# WG Adoption Status Report *Generated 2026-03-03 20:09 UTC — 361 drafts analyzed* ## Overview - **WG-adopted** (draft-ietf-*): **36** (10.0%) - **IRTF** (draft-irtf-*): **2** - **Individual**: **325** (90.0%) ## Working Groups with AI/Agent Drafts | # | WG | Drafts | Draft Names | |--:|:---|-------:|-------------| | 1 | lamps | 6 | draft-ietf-lamps-e2e-mail-guidance, draft-ietf-lamps-rfc5274bis, draft-ietf-lamps-private-key-stmt-attr, draft-ietf-lamps-attestation-freshness, draft-ietf-lamps-rfc7030-csrattrs, draft-ietf-lamps-est-renewal-info | | 2 | lake | 5 | draft-ietf-lake-edhoc-impl-cons, draft-ietf-lake-authz, draft-ietf-lake-edhoc-psk, draft-ietf-lake-app-profiles, draft-ietf-lake-ra | | 3 | tls | 3 | draft-ietf-tls-ecdhe-mlkem, draft-ietf-tls-deprecate-obsolete-kex, draft-ietf-tls-extended-key-update | | 4 | emu | 3 | draft-ietf-emu-eap-edhoc, draft-ietf-emu-pqc-eapaka, draft-ietf-emu-hybrid-pqc-eapaka | | 5 | sshm | 2 | draft-ietf-sshm-ssh-agent, draft-ietf-sshm-mlkem-hybrid-kex | | 6 | anima | 2 | draft-ietf-anima-brski-prm, draft-ietf-anima-constrained-voucher | | 7 | httpbis | 2 | draft-ietf-httpbis-rfc6265bis, draft-ietf-httpbis-layered-cookies | | 8 | ace | 2 | draft-ietf-ace-coap-est-oscore, draft-ietf-ace-edhoc-oscore-profile | | 9 | aipref | 2 | draft-ietf-aipref-vocab, draft-ietf-aipref-attach | | 10 | lisp | 1 | draft-ietf-lisp-nexagon | | 11 | dnsop | 1 | draft-ietf-dnsop-ds-automation | | 12 | mailmaint | 1 | draft-ietf-mailmaint-pacc | | 13 | sml | 1 | draft-ietf-sml-trust | | 14 | roll | 1 | draft-ietf-roll-enrollment-priority | | 15 | hpke | 1 | draft-ietf-hpke-hpke | | 16 | suit | 1 | draft-ietf-suit-firmware-encryption | | 17 | netconf | 1 | draft-ietf-netconf-configuration-tracing | | 18 | pim | 1 | draft-ietf-pim-zeroconf-mcast-addr-alloc-ps | ## Score Comparison: WG-Adopted vs Individual | Metric | WG-Adopted | Individual | |--------|----------:|----------:| | Count (rated) | 36 | 325 | | Average Score | 3.54 | 3.31 | | Min Score | 2.40 | 1.35 | | Max Score | 4.60 | 4.85 | ### Per-Dimension Comparison | Dimension | WG-Adopted Avg | Individual Avg | Delta | |-----------|---------------:|---------------:|------:| | Novelty | 2.92 | 3.36 | -0.45 | | Maturity | 4.11 | 2.83 | +1.28 | | Overlap | 2.39 | 2.66 | -0.27 | | Momentum | 3.89 | 2.91 | +0.98 | | Relevance | 3.58 | 3.87 | -0.29 | ## Category Distribution: WG-Adopted vs Individual | Category | WG-Adopted | Individual | % WG | |----------|----------:|----------:|-----:| | A2A protocols | 3 | 133 | 2% | | AI safety/alignment | 1 | 44 | 2% | | Agent discovery/reg | 3 | 76 | 4% | | Agent identity/auth | 14 | 107 | 12% | | Autonomous netops | 4 | 94 | 4% | | Data formats/interop | 20 | 128 | 14% | | Human-agent interaction | 1 | 29 | 3% | | ML traffic mgmt | 0 | 74 | 0% | | Model serving/inference | 0 | 42 | 0% | | Other AI/agent | 4 | 22 | 15% | | Policy/governance | 6 | 87 | 6% | ## Gap Coverage by WG-Adopted Work Do any WG-adopted drafts address the identified gaps? | Gap | Severity | WG Coverage | |-----|----------|-------------| | Agent Behavior Verification | CRITICAL | Yes | | Cross-Domain Agent Liability | CRITICAL | Yes | | Agent Resource Exhaustion Protection | HIGH | Yes | | Human Override Protocols | CRITICAL | Yes | | Agent-Generated Data Provenance | HIGH | Yes | | Agent Capability Degradation Handling | HIGH | Yes | | Multi-Agent Coordination Deadlocks | HIGH | Yes | | Agent Privacy Preservation | HIGH | Yes | | Real-time Agent Debugging | MEDIUM | Yes | | Agent Firmware/Model Update Security | HIGH | **No** | | Cross-Protocol Agent Migration | MEDIUM | Yes | | Agent Energy Consumption Optimization | MEDIUM | **No** | ## All WG-Adopted Drafts | Draft | WG | Score | Categories | Title | |-------|:---|------:|------------|-------| | draft-ietf-mailmaint-pacc | mailmaint | 2.4 | Data formats/interop | Automatic Configuration of Email, Calendar, and Co | | draft-ietf-anima-constrained-voucher | anima | 4.3 | Agent identity/auth, Data formats/interop | Constrained Bootstrapping Remote Secure Key Infras | | draft-ietf-dnsop-ds-automation | dnsop | 2.8 | Other AI/agent | Operational Recommendations for DS Automation | | draft-ietf-sshm-mlkem-hybrid-kex | sshm | 4.2 | Data formats/interop | PQ/T Hybrid Key Exchange with ML-KEM in SSH | | draft-ietf-pim-zeroconf-mcast-addr-alloc-ps | pim | 2.5 | Agent discovery/reg, Data formats/interop | Zeroconf Multicast Address Allocation Problem Stat | | draft-ietf-lamps-rfc5274bis | lamps | 3.1 | Data formats/interop | Certificate Management Messages over CMS (CMC): Co | | draft-ietf-emu-hybrid-pqc-eapaka | emu | 3.8 | Agent identity/auth | Enhancing Security in EAP-AKA' with Hybrid Post-Qu | | draft-ietf-emu-pqc-eapaka | emu | 3.5 | Agent identity/auth | Post-Quantum Key Encapsulation Mechanisms (PQ KEMs | | draft-ietf-sshm-ssh-agent | sshm | 2.8 | Agent identity/auth | SSH Agent Protocol | | draft-ietf-roll-enrollment-priority | roll | 2.9 | Agent discovery/reg, Autonomous netops | Controlling Secure Network Enrollment in RPL netwo | | draft-ietf-tls-extended-key-update | tls | 4.2 | Data formats/interop | Extended Key Update for Transport Layer Security ( | | draft-ietf-tls-ecdhe-mlkem | tls | 4.4 | Other AI/agent | Post-quantum hybrid ECDHE-MLKEM Key Agreement for | | draft-ietf-emu-eap-edhoc | emu | 3.2 | Agent identity/auth | Using the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) | | draft-ietf-lamps-est-renewal-info | lamps | 3.7 | Data formats/interop | Certificate Renewal Recommendations for Enrollment | | draft-ietf-tls-deprecate-obsolete-kex | tls | 3.8 | Policy/governance | Deprecating Obsolete Key Exchange Methods in (D)TL | | draft-ietf-lake-edhoc-impl-cons | lake | 2.8 | Agent identity/auth | Implementation Considerations for Ephemeral Diffie | | draft-ietf-lamps-rfc7030-csrattrs | lamps | 3.7 | Data formats/interop, Policy/governance | Clarification and enhancement of RFC7030 CSR Attri | | draft-ietf-httpbis-rfc6265bis | httpbis | 3.0 | Other AI/agent | Cookies: HTTP State Management Mechanism | | draft-ietf-suit-firmware-encryption | suit | 3.7 | Data formats/interop | Encrypted Payloads in SUIT Manifests | | draft-ietf-aipref-vocab | aipref | 4.4 | Policy/governance, Data formats/interop | A Vocabulary For Expressing AI Usage Preferences | | draft-ietf-lake-edhoc-psk | lake | 3.6 | Data formats/interop | EDHOC Authenticated with Pre-Shared Keys (PSK) | | draft-ietf-lake-app-profiles | lake | 4.6 | Data formats/interop, Agent identity/auth | Coordinating the Use of Application Profiles for E | | draft-ietf-lake-authz | lake | 3.9 | Agent identity/auth, Agent discovery/reg | Lightweight Authorization using Ephemeral Diffie-H | | draft-ietf-lake-ra | lake | 3.7 | Agent identity/auth, Policy/governance | Remote attestation over EDHOC | | draft-ietf-httpbis-layered-cookies | httpbis | 2.8 | Other AI/agent | Cookies: HTTP State Management Mechanism | | draft-ietf-hpke-hpke | hpke | 4.3 | Agent identity/auth, Data formats/interop | Hybrid Public Key Encryption | | draft-ietf-netconf-configuration-tracing | netconf | 3.7 | Autonomous netops, Data formats/interop | External Trace ID for Configuration Tracing | | draft-ietf-aipref-attach | aipref | 3.8 | A2A protocols, Policy/governance | Associating AI Usage Preferences with Content in H | | draft-ietf-sml-trust | sml | 3.5 | Data formats/interop, AI safety/alignment | Trust and security considerations for Structured E | | draft-ietf-ace-coap-est-oscore | ace | 3.9 | Agent identity/auth, Data formats/interop | Protecting EST Payloads with OSCORE | | draft-ietf-ace-edhoc-oscore-profile | ace | 3.6 | Agent identity/auth, A2A protocols | Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman Over COSE (EDHOC) and Obj | | draft-ietf-lamps-attestation-freshness | lamps | 3.7 | Agent identity/auth | Nonce-based Freshness for Remote Attestation in Ce | | draft-ietf-lamps-private-key-stmt-attr | lamps | 3.4 | Data formats/interop | An Attribute for Statement of Possession of a Priv | | draft-ietf-lisp-nexagon | lisp | 4.0 | Autonomous netops, A2A protocols | Geo-Intelligence Network Based On H3 and LISP | | draft-ietf-lamps-e2e-mail-guidance | lamps | 3.0 | Data formats/interop, Policy/governance | Guidance on End-to-End E-mail Security | | draft-ietf-anima-brski-prm | anima | 2.9 | Agent identity/auth, Autonomous netops | BRSKI with Pledge in Responder Mode (BRSKI-PRM) |