Euler Totient Function and Fermat-Eulller Theorem Based on Optimized Key Management Scheme for Securing Mobile Agents Migration

Abstract

AbstractAs mobile agents move automatically on distributed networks, the security of agents and platforms is of prime concern. Over the years, mobile agents-based software applications have grown exceptionally. It also has increased the threats to the security of such applications. In the mobile agent paradigm, most of the protection schemes discuss the protection of platforms only and provide fewer directions on the security of mobile agents which is still a complicated issue. In this paper, a mathematical key management technique has been presented to solve the problem of agent security and its authentication during the hopping of agents in different platforms. Here, a novel agent security approach based on the Euler totient function and Fermat-Euler theorem is developed to secure a secret key among ‘n’ number of mobile agents. At the time of execution, the mobile agent reconstructs the secret key based on the proposed technique. An evaluative judgment, comparing with various agent security schemes, has been presented, along with their complex nature. The proposed approach has been implemented and its various features are tested. The results indicate that the computing here is much more secure and easier in comparison to traditional client–server and code on-demand paradigms.KeywordsMobile agentsDegree of mobilityEuler totient functionFermat-Euler theoremDistributing computing