Accountability as a service
Adam Bender, Neil T. Spring, Dave Levin, Bobby Bhattacharjee · 2007
We propose that accountability be a first-class network ser-vice, independent of addressing and routing. We design a scheme for allowing accountability services, rather than connectivity-providing ISPs, to vouch for traffic, allowing victims to report abuse, filter abusive traffic, and isolate ma-licious senders. We discuss how accountability services may evolve, how they may facilitate new applications, and the implications of shifting the burden of network policing to a dedicated service. 1