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Re:The blockchain paradox: Why DLTs may do little to transfo... by Taek on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @11:48PM (#14557813)
How would such a reputation system defeat the Sybil attack?
Re:The blockchain paradox: Why DLTs may do little to transfo... by MarkPNeyer on Thursday June 15, 2017 @12:17PM (#14561738)
There isn't an absolute reputation score. Reputation is computed pairwise. Rep(a,b) means "What is the implied reputation of person b, given the persons a trusts"

So a bunch of fake accounts aren't going to influence a's perception of b,unless a has trusted someone who'se created those fake accounts. IN that case, the mistake a made was trusting someone (directly or indirectly) who'se created a bunch of fake accounts.

Because the input weight of a person decreases with their distance on the graph from a, the only sybil attacks that would screw you up would be ones conducted by people who you've said you trust.