Abstract
This paper proposes a blockchain-backed agentic security framework designed to safeguard the complete software development lifecycle (SDLC) while also securing the agentic AI components responsible for monitoring it. The framework coordinates a set of specialised security agents, covering source integrity, dependency and SBOM analysis, CI configura tion auditing, artifact verification, and runtime policy evaluation, each supported by a large language model (LLM) that interprets artefacts, reasons over tool outputs, and produces structured security reports. To ensure agent trustworthiness, every agent generates a cryptographically signed attestation that is recorded in a permissioned blockchain via smart contracts, including an agent registry, an immutable attestation log, and an enforceable release-policy module. Communication among agents and with blockchain nodes is secured using a consortium-operated certificate authority, ensuring authenticated and tamper-resistant interactions. A detailed use-case and sequence flow demonstrate how a source code security agent performs analysis, anchors its attestation on-chain, and triggers a verifiable allow/block deployment decision. The proposed framework of fers decentralised integrity transparent provenance, uninterrupted security assurance and a generalisable architecture to incorporate the agentic AI into the modern software supply chain security.
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APA 7
Syed, T. A., & Khan, A. A. (2026). Resource-Optimized and Energy-Aware Agentic AI Framework Anchored on Blockchain for Secure Software Supply Chains. https://omanscience.com/en/articles/resource-optimized-and-energy-aware-agentic-ai-framework-anchored-on-blockchain-for-secure-software-supply-chains
MLA 9
Syed, Toqeer Ali, and Asadullah Abdullah Khan. "Resource-Optimized and Energy-Aware Agentic AI Framework Anchored on Blockchain for Secure Software Supply Chains." https://omanscience.com/en/articles/resource-optimized-and-energy-aware-agentic-ai-framework-anchored-on-blockchain-for-secure-software-supply-chains.
Chicago (author–date)
Syed, Toqeer Ali, and Asadullah Abdullah Khan. 2026. "Resource-Optimized and Energy-Aware Agentic AI Framework Anchored on Blockchain for Secure Software Supply Chains." https://omanscience.com/en/articles/resource-optimized-and-energy-aware-agentic-ai-framework-anchored-on-blockchain-for-secure-software-supply-chains.
Harvard
Syed, T. A. and Khan, A. A. (2026) 'Resource-Optimized and Energy-Aware Agentic AI Framework Anchored on Blockchain for Secure Software Supply Chains', Available at: https://omanscience.com/en/articles/resource-optimized-and-energy-aware-agentic-ai-framework-anchored-on-blockchain-for-secure-software-supply-chains.
Vancouver
Syed TA, Khan AA. Resource-Optimized and Energy-Aware Agentic AI Framework Anchored on Blockchain for Secure Software Supply Chains. https://omanscience.com/en/articles/resource-optimized-and-energy-aware-agentic-ai-framework-anchored-on-blockchain-for-secure-software-supply-chains
IEEE
T. A. Syed, and A. A. Khan, "Resource-Optimized and Energy-Aware Agentic AI Framework Anchored on Blockchain for Secure Software Supply Chains," https://omanscience.com/en/articles/resource-optimized-and-energy-aware-agentic-ai-framework-anchored-on-blockchain-for-secure-software-supply-chains.