TY - GEN
T1 - Evaluation of authentication mechanisms for mobile agents on top of Java
AU - Ismail, Leila
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - This paper presents an evaluation of authentication mechanisms for mobile agents on top of a Java environment. In these mechanisms, the authentication of mobile agents is controlled by the mobile-agents platform using digital signature and a Public Key Infrastructure. An evaluation of these mechanisms has been conducted. The measurements give the cost of the basic mechanisms involved in the implementation of authentication mechanisms integrated within a mobile-agent based platform. A prototype of a mobile agent system and the authentication mechanisms has been implemented. The implementation experiments have shown the feasibility and the advantage of these mechanisms. The measurements results show insignificant performance overhead of the mechanisms. This paper presents our implementation, a performance analysis and the lessons learned.
AB - This paper presents an evaluation of authentication mechanisms for mobile agents on top of a Java environment. In these mechanisms, the authentication of mobile agents is controlled by the mobile-agents platform using digital signature and a Public Key Infrastructure. An evaluation of these mechanisms has been conducted. The measurements give the cost of the basic mechanisms involved in the implementation of authentication mechanisms integrated within a mobile-agent based platform. A prototype of a mobile agent system and the authentication mechanisms has been implemented. The implementation experiments have shown the feasibility and the advantage of these mechanisms. The measurements results show insignificant performance overhead of the mechanisms. This paper presents our implementation, a performance analysis and the lessons learned.
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U2 - 10.1109/ICIS.2007.97
DO - 10.1109/ICIS.2007.97
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:46749100550
SN - 0769528414
SN - 9780769528410
T3 - Proceedings - 6th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Computer and Information Science, ICIS 2007; 1st IEEE/ACIS International Workshop on e-Activity, IWEA 2007
SP - 663
EP - 668
BT - Proceedings - 6th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Computer and Information Science, ICIS 2007; 1st IEEE/ACIS International Workshop on e-Activity, IWEA 2007
T2 - 6th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Computer and Information Science, ICIS 2007; 1st IEEE/ACIS International Workshop on e-Activity, IWEA 2007
Y2 - 11 July 2007 through 13 July 2007
ER -