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4 unusual facts about BitTorrent protocol encryption


BitTorrent protocol encryption

After negotiations between different BitTorrent developers a new proposal was written and then implemented into the Azureus and µTorrent betas within days.

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Protocol header encryption (PHE) was conceived by RnySmile and first implemented in BitComet version 0.60 on 8 September 2005.

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In late January 2006 the developers of Azureus, now known as Vuze, decided to design and simultaneously implement a new, open protocol obfuscation method, called message stream encryption (MSE).

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Vuze (formerly Azureus) supports the final spec since 25 January 2006 (CVS snapshot 2307-B33).



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