Security for a Multi-Agent System based on JADE

The present paper explores the challenges, issues and solutions to satisfy the security requirements of a Multi-Agent System (MAS) based on the JADE framework. By means of a prototype system used for Learning Management, an adequate security concept for MAS in general is presented. Hereby several security features are considered, ranging, among others, from the authentication of users over encryption of the exchanged data up to the authorization of the access to services designated only to a determined group of users.

keywords: Multi-agent, JADE, JADE-S, Learning management, Authentication, Authorization, Encryption, Signature, Availability