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All Users: Please Enable Encryption!
To all BitTorrent users:
Please enable encryption if your client allows
After much tinkering and frustration at my ISP installing packet shaping for all P2P traffic, I have found that a way round it is to enable protocol encryption if your client allows it. It only works if both ends of the connection are enabled in this way so this is why I'm asking all users to enable it, even if your ISP hasn't started packet shaping/throttling yet.
To the best of my knowledge, it won't impact your connection if you are not being packet shaped, but for all us that are it will help a great deal.
Packet shaping is coming more and more common as the forums here will tell you.
As of right now, (only) the following clients support encryption:
[last updated March 11th 2006]
-uTorrent 1.5
-Azureus 2.4.0.0
-BitComet 0.63
[last updated April 3rd 2006]
I have found some helpful snapshots showing how to enable encryption in each of the 3 compatible clients...
µTORRENT 1.5.0.0
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7964/utorrent8vi.jpg
BITCOMET 0.63
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6822/bc0iz.jpg
AZUREUS 2.4.0.2
First, you'll have to switch to Intermediate mode to make the encryption settings visible.
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/5282/azu16gy.jpg
Then you can set your settings as shown below.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3292/azu24yl.jpg
Below are links to the official client sites explaining the various different settings.
This will tell you Azureus users all you need to know:
http://azureus.aelitis.com/wiki/inde...g#The_settings
The above link will take you directly to "how to enable encryption", but I recommend reading through the entire page anyway. It's an interesting read and will explain it far better then I can.
And for uTorrent 1.5 users, all you need to know:
http://www.utorrent.com/faq.php#Does..._Encryption.3F
Thanking you all in advance.
Together, we can beat the evil of packet shaping!
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
encryption would slow down your upload/download not speed it up!
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
You are wrong.
Please re-read my above post.
Usage of encryption results in a huge speed improvement.
I consider 10x huge.
Ofcourse, that's because I am a throttled user.
If I don't use encryption. My ISP can see I'm transfering bittorrent traffic, and I'm throttled to 1kb/s speeds.
I'm not the only one either. With me are perhaps tens of thousands of other throttled people, worldwide.
Imagine the speed gain if all these people and everyone else were to use Encryption.
Edit:
Please, just read this page of the Azureus wiki:
http://azureus.aelitis.com/wiki/inde...raffic_shaping
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
yes it will huge speed improvement for ppl that are cap of there ISP.
I have no problem with it but when i enable encryption it is way slower.
And the server i use have not the options.
So please them me to keep the speed the same and then i willthink about it.
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
Im waiting for your isp to start limiting sending of large amounts of encrypted data now.
the fact your sending encrypted data to multiple sources instantly gives it away that its bittorent traffic. If you where using sftp, https or a vpn it all goes to one source.
If all the major clients start using this expect it to become useless soon.
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
I think its only encrypted headers or something like that, not totally encrypted data files. I think. i turned it on a few days ago, and my speeds are just where they are always at. works fine
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
Seems this an interesting feature for the BT community. Cant see it in theory slowing traffic for those that enable it but can clearly understand why it could increase traffic for those that are throttled. If this were to become commonly used not sure how those that throttle would deal with it. At the very least this could keep a step in front of the issue for now.
Some Quotes:
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Over the months we have been getting more and more complaints from our users about their ISPs blocking BitTorrent downloads, often rendering Azureus (and BitTorrent in general) completely useless to them. Naturally, some sort of protocol encryption has been one of the top feature requests, which we have obliged, since people should be free to choose which programs to use, not their ISP. This is crucial for the health of the BitTorrent community as a whole, as more and more ISPs shut out their users arbitrarily.
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With plain BitTorrent connections the peers engage in an easily recognizable protocol handshake when setting up a connection for data transfer. End-to-end encryption inserts an initial handshake which is not easy to recognize (it appears to be random data) and allows a secret key to be shared between the peers. This secret key can then be used to encrypt the subsequent BitTorrent protocol, thus securing both the recognizable regular handshake and the following data stream.
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Detecting a file-sharing protocol is easily recognized by specific byte patters (in this case the BitTorrent handshake.) Yet if this handshake is encrypted to appear as little more than random data, Packeteer and its ilk may become powerless.
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We really don't know what measures ISPs will attempt to counter the encryption, if at all. It's likely much easier to just filter connections based on actual usage than on particular protocol identification. All we can do is release and see what time will tell.
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With the rollout of Azurues 2.4, expectations and anticipations are running high on both sides of the debate. Azureus 2.4 will represent the first large scale and wide spread useage of this brave new concept, and will settle much of the debate on its effectiveness. Which side the debate settles on however, will be answered soon enough.
Think this should be pinned for at a while least...
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
Thank you RealitY, for stickying this topic and for quoting the Azureus interview regarding Protocol Encryption at Slyck.com
Also, for those interested, there's the uTorrent interview regarding Protcol Encryption.
