Abstract

Study of implementation of trust

Author(s): Jiang He

This research developed a system of trusted agents and user nodes that cooperated to exchange behavior reports and establish a record of each nodeÂ’s behavior history. This history, based on reports and observations, was expressed as a reputation index (RI). The RI, with evidence in the form of signed FIs, provided an expectation of their partnerÂ’s behavior before entering into or dissolving an association. By providing an indication of each otherÂ’s trustworthiness, nodes avoided misbehaving nodes.