| 摘要 |
Generally speaking, pursuant to these various embodiments, a network entity maintains ( 301 ) a record of at least one other network entity wherein that record comprises, at least in part, a trust metric that correlates the at least one other network entity with a particular amount of trust. A question can then be provided ( 302 ) and a query formed ( 303 ) by associating that question with a corresponding quantitative trust factor requirement. The record can then be employed to forward ( 304 ) that query to the at least one other network entity. By one approach, a network entity that receives ( 401 ) such a message comprising a question and a quantitative trust factor requirement as corresponds thereto can determine ( 402 ) whether to provide an answer responsive to that question. This can comprise forwarding ( 403 ) an answer in appropriate cases.
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