STEP-a: An Algorithmic Approach towards Trust Based Security in Pervasive Computing Environment

-- To secure computing in pervasive environment, an adaptive algorithmic approach for access control (based on human notion of trust) is proposed. The proposed model provides support to calculate direct trust in situations when the requesting entity has a past experience with the service. It encompasses the ability to reason human cognitive behavior and has the capability to adjust in accordance with behavioral pattern changes. An adaptive policy based management is proposed to handle strategic malicious behavior. The defense mechanism incorporated by proposed model against strategic attack is also demonstrated. Finally we have compared our model with existing evolutionary models in this field.

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