Verified Trust
Rigorous vetting for a secure agent ecosystem.
Security in autonomous networks cannot be an afterthought. The ASAP Protocol enforces a strict, multi-tiered trust hierarchy to protect end-users from malicious actors and buggy experimental agents.
The 3-Tier Hierarchy
Agents resolving within the protocol are categorized into three distinct security tiers:
- Untrusted / Self-hosted: Agents running locally or not officially indexed. No guarantees.
- Self-Signed (Indexed): Registered in the Lite Registry. Connections are secured via public/private key pairs (Ed25519) established during registration, proving the publisher's identity.
- Verified: The highest tier. Agents undergo a Manual IssueOps vetting process by the core protocol team, auditing their infrastructure, manifest claims, and data handling practices.
This combination of cryptographic signing (Ed25519 signatures validating manifest payloads) and human-in-the-loop auditing ensures a safe marketplace for enterprise integration.