Systems and methods for distributed trust model and framework

A communication network ecosystem, comprising:

• at least one connective device configured to request access to the communication network ecosystem;
• a network infrastructure configured to (i) receive an access request from the at least one connective device at a first time, and ii) process the received device access request;
• a trust management system configured to define and manage a trust relationship between the network infrastructure and the at least one connective device;
• a trust-based access control system configured to determine (i) a first trust level of the at least one connective device at the first time, and (ii) a first set of permitted access levels corresponding to the determined first trust level at the first time and at least one access type included in the received device access request;
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• a trust monitoring system configured to (i) monitor at least one of the trust management system and at least one connective device for trust indicator values of the at least one connective device relative to the network infrastructure, (ii) at a second time subsequent to the first time, detect a change to at least one of the trust indicator values, (iii) communicate the detected change to the trust-based access control system to enable the trust-based access control system to determine a second trust level of the at least one connective device at the second time, wherein the second trust level is different from the first trust level.