Trust-Based Multi-Agent Authentication Decision Process for the Internet of Things

Marc Saideh, Jean-Paul Jamont, Laurent Vercouter

2025

Abstract

In the Internet of Things (IoT), systems often operate in open and dynamic environments composed of heterogeneous objects. Deploying a multi-agent system in such environments requires agents to interact with new agents and use their information and services. These interactions and resulting dependencies create vulnerabilities to malicious behaviors, highlighting the need for a robust trust management system. Multi-agent trust management models rely on observations of the behavior of other agents who must be authenticated. However, traditional authentication systems face significant limitations in adapting to diverse contexts and addressing the hardware constraints of the IoT. This paper proposes a novel trust-based multi-agent adaptive decision-making process for authentication in the IoT. Our approach dynamically adjusts authentication decisions based on the context and trustworthiness of the agent being authenticated, thereby balancing resource use for authentication with security needs and ensuring a more adaptable authentication process. We evaluate our model in a multi-agent navigation simulation, demonstrating its effectiveness for security and resource efficiency.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Saideh M., Jamont J. and Vercouter L. (2025). Trust-Based Multi-Agent Authentication Decision Process for the Internet of Things. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART; ISBN 978-989-758-737-5, SciTePress, pages 45-55. DOI: 10.5220/0013125900003890

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icaart25,
author={Marc Saideh and Jean-Paul Jamont and Laurent Vercouter},
title={Trust-Based Multi-Agent Authentication Decision Process for the Internet of Things},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART},
year={2025},
pages={45-55},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013125900003890},
isbn={978-989-758-737-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART
TI - Trust-Based Multi-Agent Authentication Decision Process for the Internet of Things
SN - 978-989-758-737-5
AU - Saideh M.
AU - Jamont J.
AU - Vercouter L.
PY - 2025
SP - 45
EP - 55
DO - 10.5220/0013125900003890
PB - SciTePress