Steganographic Routing in Multi Agent System Environment

: In this paper we present an idea of trusted communication platform for Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) called TrustMAS. Based on analysis of routing protocols suitable for MAS we have designed a new proactive hidden routing. Proposed steg-agents discovery procedure, as well as further routes updates and hidden communication, are cryptographically independent. Steganographic exchange can cover heterogeneous and geographically outlying environments using available cross-layer covert channels. Finally we have specified rules that agents have to follow to benefit the TrustMAS distributed router platform.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: CORR
• Authors: Krzysztof Szczypiorski, Igor Margasinski, Wojciech Mazurczyk
• Keywords: Communication Platform, CORR 2008, Cross-layer Covert Channels, Education, Multi-agent Systems