A system for identifying a misbehaving computerized device , the system comprising: a misbehavior authority device that receives a report about the misbehaving computerized device , wherein the report includes a pseudonym certificate from the misbehaving computerized device , and wherein the pseudonym certificate includes a linkage value; a cloaking authority device that is communicatively connected to the misbehavior authority device , and that receives a request for a cloak index from the misbehavior authority device , wherein the request for the cloak index includes the linkage value; a pseudonym certificate authority device that is communicatively connected to the cloaking authority device , and that receives, from the cloaking authority device , a message that includes the linkage value, and that transmits a message, to the cloaking authority device , that includes a hash of a pseudonym certificate request, HPCR, that caused the pseudonym certificate to be generated; and a registration authority device that is communicatively connected to the cloaking authority device , and that receives, from the cloaking authority device , a message that includes the HPCR, and that transmits a message, to the cloaking authority device , that includes a hash of a linkage chain identifier that corresponds to the pseudonym certificate and that identifies the misbehaving computerized device ; wherein the cloaking authority device determines the cloak index, which corresponds to the linkage chain identifier and which identifies the misbehaving computerized device , and transmits the cloak index to the misbehavior authority device ; and wherein the determined cloak index is either created by the cloaking authority device in response to the request from the misbehavior authority , or has been previously created by the cloaking authority device in response to a prior request from the misbehavior authority . a misbehavior authority device that receives a report about the misbehaving computerized device , wherein the report includes a pseudonym certificate from the misbehaving computerized device , and wherein the pseudonym certificate includes a linkage value; a cloaking authority device that is communicatively connected to the misbehavior authority device , and that receives a request for a cloak index from the misbehavior authority device , wherein the request for the cloak index includes the linkage value; a pseudonym certificate authority device that is communicatively connected to the cloaking authority device , and that receives, from the cloaking authority device , a message that includes the linkage value, and that transmits a message, to the cloaking authority device , that includes a hash of a pseudonym certificate request, HPCR, that caused the pseudonym certificate to be generated; and a registration authority device that is communicatively connected to the cloaking authority device , and that receives, from the cloaking authority device , a message that includes the HPCR, and that transmits a message, to the cloaking authority device , that includes a hash of a linkage chain identifier that corresponds to the pseudonym certificate and that identifies the misbehaving computerized device ; wherein the cloaking authority device determines the cloak index, which corresponds to the linkage chain identifier and which identifies the misbehaving computerized device , and transmits the cloak index to the misbehavior authority device ; and wherein the determined cloak index is either created by the cloaking authority device in response to the request from the misbehavior authority , or has been previously created by the cloaking authority device in response to a prior request from the misbehavior authority . <EOS>