A peer-to-peer (abbreviated to P2P) computer network is one in which each computer in the network can act as a client or server for the other computers in the network, allowing shared access to various resources such as files, peripherals, and sensors without the need for a central server.
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LT codes with Homomorphic hashing [migrated]
I have been working on a project implementing LT codes with Homomorphic hashing (inspired from http://blog.notdot.net/2012/08/Damn-Cool-Algorithms-Homomorphic-Hashing and ...
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What are the TCP/UDP ports used by torrent applications?
I want to block torrent traffic on my network because it is utilizing too much bandwidth and disrupted my network traffic. What port range should I use and what protocol TCP or UDP?
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What is a reasonable expiry for user authentication certificates?
This question is about a nearly decentralized P2P system with a centralized certificate authority where users can authenticate and receive a certificate on their public key and then can authenticate ...
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Can p2p use be traced by targeting a known individual rather than an offending IP Address?
My understanding of most filesharing lawsuits initiated by copyright holders is as follows:
The monitoring agency will connect to a torrent swarm and collect
the ip addresses of people downloading ...
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Is encryption of Onion Proxy possible?
I wanted to know that if we are using onion routing in P2P networks, and when the data comes from the provider to onion proxy(proxy connected with requester), the data is not any more encrypted, ...
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Privacy in torrents?
It seems that if you download a file via torrent, each downloader can see other downloaders IP addresses. I also noticed that my (windows) pc's name was sometimes displayed briefly.
How does one keep ...
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Protecting peers communicating with WebRTC
For reference: WebRTC Homepage
I've been really interested in these new RTC technologies that are coming out, specifically the fact that use the PeerConnection API to establish a connection between ...
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Is a 512 bit RSA key secure when used temporary?
Is a 512 bit RSA key secure when a new key gets generated and used approximately once a week? The key is only used for signing messages, not for encrypting sensitive data.
This is for a system where ...
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Are man-in-the-middle attacks against p2p systems realistic?
I'm implementing a DHT based on Kademlia following this paper.
The protocol described in this paper uses nonces to protect against man-in-the-middle attacks. The disadvantage is that latency gets ...
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Is it possible to attack system through torrent usage? [duplicate]
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What can do a hacker with ip address?
I am using the Torrent for Downloading the Music and other files.
I heard that using Torrent can give IPAddress information to ...
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How effectively can ISPs detect illegal file sharing?
Recently the USA passed a law requiring ISPs to spy on their customers' internet connections to check for illegal file sharing. I assume that they would do this by sniffing packets, but doesn't this ...
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Creating a DDoS attack using DirectConnect
I have been trying to hack around with Apex DirectConnect. What I wish to do is to utilize the querying nature of P2P apps like DC to generate a DDoS attack (see links for reference here, here and ...
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How does pfsense block torrent traffic?
I know that pfsense is a very effective tool for restricting bit torrent traffic. I was wondering how it actually manages to do that ? There's not much information available on this. The more ...
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Repudiation in Copyright Infringement (BitTorrent)
Seeing this question : How did an alleged illegal downloading be detected? sparked a question I have had for a long time.
How does repudiation/non-repudiation work in such cases ?
Argument: It is ...
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How does the Copyright Alert System work? Who has implemented it?
Some ISPs are participating in a Copyright Alert System that notifies content authors of violations of their copyright.
I'm concerned how this oversight relates to my private traffic, and what laws ...
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Privacy issues in Peer to Peer networks
In any typical P2P file sharing app, say DC++, the typical operations are search content, push content and pull content. A peer node broadcasts/multicasts its query to fellow peers and receives ...
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What is known about the sirefef/zeroaccess malware/botnet?
There appears to be an increase in p2p communication among botnets that has been attributed to the sirefef/zeroaccess malware botnet. What is known on this particular threat?
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Detecting malware hidden in P2P traffic
Consider a network situation involving (only) Peer to Peer traffic in medium sized network.
For the sake of convenience, a simple P2P application like DC++ may be assumed, although I am aiming at a ...
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how to identify p2p on network
Im trying to work out if the traffic in the below image is P2P file sharing?
If you notice the source ports are all random but the time 17.24 from c.port 58338 runs for a good length maybe about 400 ...
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Does portforwarding present a risk to anonymity?
AirVPN by default has all ports closed but allows port-forwarding. I think this is required for P2P. Is this a threat to anonymity (e.g. would the person at the other end of the P2P transmission know ...
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proxy services for torrents vs encrypting data
I've noticed growing popularity in proxy services for torrent clients; such as BTGuard. Most torrent clients encrypt traffic so aren't these services pointless? I read that it's because the encryption ...
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What privacy methods exist for P2P transfers?
I love my VPN, it gives me to a certain extent privacy from isp & to what I connect.
I also use P2P to get & provide data, but I would like to create a level of privacy. What methods exist ...
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Available alternative DNS protocol not another dark-net [closed]
Hi does any one knows any DNS alternative Protocols ?
If so what is the most used ?
Is easy to setup ?
Is easy to have two DNS protocols one where you connect to the Common Internet and the other ...
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How far can we go in preventing videos from spreading out using P2P networks like BitTorrent?
Everyday, I see many of my friends downloading movies off P2P networks like BitTorrent. Isn't there any way for those hardworking movie producers to save their work from being distributed like this?
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