Trust Model Based on Individual Experience

To improve the accuracy of node trust evaluation in a distributed network, a trust model based on the experience of individuals is proposed, which establishes a new trust assessment system by introducing the experience factor and the comparative experience factor. The new evaluation system considers the differences between individuals and interactive histories between nodes, which solves the problem that nodes have inaccurate assessments due to the asymmetry of nodes to a certain extent. The algorithm analysis indicates that the new model uses different deviating values of tolerance evaluation for different individuals and uses different updating values embodying node individuation when updating feedback credibility of individuals, which evaluates the trust value more reasonably and more accurately. In addition, the proposed algorithm can be used in various trust models and has a good scalability.