Enforcing integrity of agent migration paths by distribution of trust. (17th December 2009)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Warnier, Martijn; Oey, Michel; Timmer, Reinier; Brazier, Frances; , Benno Overeinder
• Is Part Of: International journal of intelligent information and database systems. Volume 3:Number 4(2009)
• Page Start: 382
• Page End: 396
• Publication Date: 2009-12-17
• Subjects: intelligent information systems -- agent-based systems -- mobile agents -- agent security -- integrity -- trust -- multi-agent systems -- MAS -- secure agent migration -- protocols; Database management -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Information retrieval -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Artificial intelligence -- Periodicals; Expert systems (Computer science) -- Periodicals; Intelligent agents (Computer software) -- Periodicals; 006.33
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-5858

Abstract

Agent mobility is the ability of an agent to migrate from one location to another across a network. Though conceptually relatively straightforward, in practice security of mobile agents is a challenge: from transport layer security to preservation of integrity in open environments. This paper discusses the security issues involved and proposes protocols for secure agent migration. AgentScape, an agent platform for mobile agents, is used to illustrate the feasibility of the implementation of these protocols.