A Security Oriented Architectural Approach for Mobile Agent Systems

摘要

Security is a critical parameter for the expansion and wide usage of agent technology. A threat model is constructed and subsequently the basic techniques to deal effectively with these threats are analyzed. Then this paper presents a dynamic, extensible, configurable and interoperable security architecture for mobile agent systems. It is explained how this architecture can be used to tackle a big par of security threats. All the components of the security architecture are analyzed while we also argue for the benefits they offer.