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In this paper, we provide a solution for the implementation of protection mechanisms using platform services. Implementation of protection mechanisms is the main obstacle of secure mobile agent applications. A cryptographic service can allow agents to self protect their code and data. The implementation of such a service is far from trivial. We provide some schemes for programming this implementation. We have implemented this cryptographic service in the MARISM-A/JADE platform, using Java. Any application using mobile agents can use our mechanisms to implement agent protection.
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Ametller, J., Robles, S., Borrell, J. (2003). Secure Mobile Agents Applications: Implementation through Platform Services. In: Horlait, E., Magedanz, T., Glitho, R.H. (eds) Mobile Agents for Telecommunication Applications. MATA 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2881. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39646-8_25
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