The NSA just published an MCP security playbook. We created Agent Trust Transport Protocol ATTP - Implement today with MCPS
The NSA has released a security playbook for AI-driven automation using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), outlining four key requirements for production deployments. These include cryptographically signing MCP messages, establishing verifiable cryptographic identities for agents, implementing structured and tamper-evident audit logging, and tracking MCP-specific vulnerabilities. The article highlights that specifications and implementations for these requirements, such as MCPS for message signing and ATTP for trust transport, already exist and predate the NSA's notice. AI
IMPACT Establishes security baselines for AI automation protocols, potentially influencing future AI agent development and deployment.