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Reputation Systems for Anonymous Networks

Androulaki, Elli; Choi, Seung Geol; Bellovin, Steven Michael; Malkin, Tal G.

We present a reputation scheme for a pseudonymous peer-to-peer (P2P) system in an anonymous network. Misbehavior is one of the biggest problems in pseudonymous P2P systems, where there is little incentive for proper behavior. In our scheme, using ecash for reputation points, the reputation of each user is closely related to his real identity rather than to his current pseudonym. Thus, our scheme allows an honest user to switch to a new pseudonym keeping his good reputation, while hindering a malicious user from erasing his trail of evil deeds with a new pseudonym.

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June 25, 2010

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Privacy enhancing technologies: 8th international symposium, PETS 2008, Leuven, Belgium, July 23-25, 2008: proceedings (New York: Springer, 2008), pp. 202-218.