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A Sybil attack is any attack that involves attacking by brute forcing the number of identities. The identity need not be based on cryptographic systems -- it c
by jaekwon 12y ago
A Sybil attack is any attack that involves attacking by brute forcing the number of identities. The identity need not be based on cryptographic systems -- it could simply be the number of IP addresses.
- aosmith 12y agoSure but Sybil generally refers to obscuring identity as opposed to actually actively breaking into systems... This seems like a much more active attack if it involves forged packets.