Design Security for Internet-Based Workflow Management Systems Adopting Security Agents

With the expansion of WFMS(workflow management systems) across the Internet, collaboration among enterprises increase. The security problems of Intranet-based WFMS, which is operated on Intranet, are critical, and the effectiveness of Internet-Based WFMSs is deeply influenced by security. For the security of Internet-Based WFMSs, this study introduces the Login Agent, the Security Agent, and Task Agents and presents the flexible security policy and security mechanisms. This paper analyzes security requirements for the Internet-Based WFMSs. Based on the security requirements, this study suggests the security architecture and security mechanisms for the Internet-Based WFMSs. Key-Words: Internet-based workflow management system, Security, Agent, Security requirements, Architecture, Security Mechanisms