Binding protocols

A binding protocol is employed by the node to obtain a netlet descriptor for the creation of a service access point. The protocol is invoked with a binding URL found in the warrant (see Figure ).

Each node must implement the minimal binding protocol specified below ().

Nodes are free to offer other, more sophisticated binding protocols, some of which may become standardised. Such a protocol could include some of the following features:

• transfer of hosting contract for new netlet.
• transfer of unsigned arguments for new netlet.
• verification of node's credentials before deploying an access point.
• authentication of binding server before sending the bind request.
• secure network transport.
• negotiation of alternative descriptors depending on the target node and the request parameters.