Threat Scenarios Targeting the Trust Model of Mobile Agent Platforms

Mobile agent systems employ a number of security features to address the various threats. Despite these mechanisms they do have to make certain assumptions for the trustfulness of other entities within the agent system. This paper intends to present the ways in which mobile agent trust models address specific threat scenarios, by comparing the behavior of four major mobile agent platforms. The conclusions drawn are then used to point out deficiencies of current technology and highlight issues that need to be addressed by future research.