You.com
You.com: Entity Summary
You.com, Inc. is an AI search company that publishes a public Web Bot Auth key directory, allowing any server to cryptographically verify requests from its agents.
You.com: Core Facts
- Operator
- You.com, Inc.
- Key directory
- https://you.com/.well-known/http-message-signatures-directory
- Algorithm
- Ed25519 (OKP key type)
- Published keys
- 1 (as verified 2026-08-27)
- Notability
- First publicly reachable Web Bot Auth key directory identified in this directory project's August 2026 scan of major agent operators
The directory was fetched directly during the August 2026 verification pass. Key entries in Web Bot Auth directories use the JWK format and may carry a not-before (nbf) timestamp for key rotation.
You.com: Classification Metadata
- Entity Class
- Agent Operator
- Last verified
You.com: Not Identical To
You.com the company is not identical to its individual crawlers or assistant fetchers, and a verified signature proves operator identity — not crawling permission. You.com is not a certificate authority; its directory lists its own public keys, not third-party identities.
You.com: FAQ
Why is You.com listed before larger operators?
This directory lists verifiable public key directories first. Larger operators reported signing in production had no publicly reachable directory at the standard path at verification time.