Using asymmetric keys in a certified trust model for multiagent systems

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1233-1240

  Botêlho, Vanderson ^a   Enembreck, Fabrício ^a   Ávila, Bráulio ^a   De Azevedo, Hilton ^b   Scalabrin, Edson ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asymmetric keys; Multiagent systems; Reputation; Trust

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC KEY; DIRECT INTERACTIONS; PRIVATE KEY; REPUTATION; SERVICE AGENTS; SERVICE PROVIDER AGENTS; TRUST; TRUST MODELS; WEAK POINTS;

CRYPTOGRAPHY; SOFTWARE AGENTS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 77957264388     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.05.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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