About Passport Alliance
The open standards initiative and governing body behind APIS v2.1.
Our Mission
Passport Alliance creates and maintains open standards for AI agent identity, authorization, trust-tier signaling, public verification, and accountability. Its current canonical standard is APIS v2.1, published June 29, 2026.
Our work is driven by the recognition that current identity standards were designed for human users and conventional services. Autonomous agents require a framework for principal authority, mandates, delegates, Agent Passport Profiles, Agent Passports, signed actions, proof artifacts, and rapid revocation.
Stewardship
Passport Alliance was created by Cory Gibson, Founder, CEO, and CTO of AetherPro Technologies.
Cory created the early Passport work and Legal-Based Access Control (LBAC) framework that informed APIS. Passport Alliance now presents APIS v2.1 as a standards-oriented trust framework for broader issuer, developer, verifier, and registry participation.
What We Do
Develop Open Standards
Create and maintain APIS, an open standard for Agent Passport issuance, realm-scoped DIDs, mandates, hardware trust anchors, and verification.
Provide Reference Implementation
Develop and maintain Passport, an open-source implementation demonstrating how to build systems conforming to APIS.
Build Ecosystem
Foster an ecosystem of issuers, developers, and verifiers working together to establish agent identity as critical infrastructure.
Govern Responsibly
Maintain transparent governance that ensures the standard remains open, secure, and responsive to stakeholder needs.
Positioning
The Passport Alliance operates at the intersection of standards bodies and infrastructure providers. We are:
- Standards-focused: We develop open specifications, not proprietary products
- Implementation-agnostic: Any organization can build APIS-compatible systems
- Community-driven: Our governance includes diverse stakeholder representation
- Security-conscious: We prioritize security and privacy in every design decision
Roadmap
APIS v2.1 is the current canonical publication. Our current focus:
APIS v2.1 Publication
Canonical specification published with DOI, v2.0 supersession, and reference proof support
Published June 29, 2026Issuer and Registry Surface
Realm Issuer onboarding, SDK development, profile publication, and public registry growth
Compliance Alignment
Security audits, CMMC Level 2 / NIST SP 800-171 alignment, and interoperability testing
Reference Proofs and Adoption
Herman-style public reference proofs, broader deployment, and enterprise/public-sector adoption