Mobile Agent Security: a Short Survey.

One of the main consequences of the Internet revolution was the decentralisation of information and resources. This decentralization gave rise to the need for new software architectures that supported the mobility of the code to the location where the resources resided. In order to respond to the needs of this new scenario, a promising technology emerged in which the software was able to move from one network node to another autonomously: the mobile agent technology. However, the benefits offered by mobile agents have not been sufficient to stimulate their widespread deployment. The development of mobile agents usually involves implementing complex security mechanisms, and very little research has been conducted to simplify the implementation of these mechanisms. In this paper, we will outline the relevant work done in this regard. First, we will present some of the better known mobile agent platforms. Then, we will present the most relevant work done to provide security to mobile agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]