Adaptive Security Management In Application Level Active Networks

As research continues in active networks, the need for security cannot be over emphasised. To successfully maintain an active network it is essential that node operators be able to protect their node and code running on their node. However with the dynamic nature of these networks, a system based on static security would severely limit that dynamism. This paper looks at an approach to providing flexible security management in application level networks (ALAN) in the context of the EU/IST project ANDROID (Active Network Distributed Open Infrastructure Development). We also look at a way of making the system adaptive based on immunological modelling.