Ngereki, Anthony M.Kahonge, Andrew M.2019-12-102019-12-102015-06International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887) Volume 120 – No.21https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281415648_A_Multi_Faceted_Approach_to_Mobile_Agent_Securityhttp://repository.chuka.ac.ke/handle/chuka/550Mobile agents are increasingly becoming popular in the development of current distributed applications. However, the mobility and autonomy factors of mobile agents present a host of security challenges in a distributed environment. In an attempt to ensure security of the mobile agent against a malicious host, a security framework is proposed. Our security mechanism uses a multi-faceted approach to protect mobile agents and must be incorporated from the design stage of agent systems. We identify major security threats against mobile agents by a malicious platform and propose algorithms to counter them. We then test a multi-agent system that incorporates these algorithms against one that doesn’t and compare the results.enAgent, Security, Authentication, Authorization, Monitoring, Supervision, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Transport Layer Security (TLS), Agent Communication. (PDF) A Multi Faceted Approach to Mobile Agent Security. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281415648_A_Multi_Faceted_Approach_to_Mobile_Agent_Security [accessed Dec 10 2019].Article