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Sybil attack
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English
Etymology
Named from Sybil (Schreiber book) Sybil, a book about a woman diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder; suggested by Brian Zill at Microsoft Research.
Noun
en computer security An attack that subverts a reputation system by forging a large number of identities in peer-to-peer networks. from 2002
en 2022 Peter Augustine; Pethuru Raj; Sathyan Munirathinam Enterprise Digital Transformation: Technology, Tools, and Use Cases CRC Press 9781000540536 180 https://books.google.com/books?id=2tpXEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA180&dq=%22Sybil+attack%22&hl=&cd=44&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Sybil%20attack%22&f=false If the signal rate from the claimed identity and the actual node differs, it can be considered as a Sybil attack. The successful prevention of Sybil attack increases the stability of the network.
Synonyms
en pseudospoofing
en eponyms