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<reference anchor="I-D.beyer-agent-identity-architecture" target="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-beyer-agent-identity-architecture-00">
   <front>
      <title>Architecture for Human-Anchored Agent Identity, Delegation, and Provenance</title>
      <author initials="B." surname="Beyer" fullname="Brandon Beyer">
         <organization>Independent</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="April" day="1" year="2026" />
      <abstract>
	 <t>   Software agents increasingly act on behalf of people across
   communication, automation, and decision-making contexts.  These
   agents initiate actions, delegate tasks, and interact with other
   agents without a consistent model for representing the human who
   authorized them, the scope of authority they possess, or the
   provenance of their actions across ecosystems.

   This document defines an architectural model for human-anchored agent
   identity.  The model introduces a human identity root, explicit
   delegation semantics, and a provenance structure that enables
   ecosystems to determine whether an agent is legitimate, whether it is
   acting within its intended authority, and how its actions relate to a
   responsible human.

   This document does not define a protocol or wire format.  It provides
   an architectural foundation that existing systems may bind to in
   order to support accountable, interoperable, and human-aligned agent
   ecosystems.

	 </t>
      </abstract>
   </front>
   <seriesInfo name="Internet-Draft" value="draft-beyer-agent-identity-architecture-00" />
   
</reference>
