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International Journal of Network Security, Vol.6, No.2, PP.227-237, Mar. 2008 227 A Reputation-based Trust Management System for P2P Networks∗ 1 2 3 Ali Aydın Sel¸cuk , Ersin Uzun , and Mark Re¸sat Pariente (Corresponding author: Ali Aydın Sel¸cuk) Department of Computer Engineering, Bilkent University1 Ankara, 06800, Turkey (E-mail: selcuk@.tr) Department of Information and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-3425, USA2 VMware Inc., Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA3 (Received Apr. 6, 2006; revised and accepted May 31, 2006 July 31, 2006) Abstract By the nature of its architecture, a P2P file sharing sys- tem provides an open, unrestricted environment for con- The open and anonymous nature of a P2P network makes tent sharing. This openness of a P2P network also makes it an ideal medium for attackers to spread malicious con- it an ideal environment for attackers to spread malicious tent. In this paper, we propose a reputation-based trust content, such as the VBS.Gnutella worm [14]. management system for P2P networks that aims to build Reputation-based systems are used to establish trust confidence among the good members of the community among members of on-line communities where parties and identify the malicious ones. The proposed system is with no prior