Research on the Security Mechanism of XML-based Agent for Network Management
Huifen Liu · Huazhong Normal University Journal of Postgraduates · 2007
Based on the analysis of XML,based network management technology of next generation,this paper provides a possible architecture for XML,based Agent,especially presents a mechanism for the security of the Agent.Three aspects,including the security of the Web Server,the security of XML message and the policy of the security control,as well as the feature of the XML and the technology of USM and VACM,are taken into consideration when designing the mechanism.Comparing the performance of XML,based agent and SNMP agent,advantages of each approach are analyzed.