A Three Tier Secure Kqml Interface with Novel Performatives

Awarded to Renu (2015) under the supervision of Dr. Dimple Juneja

An engraved study highlighted the fact that although KQML addressed most of the issues prevailing in communication protocols required for MAS but agent security and reliability were still untouched. Further study indicated that security has now been considered and a new version of KQML i.e. KQML based PKI already exists which gives security to KQML by its new performatives like issue, authority, delegation, signature etc. Therefore the need for evaluating a model which can give security ranging from strictest level to lenient level rather than denying the communication directly was desired. The major contribution of this work is that it can incorporate security ranging from strictest level to lenient level rather than denying the communication directly. Therefore the proposed model offers establishing the connection rather than denying a connection. The work proposed in this dissertation was presented at International Conference on Computer and Information Engineering, held on June 16-17, 2014 at Toronto Canada and the paper is available in the proceedings published by International Science Index, Vol. 8, No. 6, Part VI, 788-792. Click here for full paper