Migration control for mobile agents based on passport and visa

Sheng Uei Guan*, Tianhan Wang, Sim Heng Ong

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Research on mobile agents has attracted much attention as this paradigm has demonstrated great potential for the next-generation e-commerce. Proper solutions to security-related problems become key factors in the successful deployment of mobile agents in e-commerce systems. We propose the use of passport and visa (P/V) for securing mobile agent migration across communities based on the SAFER (secure agent fabrication, evolution, and roaming) for e-commerce framework. P/V not only serve as up-to-date digital credentials for agent-host authentication, but also provide effective security mechanisms for online communities to control mobile agent migration. Protection for mobile agents, network hosts, and online communities is enhanced using P/V. We discuss the design issues in detail and evaluate the implementation of the proposed system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)173-186
Number of pages14
JournalFuture Generation Computer Systems
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventSelected papers from the TERENA Networking Conference 2002 - Limerick, Ireland
Duration: 3 Jun 20026 Jun 2002

Keywords

  • E-commerce
  • Migration
  • Mobile agents
  • Passports and visa
  • SAFER

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