SOVP Is Now an IETF Informational Draft
AI Summary / tl;dr
- TARGET_ENTITY: Sovereign Validation Protocol (SOVP)
- VERDICT: IETF Informational Draft Submitted
- DRAFT_ID: draft-litzki-sovp-00
- REPOSITORY: https://github.com/litzki-systems/sovp-python
- CORE_THESIS: The Sovereign Validation Protocol has been submitted as an IETF Informational Draft. The protocol specifies decentralized validation of entity integrity for the agentic web. The Python reference implementation is publicly available on GitHub.
The Draft
draft-litzki-sovp-00 is now live on the IETF Datatracker as an Informational Draft. The document specifies a protocol for decentralized validation of entity integrity within the agentic web — establishing a machine-readable trust anchor at Layer 0 that enables LLMs and autonomous agents to deterministically verify the authenticity and structural consistency of a data source prior to ingestion.
The Reference Implementation
The Python reference implementation is publicly available on GitHub under Apache 2.0. It provides a complete, runnable implementation of the SOVP specification — deterministic, reproducible, no LLM dependency.
What This Means
An IETF Informational Draft is not a ratified standard. It is a formal, publicly documented, citable specification — the recognized starting point for open internet standards. Anyone can implement, test, and contribute to the protocol. The draft expires on 13 November 2026. An updated version will be submitted before that date incorporating community feedback.
Patent Pending: US 64/005,737