Mobile Agents

160  Chapter 5 Mobile Agent Security

5.1 Security Requirements and Cryptographic Techniques

Security is one of the most important factors influencing software quality.

It is as impor tant as correctness, reliability, and efficiency. In general, security

as a requirement translates into the ability of a software to prevent unautho-

rized access, be it by mistake or deliberately, to both code and data. Software

designers must ascribe importance to security in the early phases of soft-

ware development and in tight relation to the customer. The goals of this

introductory section are to further break down the general requirement of

secure computer systems and enlist several key issues from the perspective

of a user.

Security cannot be seen in a simple “black ...