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Security Agents for Information Retrieval in an IOT World

 In the context of information retrieval in an IoT (Internet of Things) world, security agents play a crucial role in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. These agents are software components or modules embedded within IoT systems to monitor, enforce security policies, and respond to security events. Here are key functions and characteristics of security agents for information retrieval in an IoT environment: Authentication and Authorization: Security agents must enforce strong authentication mechanisms to verify the identity of devices and users seeking to retrieve information. Implement role-based access control (RBAC) to ensure that only authorized entities can access specific information. Encryption and Decryption: Employ encryption algorithms to secure data in transit and at rest during the information retrieval process. Security agents should manage key exchange securely and ensure that data is decrypted only by authorized recipients. Integrit

The Changing face of Education

  Around 3500 BC various writing systems developed in ancient civilizations around the world , pictographic and logographic script followed by cuneiform script that took many years to master and only a limited number of individuals were scribes who were trained in reading and writing. The surfaces used for writing were wax covered writing boards, strips of barks from trees ,thick palm leaves that were punctured with a hole and stacked together like the pages of a book.            In India during the Vedic period 1500 BC to 600 BC ,the epics Mahabharata and Ramayan   formed a part of ancient Indian Education .During this time the students would memorize the content uttered by Gurus, the students would go to their Guru’s house at the age of five and would return home after completing their studies by the age of twenty four. The society in no way interfered with the Guru –Shishya teaching learning as the system was fully residential the student not only learnt what was taught but also o