Nordax Entity Trust Protocol (NETP)

Introduction

The Nordax Entity Trust Protocol (NETP) is the trust layer for AI-driven commerce. It gives autonomous AI agents a way to answer one critical question: “Is this business real, trustworthy, and current?”

Without a standard trust layer, AI agents have no reliable way to evaluate business identity. They fall back on scraped reviews, outdated directories, and guesswork. NETP replaces all of that with cryptographic proof.

The Problem

AI agents are becoming the primary way customers discover and choose businesses. But these agents have no trust infrastructure to rely on. There's no equivalent of SSL certificates for business identity — no standard way for an AI to verify that a business is legitimate before recommending it to a user.

The result: AI agents either recommend businesses they can't verify (creating liability), or they recommend nobody at all (losing revenue for legitimate businesses). The trust gap between “business exists on the internet” and “this business is verified and trustworthy” has no existing solution.

Key Concept

NETP closes this gap. It gives AI agents machine-readable, cryptographically verifiable trust signals for every business in the network — in real time, on every query.

What NETP Does

NETP produces four outputs that AI agents consume when making trust decisions about businesses:

Verifiable Credentials

A cryptographically signed document that proves what verification steps a business has completed. Any third party can independently verify it.

Trust Score

A composite score (0–1000) computed entirely from machine-verifiable signals — no human reviews, no ratings, no opinions. The score reflects verification depth, web presence, business relationships, profile quality, and recency.

Real-Time Attestations

A signed, time-bounded snapshot of a business's current trust status. Generated fresh on every request so AI agents always have up-to-date information.

Decentralized Identifiers

A globally unique, W3C-standard identifier assigned to every business. It serves as the anchor for all trust evidence and can be resolved by anyone.

Together, these outputs give AI agents everything they need to evaluate, compare, and recommend businesses with confidence — without relying on any single platform's proprietary data.

Five Integrated Systems

NETP is built from five interdependent systems. Each solves a specific piece of the trust problem. Together, they form a complete trust infrastructure that no single system could provide alone.

System I

Verifiable Credentials

What: Issues cryptographic proof of business verification

Why: So AI agents can verify a business is real — not just claimed

System II

Trust Quotient

What: Scores business trust from objective, verifiable signals

Why: So AI agents can compare businesses on a level playing field

System III

Edge Attestation

What: Delivers signed trust snapshots in real time

Why: So AI agents always have current trust data — never stale

System IV

Entity Resolution

What: Matches ambiguous business references to verified records

Why: So AI agents can find the right business even from partial information

System V

Decentralized Identifiers

What: Assigns a unique, standards-based ID to every business

Why: So AI agents can track and verify businesses across any platform

Why It Matters

The shift to AI-driven commerce is already happening. When a customer asks an AI assistant to find a plumber, recommend a restaurant, or compare accountants, the AI needs to decide who to recommend. Today, it has no trustworthy way to make that decision.

For Businesses

Get recommended by AI agents that can verify your credentials — not just your listing

Stand out with a trust score based on objective data, not pay-to-play rankings

Maintain a portable, cryptographically signed identity that works across every AI platform

Prove your legitimacy with progressive verification — from email to full authority-level review

For AI Agents and Developers

Query real-time trust data via REST API or Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Get confidence-scored entity resolution from partial business references

Verify credentials independently using open W3C standards

Build trust-aware commerce experiences without maintaining your own verification infrastructure

For the Ecosystem

NETP creates a shared trust layer that benefits everyone. Businesses invest in verification once and get recognized everywhere. AI agents get reliable trust signals without building proprietary verification systems. Consumers get better recommendations backed by real evidence.

Who It’s For

Local Businesses

Claim your profile, verify your identity, and get discovered by AI agents recommending businesses to real customers.

AI Agent Developers

Integrate NETP via API or MCP to add trust-aware business recommendations to your agent without building verification from scratch.

Platforms & Aggregators

Use NETP as the trust layer for business listings, enabling verified, standards-based identity across your marketplace.

Built on Open Standards

NETP is built entirely on open, internationally recognized standards. This ensures that trust data is portable, independently verifiable, and not locked into any single vendor.

W3C Verifiable Credentials

Data Model 2.0

W3C Decentralized Identifiers

DID Core 1.0

DID:web Method

did:web v1.0

JSON-LD

1.1

Schema.org

Structured Data

Model Context Protocol

MCP 1.0

Patent & Licensing

The Nordax Entity Trust Protocol is the subject of a U.S. Provisional Patent Application covering the unified system and its five interdependent subsystems.

