METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A COMMUNITY-BASED TRUST
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining whether a requesting node obtains a trust from a targeting node through an endorsement from an intermediate node;
if the requesting node obtains the trust through the endorsement from the intermediate node, thenobtaining an intermediate trust level that indicates how much the targeting node trusts the intermediate node; and
calculating a new trust level based upon the intermediate trust level, wherein the new trust level indicates how much the targeting node trusts the requesting node.
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Abstract
Machine-readable media, methods, apparatus and system for a community-based trust are provided. In an embodiment, it may be determined whether a requesting node obtains a trust from a targeting node through an endorsement from an intermediate node. If the requesting node obtains the trust through the endorsement from the intermediate node, an intermediate trust level that indicates how much the targeting node trusts the intermediate node may be obtained; and a new trust level that indicates how much the targeting node trusts the requesting node may be calculated based upon the intermediate trust level.
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining whether a requesting node obtains a trust from a targeting node through an endorsement from an intermediate node; if the requesting node obtains the trust through the endorsement from the intermediate node, then obtaining an intermediate trust level that indicates how much the targeting node trusts the intermediate node; and calculating a new trust level based upon the intermediate trust level, wherein the new trust level indicates how much the targeting node trusts the requesting node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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an analyzing logic to analyze a network to determine whether a requesting node of the network obtains a trust from a targeting node of the network through an endorsement from an intermediate node of the network; and
, to obtain an intermediate trust level that indicates how much the targeting node trusts the intermediate node, if the requesting node obtains the trust through the endorsement from the intermediate node; anda trust level logic to calculate a new trust level based upon the intermediate trust level, wherein the new trust level indicates how much the targeting node trusts the requesting node, if the requesting node obtains the trust through the endorsement from the intermediate node. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed result in a system:
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determining a requesting node obtains a trust from a targeting node through a plurality of endorsements from a plurality of intermediate nodes, each of the plurality of endorsements for each of the plurality of intermediate nodes; obtaining a plurality of first intermediate trust levels, each of the plurality of first intermediate trust levels indicating how much the targeting node trusts the each of the plurality of intermediate nodes; and calculating a new trust level based upon the plurality of first intermediate trust levels, wherein the new trust level indicates how much the targeting node trusts the requesting node. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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