Federation and attestation of online reputations
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a request for advice on a reputation of a principal;
acquiring reputation information on the principal;
assembling an attestation summarizing the reputation information; and
supplying the attestation to the requestor.
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Abstract
Techniques for federating and for attesting to online reputations are provided. A variety of reputation sources supply portions of reputation information about a principal. The portions are aggregated and optionally weighted to form a summary of reputation information. The summary is then represented as an attestation and optionally signed by the service providing the attestation.
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26 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request for advice on a reputation of a principal;
acquiring reputation information on the principal;
assembling an attestation summarizing the reputation information; and
supplying the attestation to the requestor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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maintaining weights for a plurality of reputation categories associated with a principal;
monitoring actions of the principal with respect to each of the reputation categories; and
re-calculating the weights when thresholds are identified in response to the actions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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identifying a plurality of reputation sources for a principal;
soliciting each reputation source for a portion of reputation information with respect to the principal; and
aggregating each portion of reputation information into a federated reputation for the principal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of reputation sources; and
a reputation attestation service, wherein the reputation attestation service is to consult each of the plurality of reputation services for portions of reputation information related to a principal, and wherein the reputation attestation service is to assemble a reputation attestation for the principal in response to a summary of the portions of reputation information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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