Building Trust in Agentic AI with the Digital Identity Rights Framework (DIRF)
Research

Building Trust in Agentic AI with the Digital Identity Rights Framework (DIRF)

Anthony Green·

As AI systems become increasingly capable of replicating voice, face, and behavior — and even monetizing identity — the need for strong safeguards is growing. Led by Hammad A. and collaborators, this research introduces the Digital Identity Rights Framework (DIRF), a governance model that embeds consent, traceability, and royalty enforcement into agentic AI systems. It also explores key vulnerabilities and resilience strategies for AI agents. I was glad to support and contribute to this important work with other collaborators.

Key Highlights

  • 63 enforceable controls across 9 domains, covering:

    • Consent and clone prevention
    • Behavioral data ownership
    • Training and replication rights
    • Voice, face, and personality safeguards
    • Traceability and auditability
    • Monetization and royalties
    • Memory and drift control
    • Cross-platform integrity

  • Evaluation metrics (CDR, CEA, MDS, RCR, TI) demonstrating significant improvements — with Consent Enforcement and Royalty Compliance increasing from near 0% to over 90% in simulations

  • A builder's toolkit including consent gateways, output traceability tags, clone-detection APIs, memory-drift monitors, and royalty ledgers and smart contracts

This work provides a strong foundation for building more secure, transparent, and responsible agentic AI systems.

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Written by

Anthony Green
Anthony Green

Board Director | SME CISO 2025 | University Lead Instructor

President, Greenhat Security

Anthony Green is an award-winning cybersecurity leader, entrepreneur, and advisor with deep expertise in security operations, compliance, and governance. He has led enterprise security programs as a fractional CISO and held key roles across both SMB and large retail environments, with a strong track record in building and scaling security and PCI compliance initiatives. He is also an educator and program leader at UBC, where he develops cybersecurity curricula and teaches risk and strategy, and actively contributes to advancing professional cybersecurity education across institutions.