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Trust-worthiness Attributes Description
destination. The robustness might also consider the financial status
of stakeholder because it explains whether the stakeholder can have
an ability to endure the financial crisis or not.

The condition or quality of being true, correct, or exact.
Freedom from error or defect.
Set or make true, accurate, or right. Remove the errors or faults.
Accuracy means the degree of difference between the truth and the
Accuracy /
Correctness present. This trust attribute does not imply the ability to measure
the environment correctly or the ability to correct the error, but
implies the willingness to measure the truth. A physical thing with
appropriate sensors and a cyber object not infected by any viruses
might have accuracy and they give the correct data to other.
Steadfast adherence to the same principles, course, form, etc.
Data consistency refers to the usability of data; Data must be
Integrity / Consistency consistent within the confines of many different transaction streams
Honesty from one or more applications. Once a person makes a decision,
takes a stand, or performs an action, he or she strives to make all
future behaviour match this past behaviour.
Free from doubt or reservation or satisfaction of someone’s
expectation.

Certainty Certainty means that the entity works exactly following someone’s
expectation. It is possible to consider the entity has certainty when a
physical thing and a cyber object perform their own function without
any exception.
Reducing the duration left from the revision of the data.
Recency Trust is dynamic, so the measurement of data needs to be conducted
as soon as possible for the accuracy of the data.
A positive declaration intended to give confidence. It also means
promise, pledge; guaranty, or surety.

Assurance The degree of confidence that the process or deliverable meets
defined characteristics or objectives. That is, assurance implies the
guaranteed value how much the trustee can cooperate with the
trustor.
The quality of being believable or worthy of trust.
Credibility indicates the degree to which the trustor believes that
trustee will participate in the collaboration. Trustee might provide
the assurance to the trustor to notify the degree to guarantee the
Benevolence / Credibility degree to participate in the cooperation; however, the trustor might
Cooperation determine the trust of trustee by analysing not only the assurance
but also the credibility. Credibility in information might be measured
based on the level of uncertainty, which is observed with conflicting,
incomplete, etc. Credibility in social media might be measured by
statistical methods.
The degree connected with the matter in hand; the relation between
the trustor and the trustee.
Relevance of entities might be measured by similarity, for example,
Relevance
the number of interactions among entities, and etc. Similarity
represents how many common criteria, attributes or behaviour
patterns exist between entities.

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