In this paper we reinforce the benefits of a trust based approach in mobile multi-agent systems. Whilst we do not specify a trust model we provide a framework for property based ...
— Recently, trust establishment is recognized as an important approach to defend distributed networks, such as mobile ad hoc networks and sensor networks, against malicious attac...
Wireless sensor networks are characterised by the distributed nature of their operation and the resource constraints on the nodes. Trust management schemes that are targeted at sen...
—In this paper, we introduce an objective model of trust in peer-to-peer networks. Based on this model, we develop protocols that can be used by the peers in a peer-to-peer netwo...
This paper formalizes the semantics of trust and studies the transitivity of trust. On the Web, people and software agents have to interact with "strangers". This makes ...