Enforcing integrity of agent migration paths by distribution of trust

  • Authors:
  • Martijn Warnier;Michel Oey;Reinier Timmer;Frances Brazier;Benno Overeinder

  • Affiliations:
  • Intelligent Interactive Distributed Systems Group, Department of Computer Science, VU University Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1081a, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.;Intelligent Interactive Distributed Systems Group, Department of Computer Science, VU University Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1081a, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.;Intelligent Interactive Distributed Systems Group, Department of Computer Science, VU University Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1081a, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.;Intelligent Interactive Distributed Systems Group, Department of Computer Science, VU University Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1081a, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.;NLnet Labs, Kruislaan 419, 1098 VA Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of Intelligent Information and Database Systems
  • Year:
  • 2009

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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.