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Chapter VI
A Comprehensive
XML Based Approach
to Trust Negotiations
Elisa Bertino, Purdue University, USA
Elena Ferrari, Università degli Studi dell‘Insubria, Italy
Anna Cinzia Squicciarini, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Abstract
Trust negotiation is a promising approach for establishing trust in open systems like
the Internet, where sensitive interactions may often occur between entities at first
contact, with no prior knowledge of each other. In this chapter we present Trust- X, a
comprehensive XML-based XML framework for trust negotiations, specifically conceived
for a peer-to-peer environment. We also discuss the applicability of trust negotiation
principles to mobile commerce. We introduce a variety of possible approaches to extend
and improve Trust-X in order to fully support mobile commerce transactions and
payments. In the chapter, besides presenting the Trust-X system, we present the basic
principles of trust negotiation.
This chapter appears in the book, Advances in Security and Payment Methods for Mobile Commerce, edited by
Wen-Chen Hu, Chung-wei Lee and Weidong Kou. Copyright © 2005, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in
print or electronic forms without written permission of Idea Group Inc. is prohibited.
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