Method and apparatus for reducing spam on peer-to-peer networks
US7552230B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/104
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present method and apparatus for reducing spam in peer-to-peer networks includes forming a search message including at least one decoy word and sending the search request message, including the decoy word(s), to one or more nodes in the network. Embodiments of the present invention make it possible to weed out nodes in the network that send spam in response to every search message (e.g., regardless of the search message's content).
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