Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sybil attack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: sybil at-tack
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An attack that subverts a reputation system by forging a large number of identities in peer-to-peer networks.

Example Sentences

"If the signal rate from the claimed identity and the actual node differs, it can be considered as a Sybil attack. The successful prevention of Sybil attack increases the stability of the network."

Etymology

Named from Sybil, a book about a woman diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder; suggested by Brian Zill at Microsoft Research.

Inflected Forms

Sybil attacks (plural)

Synonyms

pseudospoofing

Questions

What does sybil attack mean?: An attack that subverts a reputation system by forging a large number of identities in peer-to-peer networks.
Where does sybil attack come from?: Named from Sybil, a book about a woman diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder; suggested by Brian Zill at Microsoft Research.

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