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Public Comment on Docket NIST-2025-0035 · Submitted March 4, 2026

Security Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Agents

A 12-page public comment responding to the NIST CAISI Request for Information on AI agent security. Proposes six policy recommendations grounded in patent-pending cryptographic runtime governance.

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Key Recommendations to CAISI

1.

Mandate sealed reference states for all autonomous AI deployments

2.

Require continuous runtime measurement against sealed baselines

3.

Adopt tiered verification levels (self-attested → portal-enforced → third-party verified)

4.

Mandate offline verifiability for air-gapped and DDIL environments

5.

Standardize artifact formats using existing cryptographic primitives

6.

Require privacy-preserving disclosure for cross-boundary attestation

Topics Addressed

Section 1

Threat Landscape

Analysis of runtime integrity threats including behavioral drift, policy circumvention, and post-hoc evidence fabrication in agentic AI systems.

Section 2

Security Practices

Sealed policy artifacts, continuous integrity measurement, and signed enforcement receipts as foundational security practices.

Section 3

Assessment & Measurement

Tiered verification framework progressing from self-attestation through portal enforcement to independent third-party verification.

Section 4

Environment Controls

Portal architecture as a zero-trust enforcement boundary. Runtime governance for cloud, edge, and air-gapped deployments.

Section 5

Additional Considerations

Privacy-preserving selective disclosure, FRAND licensing commitment, and alignment with existing NIST framework vocabulary.

Open Standards Commitment

The submission includes a commitment to license patent-pending AGA architectural patterns on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms should any element be incorporated into NIST guidelines or standards.

Standards Referenced

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5NIST AI RMF 1.0NIST SP 800-218 (SSDF)NIST AI 100-2e2025EO 14110