AGENT-HOST MUTUAL AUTHENTICATION
Ph. D. STUDENT: OMAR BA-RUKAB
An alternative to the present
client/server applications on the Internet is a secure agent infrastructure which can
protect both the agent and the agent place (server, docking place). The main advantage of
the agent is that it can move (roam) on the Internet searching for answers for the users.
Such feature saves a lot of bandwidth as more people demand their home and office
environments to be available to them on their notebook computers with wireless
communications with significantly lower bandwidth. In order for the agent to perform its
task(s), it must be able to protect its resources against any malicious act and the same
applies for the docking place. Since the agent place can monitor the agent while it is
executing there and is able to modify its state. An agent infrastructure is developed with
mutual authentication technique between the agent and the agent place to provide a secure
environment for both parties. The authentication of the agent place on the agent’s
behalf will be done through the use of the two trustworthy authentication servers.