A secure auction-like negotiation protocol for agent-based Internet trading

We propose a secure auction-like negotiation protocol for agent based Internet trading, which not only retains the agent´s mobility and flexibility, but also takes secure measures to prevent attacks from malicious hosts during the negotiation process. The particular features of the proposed protocol are: (1) negotiation for agent based trading is performed through a novel pattern of electronic auction; (2) negotiation results between two hosts are ensured to be valid with their signatures; (3) malicious actions can be detected and the breeder can be dug out by the help of sociological factors; (4) information gathering and negotiation processes are combined together while few communications are needed