Trust management is a critical component in P2P file sharing systems due to the free riding and security problem. In this paper, we propose a lightweight reputation management sys...
Lintao Liu, Shu Zhang, Kyung Dong Ryu, Partha Dasg...
P2P networks have become increasingly popular in the recent years. However, their open, distributed and anonymous nature makes them very vulnerable against malicious users who prov...
Paul-Alexandru Chirita, Wolfgang Nejdl, Mario T. S...
Managing trust is a key issue for a wide acceptance of P2P computing, particularly in critical areas such as e-commerce. Reputation-based trust management has been identified in t...
Peer-to-peer file-sharing networks are currently receiving much attention as a means of sharing and distributing information. However, as recent experience shows, the anonymous, o...
Sepandar D. Kamvar, Mario T. Schlosser, Hector Gar...
The open, sharing and anonymous nature of peer-to-peer (P2P) network has offered opportunities and threats for the development of distributed computing technology. One feasible way...