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# Prepare Your Environment for Agent Verification

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

Before verifying an agent using GoDaddy Agent Name Service (ANS), configure your environment to
support domain-based identity validation.

Verification requires a custom domain, a configured runtime environment, and secure communication
settings.

## Custom Domain

Agent verification requires a custom domain (vanity domain) that you own and control.

- The domain associated with your agent must match the consumer endpoint used during registration.

- The domain is used to establish the agent’s identity.

- You must be able to create and manage DNS records for the domain.

- MuleSoft-managed domains such as `cloudhub.io` aren’t supported.

## Private Space

Deploy agents in a private space that supports custom domains and TLS configuration.

If you don’t already have a private space, create one in Runtime Manager before proceeding.

For more information, see [Private Spaces](https://docs.mulesoft.com/cloudhub-2/ps-manage).

## TLS Context

Configure a TLS context in your private space for the domain used by the agent.

TLS configuration enables secure communication and is required to complete verification. A TLS
context must be configured for the domain used by the agent.

API Manager requires a valid TLS context for the domain before verification can proceed.

To configure a TLS context:

1.  In Anypoint Platform, go to **Runtime Manager**.

2.  Select your private space.

3.  Open the **TLS** or **Domains and TLS** section.

4.  Create a new TLS context for your domain.

5.  Upload a valid certificate for the domain.

Make sure that:

- The TLS context is associated with your domain

- The certificate is valid and active

- The domain matches the consumer endpoint used by the agent

If no TLS context is configured, verification can’t proceed and an error is displayed.

For more information, see
[Configure domains and TLS certificates](https://docs.mulesoft.com/cloudhub-2/ps-config-domains)

## Gateway Configuration

Agents must be exposed through a configured gateway to support domain-based verification.

When using Flex Gateway, you must configure an endpoint for each agent using your custom domain.

For setup instructions, see
[Set up Flex Gateway in managed mode](https://docs.mulesoft.com/gateway/latest/gateway-managed-set-up).

Make sure that:

- Each agent is mapped to a unique endpoint or path in the gateway configuration

- The endpoint uses the same domain as the agent’s consumer endpoint

> [!NOTE] Each agent must be configured with a separate endpoint in the gateway.
>
> If multiple agents are deployed on the same domain, each one requires its own explicit endpoint
> configuration.

## Secret Group Access

Agent verification requires access to a secret group in Secrets Manager.

The secret group is used to store generated security artifacts during verification.

Make sure that:

- At least one secret group exists

- You have permission to write to the selected secret group

If you don’t have the required permissions, you can’t complete verification.

> [!IMPORTANT] If the domain, TLS context, and gateway configuration aren’t aligned, agent
> verification can’t be completed.

## Next Steps

After completing the environment setup:

- [Create an agent instance](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/godaddy-register-agent)

- [Verify an agent using GoDaddy ANS](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/godaddy-verify-agent)