Network security using trust validation

In certain embodiments, a method includes receiving a communication session request from a requesting node. The communication session request is received via a network facilitating communication among a number of nodes. A number of trust level values associated with the requesting node are accessed....

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Main Authors VOLPE MARK, RODRIGUEZ RICARDO J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.09.2014
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:In certain embodiments, a method includes receiving a communication session request from a requesting node. The communication session request is received via a network facilitating communication among a number of nodes. A number of trust level values associated with the requesting node are accessed. Each of the number of trust level values is received from one of the number of nodes. The method further includes determining, based on a voting technique and the accessed trust level values associated with the requesting node, a validated trust level associated with the requesting node. The method further includes determining, based on the validated trust level associated with the requesting node, whether to allow the communication session request received from the requesting node.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20100756514