[media-types] [IANA #1451408] Media Type Registration Re quest: application/vnd.agtp.identity+json

"Amanda Baber via RT" <[email protected]> Tue, 12 May 2026 01:19:40 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.types
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Murray,

Sending a reminder for #1 of 2 from May 4th.

thanks,
Amanda

On Mon May 04 16:36:24 2026, david.dong wrote:
> Hi Murray,
> 
> Could you review this request by May 18th? This is request #1 out of 2
> from this requester.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> David Dong
> IANA Services Sr. Specialist
> 
> On Sat May 02 00:37:15 2026, [email protected] wrote:
> > Hello IANA,
> >
> > Per our previous correspondence, this is the updated registration
> > template for the AGTP Agent Identity Document JSON format, now
> > registered in the vendor tree rather than the standards tree.
> >
> > Note on subtype name: "vnd.agtp.identity+json" reflects the vendor
> > tree convention (vendor namespace plus document subtype). AGTP is
> > the protocol namespace, and "identity" identifies the specific
> > document type, since the Agent Identity Document is a public
> > identity record. Other AGTP document types (manifest, attribution,
> > etc.) would follow the same vnd.agtp.X+suffix pattern.
> >
> > Type name: application
> >
> > Subtype name: vnd.agtp.identity+json
> >
> > Required parameters: none
> >
> > Optional parameters:
> >
> > charset: per Section 4.2.5 of RFC 6839 (must be UTF-8 if present).
> >
> > version: identifies the Agent Identity Document schema version.
> > The current version is "1.0". If absent, the receiver SHOULD
> > assume the latest version it understands and verify against the
> > agtp_version field in the document body.
> >
> > Encoding considerations:
> >
> > The content is JSON encoded as UTF-8 per RFC 8259. Binary content
> > is not used. The "+json" structured syntax suffix indicates that
> > the content can be processed by generic JSON tooling without
> > AGTP-specific support.
> >
> > Security considerations:
> >
> > Agent Identity Documents are public identity records; they are
> > intended to be served and consumed without confidentiality
> > requirements. All security considerations applicable to JSON
> > content per RFC 8259 ยง12 apply.
> >
> > The Agent Identity Document carries claims about an agent's
> > identity, principal, and capabilities. In future versions of the
> > AGTP specification, these claims will be cryptographically signed;
> > the v1 schema is unsigned and SHOULD NOT be relied upon for trust
> > decisions in adversarial environments.
> >
> > Receivers SHOULD validate that the agent_id field in the body
> > matches the agent-id used to retrieve the document. A mismatch
> > indicates either a misconfigured server or active attack.
> >
> > Receivers SHOULD validate the issuer field against expected
> > registration authorities for the deployment context.
> >
> > Agent Identity Documents do not contain executable content. JSON
> > parsers with standard hardening (depth limits, size limits, no
> > prototype pollution) are appropriate.
> >
> > Interoperability considerations:
> >
> > This media type is the canonical wire format for AGTP Agent
> > Identity Documents. A reference implementation is publicly
> > available at <https://github.com/nomoticai/agtp> with a live
> > deployment serving Agent Identity Documents in this format at
> > agents.agtp.io.
> >
> > Generic JSON tooling can process the content; AGTP-specific
> > processing additionally validates the eleven-field schema defined
> > in the AGTP specification.
> >
> > Published specification:
> >
> > Hood, C., "Agent Transfer Protocol (AGTP)",
> > Work in Progress, Internet-Draft,
> > draft-hood-independent-agtp-06, May 2026.
> > <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-hood-independent-agtp/>
> >
> > The Agent Identity Document schema is defined in Section 5 of the
> > Internet-Draft.
> >
> > Applications that use this media type:
> >
> > The Agent Transfer Protocol (AGTP). The reference AGTP server
> > serves Agent Identity Documents in this format in response to
> > DESCRIBE method requests. The reference AGTP client and the
> > "elemen" desktop browser consume documents in this format.
> >
> > Fragment identifier considerations:
> >
> > Standard JSON Pointer (RFC 6901) fragment identifiers are
> > applicable. AGTP does not define additional fragment semantics.
> >
> > Restrictions on usage: none
> >
> > Provisional registration: no
> >
> > Additional information:
> >
> > Deprecated alias names for this type: none
> > Magic number(s): none (JSON has no magic number)
> > File extension(s): .agent.json
> > Macintosh file type code(s): none
> > Object Identifier(s) or OID(s): none
> >
> > Person & email address to contact for further information:
> >   Chris Hood
> >   [email protected]
> >
> > Intended usage: COMMON
> >
> > Restrictions on usage: none
> >
> > Author:
> >   Chris Hood <[email protected]>
> >
> > Change controller:
> >   Chris Hood / Nomotic, Inc. ([email protected])
> >
> > Public review on the [email protected] list is acceptable for
> > this registration.
> >
> > Thank you for your consideration.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Chris Hood
> > Author, draft-hood-independent-agtp
> > [email protected]

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