A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANONYMOUS AUTHENTICATION ON TRUST IN SOCIAL NETWORKING

摘要

A method for anonymous trust authentication may comprise: issuing trust information to a first node from a network entity, wherein the trust information indicates a trust evaluation for the first node; distributing a trust list to a plurality of nodes comprising at least the first node and a second node, wherein the trust list is associated with the trust evaluation for the first node, and wherein the trust information and the trust list are used for an anonymous trust authentication between the first node and the second node.