Systems and methods for providing attestation of data integrity

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving an attestation parameter associated with a first peer in a potential peer-to-peer communication;
• adding the attestation parameter to an MACsec Key Agreement (MKA) protocol key exchange;
• transmitting the MKA protocol key exchange from the first peer to a second peer in the potential peer-to-peer communication;
• and
• upon a validation of the attestation parameter by the second peer, enabling secure communication between the first peer and the second peer.

A computer-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving an attestation parameter associated with a first peer in a potential peer-to-peer communication;
• adding the attestation parameter to an MACsec Key Agreement (MKA) protocol key exchange;
• transmitting the key exchange from the first peer to a second peer in the potential peer-to-peer communication;
• and
• upon a validation of the attestation parameter by the second peer, enabling secure communication between the first peer and the second peer.