# kaal:claim:3782210-025

**Claim.** Sockpuppet attacks are inevitable in any organization that wants open membership and anonymous members, and since those properties are essential to the autonomy that makes a global decentralized organization efficient, reputation must be weighted every time it is used.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- open membership
- anonymous or pseudonymous members

**Source quote.**

> Sockpuppet attacks are inevitable if you want the membership to be open and to allow anonymous members. These properties are essential for fostering the individual autonomy that makes a global decentralized organization efficient and powerful.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *The Importance of Reputation for the Evolution of Decentralization* (2021), Security, page 9

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, The Importance of Reputation for the Evolution of Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782210

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**Failure mode.** Inevitable sockpuppet exposure  (family: sybil-and-identity-attack)

**Topics.** consensus-and-security, reputation

**Keywords.** sockpuppet-attack, open-membership, anonymity, weighted-reputation

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