 remains confidential.</p> <h3 id=41-transport-layer-security-tls>4.1 Transport Layer Security (TLS)<a class=headerlink href=#41-transport-layer-security-tls title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3> <p>All communications between AI agents and web services MUST use TLS (HTTPS) to encrypt data in transit. This protects against eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery.</p> <h3 id=42-key-management>4.2 Key Management<a class=headerlink href=#42-key-management title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3> <p>Both AI