“…Recall, as mentioned in section 2.1, that the brokering system consists of several Jini lookup services as well as several other modules, implemented in Java. These other modules include an access control module, a resource management module, a communication module, a loadbalancing module, and a data recovery module [8]. A challenge inherent in implementing the brokering system security, which did not apply to the individual GLAs, arises from the fact that the brokering system is a distributed entity.…”