Some promising approaches touch on more than one topic.  This document is for white papers, algorithms and blog posts that bear further review and exploration.


### network level reputation & security

[Havelaar: A Robust and Efficient Reputation System
for Active Peer-to-Peer Systems](https://eprints.cs.univie.ac.at/5698/1/27-Havelaar.pdf)
[TrustNet - ScuttleButt](https://cblgh.org/articles/trustnet.html)

[Object Capability Security](https://www.uni-weimar.de/fileadmin/user/fak/medien/professuren/Virtual_Reality/documents/publications/capsec_vr2008_preprint.pdf)

### WoT and identity

(maybe move this to identity topic)

[Rebooting the Web of Trust: A humane approach to secure, decentralized naming)](https://github.com/cwebber/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-spring2018/blob/petnames/draft-documents/petnames.md)

### testing frameworks and metrics

[Panic - end to end decentralized test framework](https://github.com/gundb/panic-server)

### general design considerations

[Decentralization Off The Shelf: 7 Maxims](https://simplysecure.org/blog/decentralization-off-the-shelf-7-maxims)