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term: "Trusted surface"
category: "Commerce and checkout"
url: https://agenticopenfinance.com/glossary/trusted-surface
source: AgenticOpenFinance glossary
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# Trusted surface

> In AP2, a secure, non-agentic interface that shows mandate content to the user for authorisation and consent.

In the Agent Payments Protocol, a trusted surface is a secure, non-agentic interface that renders mandate content to the user for authorisation and consent; the result is a mandate. Separating this screen from the shopping agent lets the user see exactly what they approve, and gives a bank or wallet a place to apply strong customer authentication. The separation only helps if the surface is genuinely independent of the agent that proposed the purchase.

Related terms: [Checkout Mandate](https://agenticopenfinance.com/glossary/checkout-mandate.md), [Payment Mandate](https://agenticopenfinance.com/glossary/payment-mandate.md), [Credentials provider](https://agenticopenfinance.com/glossary/credentials-provider.md), [Strong customer authentication](https://agenticopenfinance.com/glossary/strong-customer-authentication.md)