[Secdispatch] Request for Review and Dispatch Guidance: Zero Trust Transfer Orchestration Protocol (ZTOP)

[sripad karthik <[e-mail]>]

Dear SECDISPATCH Chairs and Participants,

I am writing to introduce my Internet Draft, *“Zero Trust Transfer
Orchestration Protocol (ZTOP),"* and to seek technical feedback and
guidance regarding its suitability for further discussion within the IETF
security area.

ZTOP proposes an application-layer protocol for secure file transfer in
Zero Trust environments. It integrates cryptographic peer identity,
continuous device attestation, dynamic trust evaluation, policy
enforcement, file-level cryptographic integrity, transfer metadata
validation, behavioral analysis, non-repudiation, and trust-preserving
session recovery.

The current Internet Draft is:

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ztop-secdispatch-protocol/

A reference implementation is also available as part of the draft.

I am the sole author and contributor of this work.

I would particularly appreciate feedback regarding:

   1. Whether the problem addressed by ZTOP is relevant to the IETF
   security community.
   2. Whether the proposed protocol architecture provides sufficient
   distinction from existing secure file transfer and Zero Trust mechanisms.
   3. Whether there are existing IETF protocols or working groups that
   substantially overlap with the proposed functionality.
   4. Whether ZTOP is appropriate for further discussion through the
   security dispatch process.
   5. What additional security analysis, implementation experience,
   interoperability testing, or architectural clarification would be required
   for further consideration.

I would be grateful for the community's technical feedback and guidance
regarding the appropriate next steps for ZTOP within the IETF.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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Thanks and Regards
Sripad Rama Hebbar
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sripadrh/