Systems, devices, and methods for determining a confidence level associated with a device using heuristics of trust
A method of determining a confidence level associated with a device using heuristics of trust includes receiving, by an evaluating device, at least a communication from a first remote device, determining, by the evaluating device, an identity of the first remote device as a function of the at least a communication, calculating, by the evaluating device, at least a heuristic of trust as a function of the at least a communication and the identity, assigning, by the evaluating device, a first confidence level to the first remote device as a function of the at least a heuristic of trust, and assigning, by the evaluating device, an access right as a function of the first confidence level.
1. A method of assigning a confidence level to a remote device as a function of temporal attributes, the method comprising:
receiving, at an evaluating device, at least a communication identifying a remote device and comprising at least a cryptographically secure timestamp;
determining, by the evaluating device, at least a temporal attribute of the at least a communication as a function of the at least a cryptographically secure timestamp generated by a temporal attester, wherein generating the at least a cryptographically secure timestamp comprises digitally signing the at least a cryptographically secure timestamp using an anonymous digital signature scheme;
wherein the anonymous digital signature scheme uses a direct anonymous authentication protocol including a group key signed by a first signer and a second signer; and
assigning, by the evaluating device, a first confidence level to the remote device as a function of the at least a temporal attribute, wherein assigning the first confidence level further comprises:
identifying a communication type, of a plurality of communication types, of the at least a communication, as a function of at least a secure proof produced by a physically unclonable function of the remote device;
determining a temporal threshold as a function of the communication type, wherein additional circuitry demonstrates timeliness of execution of the direct anonymous authentication protocol as measured by recency of interaction;
comparing the at least a temporal attribute to the temporal threshold; and
assigning the first confidence level to the remote device as a function of the comparison, the assigning of the first confidence level comprising receiving a consensus evaluation of the first confidence level from a network of remote devices.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the at least a temporal attribute of the at least a communication further comprises determining a degree of recency of the at least a communication.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the at least a communication further comprises a plurality of communications; and
the at least a temporal attribute further comprises at least an aggregate attribute of the plurality of communications.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the at least an aggregate attribute further comprises a frequency of generation of communications of the plurality of communications.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the at least an aggregate attribute further comprises a regularity of generation of communications of the plurality of communications, wherein determining the regularity of generation of communications includes calculating a standard deviation from a mean interval between temporally adjacent communications.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the at least a temporal attribute further comprises a combination of recency and the at least an aggregate attribute.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the at least a communication includes at least a second confidence level; and
determining the first confidence level further comprises determining the first confidence level as a function of the at least a second confidence level.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cryptographically secure timestamp comprises at least a digital signature.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising verifying the cryptographically secure timestamp by evaluating the at least a digital signature.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cryptographically secure timestamp comprises at least an entry on a hash chain; and the method further comprises verifying the cryptographically secure timestamp by evaluating the at least an entry on the hash chain.
11. A system for assigning a confidence level to a remote device as a function of temporal attributes, the system comprising:
an evaluating device communicatively connected to a plurality of remote devices, the evaluating device designed and configured, including a processor, to receive at least a communication identifying a remote device and comprising at least a cryptographically secure timestamp generated by a temporal attester, wherein generating the at least a cryptographically secure timestamp comprises digitally signing the at least a cryptographically secure timestamp using an anonymous digital signature scheme, wherein the anonymous digital signature scheme uses a direct anonymous authentication protocol including a group key signed by a first signer and a second signer, and determine at least a temporal attribute of the at least a communication as a function of the at least a cryptographically secure timestamp, and assign a first confidence level to the remote device as a function of the at least a temporal attribute and the at least a communication, wherein assigning the first confidence level further comprises:
identifying a communication type, of a plurality of communication types, of the at least a communication, as a function of at least a secure proof produced by a physically unclonable function of the remote device;
determining a temporal threshold as a function of the communication type, wherein additional circuitry demonstrates timeliness of execution of the direct anonymous authentication protocol as measured by recency of interaction;
comparing the at least a temporal attribute to the temporal threshold;
assigning the first confidence level to the remote device as a function of the comparison, the assigning of the first confidence level comprising receiving a consensus evaluation of the first confidence level from a network of remote devices.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the evaluating device is configured to determine the at least a temporal attribute of the at least a communication by determining a degree of recency of the at least a communication.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein:
the at least a communication further comprises a plurality of communications; and
the at least a temporal attribute further comprises at least an aggregate attribute of the plurality of communications.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least an aggregate attribute further comprises a frequency of generation of communications of the plurality of communications.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least an aggregate attribute further comprises a regularity of generation of communications of the plurality of communications, wherein determining the regularity of generation of communications includes calculating a standard deviation from a mean interval between temporally adjacent communications.
16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least a temporal attribute further comprises a combination of recency and the at least an aggregate attribute.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein:
the at least a communication includes at least a second confidence level; and
the evaluating device is further configured to determine the first confidence level by determining the first confidence level as a function of the at least a second confidence level.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the cryptographically secure timestamp comprises at least a digital signature.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the evaluating device is further configured to verify the cryptographically secure timestamp by evaluating the at least a digital signature.
20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the cryptographically secure timestamp comprises at least an entry on a hash chain; and the evaluating device is further configured to verify the cryptographically secure timestamp by evaluating the at least an entry on the hash chain.