Sybil Attack
Sybil Attack is a type of breach seen in peer-to-peer systems in which a node in the grid operates multiple identities vigorously at the same time and weakens the authority in reputation systems. The focal purpose of this attack is to gain the middle-of-the-road influence in the network to carry out illicit this is with respect to guidelines and regulations set with in the network actions in the system. A single entity- a computer system has the ability to produce and activate multiple identities. To outside viewers, these numerous fake identities seem to be real inimitable identities. This attack receives its name form a case study about a woman named Sybil Dorsett, who was treated for Dissociative Identity Disorder. If you are interested in understanding more about this particular case, we suggest that you watch the movie based on the same- “Sybil” (2007). A paper called The Sybil Attack was written by John R. Douceur at the Microsoft Research. How the Bitc...