| Internet-Draft | SVTP v1.0 | May 2026 |
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This document specifies the Sovereign Verification & Trust Protocol (SVTP), a foundational framework for establishing verifiable identity, attribution, and governance for autonomous machines. SVTP provides a non-repudiable "Root of Trust" for both digital AI agents and physical autonomous systems.¶
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The proliferation of autonomous systems has created a "Trust Gap." SVTP addresses this by establishing a decentralized, cryptographically anchored identity standard.¶
Every autonomous unit is issued a permanent did:svtp identifier anchored to a verified institutional controller.¶
SVTP enforces a "Zero-Trust" model, issuing JIT authorization for specific tool-calls or mechanical operations.¶
Every action is recorded to an NDJSON-based Usage Ledger, hashed and chained for tamper-proof auditing.¶
Utilizes Ed25519 for signatures and SHA-384 for ledger integrity.¶
Achieves a mean Anchoring speed of 6.42 microseconds for mass-scale industrial deployment.¶
Initiates autonomous recovery and rollback to the last verified anchor in the event of a breach.¶
Designed for transparent integration via a cryptographic proxy, enabling one-line standard implementation.¶
SVTP is the definitive standard for the machine economy, enabling safe deployment at a multi-trillion dollar scale.¶
Installation: pip install svtp-sdk¶
from svtp_sdk import ProtocolAnchor
@ProtocolAnchor.secure()
def autonomous_action(payload):
pass
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