The current design of BGP implicitly assumes the existence of trust between ASes with respect to exchanging valid BGP updates. This assumption of complete trust is problematic given the frequent announcement of invalid — inaccurate or unnecessary — updates. This paper presents AS-CRED, a reputation service for ASes which quantifies the level of trust one can have with respect to its announcing ...

The online world has developed from a source of information to a complex economic and social environment. However, many online environments fail to function efficiently due to the lack of reliable reputation and anonymity of users. We propose a tradable reputation mechanism and conduct a virtual field experiment, using Second Life as an experimental platform, to investigate the role of reputati...

This paper reviews the main reputation-based trust systems. We directed our analysis trying to identify how these systems fulfill the requirements of grid computing, anticipating a further inclusion of reputation-based technologies for bringing trust in grid systems. We analyzed a wide area of developments, from reputation systems used in ecommerce to systems coming from agent research, P2P and...

In long-term, recurring contractual relationships, which are common in the B2B-area, reputation and trust play an outstanding role. The impact of reputation and price-based assessment of suppliers on the material flow in the supply chain will be investigated in this analysis. Positive reputation proves to be a key factor to reach a market dominating position. We observed in our simulation, that...

Abstract Impact of Corporate Reputation on Brand Segmentation Strategy : An Empirical Study from Iranian Pharmaceutical Companies The impact of corporate reputation uses, including value creation, corporate communication and strategic resources on branding strategies such as segmentation and producing intangible assets for different industries is investigated in western countr...

background: diabetes mellitus (dm) is a public health challenge worldwide and to manage it the patient is required to make some fundamental changes in behavior. patients should be involved in care program to improve their diabetes condition and quality of life (qol). this study aimed to examine the effect of educational program on beliefs, behavior, glycemic control indicator, and qol among dia...

In mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), tasks are conducted based on the cooperation of nodes in the networks. However, since the nodes are usually constrained by limited computation resources, selfish nodes may refuse to be cooperative. Reputation system is one of the main solutions to the node non-cooperation problem. A reputation system evaluates node behaviours by reputation values and uses a r...

In the Service Web, customers’ feedback constitutes a substantial component of Web Service reputation and trustworthiness, which in turn impacts the service uptake by consumers in the future. This paper presents an approach to assess and predict reputation in service-oriented environments. For assessing a Web Service reputation, we define reputation key metrics to aggregate the feedback of diff...