Dealing with Security within the DEEPSIA Project
Francisco Gomes Milagres, Edson dos Santos Moreira, Joao Paulo Pimentao, Pedro Sousa, Adolfo Steiger-Garcao · 2002
DEEPSIA (Dynamic on-linE IntErnet Purchasing System based on Intelligent Agents) aims to develop a system to support companies as purchasers in electronic commerce e-procurement processes. To pursue this task, DEEPSIA is implemented using a Multi-Agent System, which components may, and effectively are, distributed in four countries (Brazil, Poland, Portugal and Spain). Being a system that uses the Intemet and deals with critical information, a high security level is required. The objective of this paper is to summarily present the architecture of the DEEPSIA multi-agents system, focusing on the security needs identified. The paper proceeds with the work being developed by the Brazilian and the Portuguese teams towards the enhancement of the security of such systems.