because no matter how smart they become, agents will never have faces.”