Field	Value
Application Number	64/002,246
Filing Date	March 11, 2026
Title	System and Methods for Cryptographic Trust Infrastructure for Business Entity Identity in Agentic Commerce
Inventor	Alexzander Shepherd
Status	Patent Pending

For licensing inquiries, partnership discussions, or acquisition-related questions, contact info@nordax.ai.

Get NETP-verified

Every entity profile on Nordax AI is backed by NETP. Claim your profile to start building trust that AI agents can verify.

Claim Your Profile Developer Docs

Nordax Entity Trust Protocol (NETP) · Patent Pending · App. No. 64/002,246

Introduction

The Problem

Key Concept

NETP closes this gap. It gives AI agents machine-readable, cryptographically verifiable trust signals for every business in the network — in real time, on every query.

What NETP Does

NETP produces four outputs that AI agents consume when making trust decisions about businesses:

Verifiable Credentials

A cryptographically signed document that proves what verification steps a business has completed. Any third party can independently verify it.

Trust Score

Real-Time Attestations

A signed, time-bounded snapshot of a business's current trust status. Generated fresh on every request so AI agents always have up-to-date information.

Decentralized Identifiers

A globally unique, W3C-standard identifier assigned to every business. It serves as the anchor for all trust evidence and can be resolved by anyone.

Together, these outputs give AI agents everything they need to evaluate, compare, and recommend businesses with confidence — without relying on any single platform's proprietary data.

Five Integrated Systems

NETP is built from five interdependent systems. Each solves a specific piece of the trust problem. Together, they form a complete trust infrastructure that no single system could provide alone.

System I

Verifiable Credentials

What: Issues cryptographic proof of business verification

Why: So AI agents can verify a business is real — not just claimed

System II

Trust Quotient

What: Scores business trust from objective, verifiable signals

Why: So AI agents can compare businesses on a level playing field

System III

Edge Attestation

What: Delivers signed trust snapshots in real time

Why: So AI agents always have current trust data — never stale

System IV

Entity Resolution

What: Matches ambiguous business references to verified records

Why: So AI agents can find the right business even from partial information

System V

Decentralized Identifiers

What: Assigns a unique, standards-based ID to every business

Why: So AI agents can track and verify businesses across any platform

Why It Matters

For Businesses

Get recommended by AI agents that can verify your credentials — not just your listing

Stand out with a trust score based on objective data, not pay-to-play rankings

Maintain a portable, cryptographically signed identity that works across every AI platform

Prove your legitimacy with progressive verification — from email to full authority-level review

For AI Agents and Developers

Query real-time trust data via REST API or Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Get confidence-scored entity resolution from partial business references

Verify credentials independently using open W3C standards

Build trust-aware commerce experiences without maintaining your own verification infrastructure

For the Ecosystem

Who It’s For

Local Businesses

Claim your profile, verify your identity, and get discovered by AI agents recommending businesses to real customers.

AI Agent Developers

Integrate NETP via API or MCP to add trust-aware business recommendations to your agent without building verification from scratch.

Platforms & Aggregators

Use NETP as the trust layer for business listings, enabling verified, standards-based identity across your marketplace.

Built on Open Standards

NETP is built entirely on open, internationally recognized standards. This ensures that trust data is portable, independently verifiable, and not locked into any single vendor.

W3C Verifiable Credentials

Data Model 2.0

W3C Decentralized Identifiers

DID Core 1.0

DID:web Method

did:web v1.0

JSON-LD

1.1

Schema.org

Structured Data

Model Context Protocol

MCP 1.0

Patent & Licensing

The Nordax Entity Trust Protocol is the subject of a U.S. Provisional Patent Application covering the unified system and its five interdependent subsystems.

Field	Value
Application Number	64/002,246
Filing Date	March 11, 2026
Title	System and Methods for Cryptographic Trust Infrastructure for Business Entity Identity in Agentic Commerce
Inventor	Alexzander Shepherd
Status	Patent Pending

For licensing inquiries, partnership discussions, or acquisition-related questions, contact info@nordax.ai.

Get NETP-verified

Every entity profile on Nordax AI is backed by NETP. Claim your profile to start building trust that AI agents can verify.

Claim Your Profile Developer Docs

Nordax Entity Trust Protocol (NETP) · Patent Pending · App. No. 64/002,246