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On the Crossroads: Marketplace vs. Distributed Trust in Agent Attestation Frameworks

ASAnton Sokolov

Tallinn University · Roche (Estonia)

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Abstract

Publication draft v0.4 (17 May 2026) of On the Crossroads: Marketplace vs. Distributed Trust in Agent Attestation Frameworks. This essay analyzes an architectural choice in agent-attestation frameworks: whether to introduce a central registry for agents, keys, compliance badges, search, reputation, or verification-as-a-service. Using the Agent Evidence Package (AEP) profile and EATF reference verifiers as a worked case, it argues that registry vocabulary can quietly convert an offline-verifiable trust framework into a platform. The recommended alternative is a distributed-trust pattern: public key-history mirrors, operator-managed trust anchors, conformance vectors rather than certification, and no…

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  • Certificate
  • Trust anchor
  • Argument (complex analysis)
  • Service (business)
  • Compliance (psychology)
  • Certification
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  • Vocabulary
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