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Method and apparatus for trust based routing in data networks

  • US 7,984,294 B1
  • Filed: 04/14/2005
  • Issued: 07/19/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining a trust level of a path through a plurality of routers of the Internet by an endpoint, comprising:

  • transmitting a path setup message requesting a path reservation for a first path through a subset of the routers of the Internet;

    receiving in response to transmission of the path setup message a trust level message containing trust level information inserted by each router in the first path through the subset whereby the trust level information comprises the individual trust level of each router in the first path through the Internet; and

    evaluating the inserted trust level information to determine if the first path through the Internet has a sufficient trust level.

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