US 12,328,585 B2
Trust management in distributed systems
Igor Dubrovsky, Beer-Sheva (IL); Nisan Haimov, Beer-Sheva (IL); Maxim Balin, Gan-Yavne (IL); and Boris Shpilyuck, Ashdod (IL)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/359,494.
Prior Publication US 2025/0039674 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. H04W 12/60 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/66 (2021.01) 20 Claims
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1. A method for managing operation of a distributed system, the method comprising:
obtaining, by a first data processing system of the distributed system, a request from a second data processing system of the distributed system;
obtaining a trust rating for the second data processing system, the trust rating being based on at least one rating selected from a group of rating consisting of a direct trust rating of the second data processing system with respect to the first data processing system, an indirect trust rating of the second data processing system with respect to the first data processing system, and a behavioral consistency rating with respect to the second data processing system;
making a determination regarding whether the request is acceptable based on the trust rating;
in a first instance of the determination where the request is acceptable:
processing the request; and
in a second instance of the determination where the request is not acceptable:
rejecting the request.