SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRUST MANAGEMENT

摘要

Disclosed is a system and method for establishing communications between a first node and a second node to enable interaction to occur over a network. The first node has a pre-established trust relationship with a first supporting node and the second node has a pre-established trust relationship with a second supporting node. The system and method include establishing a trust relationship between the first node and the second node. The trust relationship is based on a trust relationship between the first supporting node and the second supporting node. The pre-established trust relationships may also be partial trust relationships.