RFC 9782 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2025
MON · 27 JUL 2026
Entity Attestation Token Media Types
Overview
RFC 9782, “Entity Attestation Token Media Types”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2025 by L. Lundblade, H. Birkholz, T. Fossati. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The payloads used in Remote ATtestation procedureS (RATS) may require an associated media type for their conveyance, for example, when the payloads are used in RESTful APIs.
This memo defines media types to be used for Entity Attestation Tokens (EATs).
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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