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What is Sybil Attack

Chapter 6
Concepts, Technologies, Challenges, and the Future of Web 3
A sort of attack in which a single user generates numerous false identities in an attempt to gain influence or control in a decentralized network.
Published in Chapter:
The Development of Decentralized Governance Models for Web 3 Ecosystems
Tanuj Surve (University of California, Berkeley, USA) and Risha Khandelwal (JECRC University, India)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-9919-1.ch006
Abstract
This chapter delves into the development of decentralized governance models for Web 3 ecosystems. It analyzes the shortcomings of traditional governance models and how decentralized models can overcome them. The chapter then investigates several decentralized governance models, such as reputation-based systems, liquid democracy, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), as well as their benefits and drawbacks. The challenges associated with establishing decentralized governance models are also explored. Lastly, the chapter explores potential future advancements as well as best practices for creating and implementing decentralized governance models in Web 3 ecosystems. All in all, the importance of decentralized governance models in encouraging openness, participation, and accountability in Web 3 ecosystems is highlighted in this chapter.
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Chapter 18
Cooperation Incentives: Issues and Design Strategies
A type of attack that can be carried out in reputation-based P2P systems that rely on reputation dissemination. In this case, an attacker masquerades as multiple simultaneous identities to attain unjustified praising of itself (i.e., to obtain a higher reputation score) or to launch a defamation of character on another peer.
Published in Chapter: Cooperation Incentives: Issues and Design Strategies; From: Handbook of Research on P2P and Grid Systems for Service-Oriented Computing: Models, Methodologies and Applications
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Chapter 12
Evolving Cyber Threats, Combating Techniques, and Open Issues in Online Social Networks
In the sybil attack, a single entity imitates several user activities and attempts to cause complications for users on online social networks.
Published in Chapter: Evolving Cyber Threats, Combating Techniques, and Open Issues in Online Social Networks; From: Handbook of Research on Cyber Crime and Information Privacy
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Chapter 28
Secure Routing with Reputation in MANET
When one adversary node uses several identities to multiply its ability of rating other nodes in MANET.
Published in Chapter: Secure Routing with Reputation in MANET; From: Handbook of Research on Wireless Security
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