WIRE_SPEC: N-PAMP-V1
HEADER: FROZEN_36_OCTETS
KEY EXCHANGE: HYBRID ML-KEM + X25519
SECURITY: POST-QUANTUM (ML-KEM / ML-DSA)
TRANSPORT: FIXED-SIZE FRAMING
NIST Post-Quantum Level 5
Frozen 36-Octet Wire Frame
N-PAMP™: Post-Quantum Agent Transport Wire
A high-speed, binary wire protocol for authenticated multi-agent coordination. Designed for contested networks, air-gapped enclaves, and sovereign machine intelligence.
Wire Architecture
Frozen 36-Octet Frame Specification
// FIXED-SIZE MANDATORY TRANSPORT HEADER [BIG-ENDIAN]
0x00 - 0x03
MAGIC (0x4E50414D)
4 Octets ASCII "NPAM"
0x04 - 0x05
VERSION & FLAGS
2 Octets Bitfield
0x06 - 0x07
CHANNEL_ID
2 Octets Multiplex Stream
0x08 - 0x0B
PAYLOAD_LENGTH
4 Octets Unsigned Int
0x0C - 0x13
MONOTONIC SEQUENCE / TIMESTAMP
8 Octets Anti-Replay Counter
0x14 - 0x23
AUTHENTICATION TAG / HMAC
16 Octets (AES-256-GCM / ChaCha20-Poly1305)
Channel Registry
Multiplexed Transport Channels
CHANNEL 0x0001 // SYSTEM
Cryptographic Handshake & KEM
Initial hybrid post-quantum key exchange (ML-KEM-1024 + X25519) and mutual agent identity attestation.
CHANNEL 0x0002 // DATA
N-AALP Deterministic Payloads
Encapsulated canonical CBOR agent commands, tool execution parameters, and signed memory transactions.
CHANNEL 0x0003 // TELEMETRY
Causal DAG Audit Receipts
Continuous cryptographic proof dissemination, state integrity attestation, and forward-secure key rotation notices.
Institutional Grant Attributions & Infrastructure Partners