In multi-agent communities, trust is required when agents hold different beliefs or conflicting goals. We present a framework for decomposing agent reputation into competence—...
We discuss research issues and models for vulnerabilities and threats in distributed computing systems. We present four diverse approaches to reducing system vulnerabilities and th...
This paper attempts to illuminate several fundamental concepts used in the creation of a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). These concepts include encryption, public key cryptograph...
—We present a Horn-clause-based framework for analysing security protocols that use platform configuration registers (PCRs), which are registers for maintaining state inside the...
Digital Preservation has been recognized as a key challenge in providing trusted information and sustainable eGovernment services. However, there has been little convergence on ali...