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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.

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

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).

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



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