A secure communication scheme for multiagent systems

Hongxue Wang; Vijay Varadharajan; Yan Zhang

doi:10.1007/3-540-48826-x_13

A secure communication scheme for multiagent systems

Hongxue Wang
, Vijay Varadharajan
, Yan Zhang

School of Computer, Data & Mathematical Sciences

Australian National University

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

In this paper we present a secure communication scheme for multiagent systems. First, we briefly introduce an architecture for multiagent systems, and discuss security problems with such systems. We then present the communication scheme in detail, including the mathematical principle and the cryptographic protocol. To further demonstrate how our communication scheme works, we present an example with which we show how a piece of plaintext message is encrypted and decrypted between two agents within a multiagent system in accordance with our communication scheme. In evaluation we show that, compared with other encryption systems such as RSA, our scheme is more simple and suitable for implementation on computers used in multiagent systems. Importantly, it remains as secure as other systems as long as the plaintext is not too short. In conclusion, we discuss issues about the management of secret keys and the suitability of the communication scheme.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Multiagent Platforms - 1st Pacific Rim International Workshop on Multi-Agents, PRIMA 1998, Selected Papers
Editors	Toru Ishida
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	174-185
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	3540659676, 9783540659679
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48826-x_13
Publication status	Published - 1999
Event	1st Pacific Rim International Workshop on Multi-Agents, PRIMA 1998 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 23 Nov 1998 → 23 Nov 1998

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	1599
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	1st Pacific Rim International Workshop on Multi-Agents, PRIMA 1998
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	23/11/98 → 23/11/98

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Publisher Copyright:
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999.

Keywords

Communication
Cooperation
Cryptography
Encryption
Multiagent
Security

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Wang, H., Varadharajan, V., & Zhang, Y. (1999). A secure communication scheme for multiagent systems. In T. Ishida (Ed.), Multiagent Platforms - 1st Pacific Rim International Workshop on Multi-Agents, PRIMA 1998, Selected Papers (pp. 174-185). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 1599). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48826-x_13

Wang, Hongxue ; Varadharajan, Vijay ; Zhang, Yan. / A secure communication scheme for multiagent systems. Multiagent Platforms - 1st Pacific Rim International Workshop on Multi-Agents, PRIMA 1998, Selected Papers. editor / Toru Ishida. Springer Verlag, 1999. pp. 174-185 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Wang, H, Varadharajan, V & Zhang, Y 1999, A secure communication scheme for multiagent systems. in T Ishida (ed.), Multiagent Platforms - 1st Pacific Rim International Workshop on Multi-Agents, PRIMA 1998, Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 1599, Springer Verlag, pp. 174-185, 1st Pacific Rim International Workshop on Multi-Agents, PRIMA 1998, Singapore, Singapore, 23/11/98. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48826-x_13

A secure communication scheme for multiagent systems. / Wang, Hongxue; Varadharajan, Vijay; Zhang, Yan.
Multiagent Platforms - 1st Pacific Rim International Workshop on Multi-Agents, PRIMA 1998, Selected Papers. ed. / Toru Ishida. Springer Verlag, 1999. p. 174-185 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 1599).

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

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