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==English==
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===Etymology===
Named from ''{{w|Sybil (Schreiber book)|Sybil}}'', a book about a woman diagnosed with [[dissociative identity disorder]]; suggested by Brian Zill at Microsoft Research.

===Noun===
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# {{lb|en|computer security}} An attack that [[subvert]]s a [[reputation]] [[system]] by [[forge|forging]] a large number of [[identity|identities]] in [[peer-to-peer]] [[network]]s. {{defdate|from 2002}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2022|editors=Peter Augustine; Pethuru Raj; Sathyan Munirathinam|title=Enterprise Digital Transformation: Technology, Tools, and Use Cases|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=9781000540536|page=180|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=2tpXEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA180&dq=%22Sybil+attack%22&hl=&cd=44&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Sybil%20attack%22&f=false|text=If the signal rate from the claimed identity and the actual node differs, it can be considered as a '''Sybil attack'''. The successful prevention of '''Sybil attack''' increases the stability of the network.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{l|en|pseudospoofing}}

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