ARIA Protocol vs Pelloran

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ARIA Protocol compared with Pelloran
Detail	ARIA Protocol	Pelloran
What it does	Open protocol for AI agent identity, DNS-anchored and post-quantum native, governed by a nonprofit	AI agents with exact memory and verifiable sources
Stage	Startup	MVP
Founded	2026	Not given
Based in	MX	Not given
Pricing model	Open source	Not given
Pricing	Free to use. L0 credentials issued today. L1 enabled in agent.bar demonstration. L2 and L3 specified but not yet issued.	Not given
Key features	W3C Verifiable Credentials (AID format) Four trust levels (L0-L3) with progressive verification DNS anchoring starting at L1 ML-DSA-65 + Ed25519 composite signatures ARIA AP for signed requests and receipts Append-only Trust Ledger with credential lifecycle events Revocation capability with signed status lists Public REST API verification endpoint TypeScript SDK for credential verification	Answers with exact facts and sources Bit-for-bit consistent outputs Exact integer arithmetic for models Open-source code under Apache-2.0 licence Beta access available
What makes it different	Post-quantum native from launch, not a migration plan Governed by nonprofit to prevent capture Complements existing protocols without replacing them L0 credentials issued and verifiable today	Exact memory with source verification Deterministic, reproducible AI outputs Transparent about uncertainty Publicly auditable open-source models
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	32 +5 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	7	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	20	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	10	0

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