Securing mobile agent´s information in ad-hoc network

A Mobile Ad hoc network (MANET) is a network that offers better speed, and formulates a fully symmetric distributed network. As topology of network changes vigorously in an erratic manner, we can use mobile agents, which travel autonomously within the network, execute solely in agent´s environment, collect required facts/data and make conclusion according to the program carried by it. The execution environment is provided to mobile agent by host. Agents´ have a very flexible nature as it can travel from host to host, and because of this are more prone to security threats. This paper focuses on providing security to mobile agent in ad-hoc environment by implementing cryptographic algorithm and Intrusion detection to prevent agents from attack. The agents are developed by using technologies like JADE and Intrusion detection is done using snort.