Speaking as a shaped user, I hope more people will soon start to realize the importance of enabling encryption.
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
What about the other 2 options for allowing non-encrypting incoming/outgoing connections??
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
How do you know if your a shaped user?
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
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Originally Posted by jeep23
How do you know if your a shaped user?
If you have to ask, then you haven't been affected. :P You'll have little/no bt speed if your isp has implemented network shaping.
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
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Originally Posted by bhatti00
encryption would slow down your upload/download not speed it up!
dont blabber around without reading up the stuff, encryption has been around for months now, its a proven fact that it overcomes traffic shaping/throtlling!
BitComet was the first[correct me if I'm wrong], but left other clients out, so now uTorrent and Azu have a something going together so they came with their own encryption stuff! now its BC's time to get a treatment of its own!
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
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Originally Posted by jeep23
How do you know if your a shaped user?
You're download speeds will be significantly lower.
If your not sure if your isp is packet shapping, then they probably are not.
It's an overt thing, you'll notice.
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
I tried to do this
I am using Azureus, ANd followed the instructions exactly, except that there is nothing under connections to click related to encription
Before you ask, I tried it in basic, intermediate, and advanced modes
What should I do now?
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
I'm not sure about other BT clients but version 1.5 of uTorrent will allow encrypted and legacy connections.
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
@sparky004, If you are using Azureus, uTorrent or BitComet, you have encryption support (all three are compatable with each other)... I think those three clients are it too..
@Tempestv: You sure u are using the latest version? I havnt used Azureus in a long time but the option should be there.. no hidden too.. perhaps is only in the latest beta builds?
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
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Originally Posted by Tempestv
I tried to do this
I am using Azureus, ANd followed the instructions exactly, except that there is nothing under connections to click related to encription
Before you ask, I tried it in basic, intermediate, and advanced modes
What should I do now?
Do the following to enable encryption in Azureus 2.4.0.0 (and above)...
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To enable the encryption you have to switch to intermediate user mode and go to Tools -> Options -> Connection -> Transport Encryption and enable the Require encrypted transport checkbox.
If you really can't find it there...
Then you are not running Azureus 2.4.0.0
I've just tested this myself.
By the way, there is a bug in Azureus 2.4.0.0, thats causing LOTS of hash fails for users with an encryption-compatible client (ie. other Azureus 2.4.0.0, µTorrent 1.5 and BitComet 0.63 users)
However, this bug has been fixed in Azureus version 2.4.0.1 (which is currently in beta/cvs I think)
It is rather important that all Azureus users update their clients again, so I hope the new fixed stable release will follow soon.
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
no speed loss here from encryption. can still max my line with good seeders.
im set for encypted and non, we must support our brothers who are throttled.
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
encryption neither helped nor hindered my speed but i am certainly happy to help the throotled masses ...
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
no speed loss for me either (µTorrent) and also willing to help my fellow throttled friends
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
I see the links in the original post for how to enable encryption for both uTorrent and Azureus. Is there an instructional link for BitComet?
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
its only available (or compatible with other clients at least) in bitcomet 0.63. previous versions are not compatible with azureus or µtorrent. im sure there will be a guide on the bitcomet homepage
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
Since I have never used BitComet before (nor do I ever plan to) I do not know how to enable encryption in BitComet 0.63
I checked out the official BitComet website's FAQ and Help page.
Unfortunately it does not mention anywhere how to enable encryption.
If someone cares to tell me, or point me to a site with instructions on how to do this, I will gladly update the original post with this information.
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
I just enabled my encrypiton for uTorrent.
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im just about to enable encrytion for azureus even though im not shaped by my ISP. In that link to the azuerus wiki http://azureus.aelitis.com/wiki/inde...g#The_settings
which level is it necessary to go to to help throttled users? is level one, plain encryption enough?
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
@the_base_head..
No, in my case plain encryption is not enough... only RC4 offers sufficient encryption.
So its best to go for Level 2 as explained in Azureus' wiki. Which is enabling RC4 encryption but still maintaining all incoming/outgoing compatibility with not compatible (old and shitty) clients
I have found some helpful snapshots showing how to enable encryption in each of the 3 compatible clients...
BITCOMET 0.63
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6822/bc0iz.jpg
uTORRENT 1.5.0.0
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7964/utorrent8vi.jpg
AZUREUS 2.4.0.2
First, you'll have to switch to Intermediate mode to make the encryption settings visible.
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/5282/azu16gy.jpg
Then you can set your settings as shown below.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3292/azu24yl.jpg
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
Just enabled it in Azureus. :) Don't know why I caught this post so late though. :unsure:
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
I don't see how encryption would slow things any. It's not like decrypting a line of text takes up bandwidth or anything... or am I missing something here? I haven't experienced any slow-downs whatsoever. On popular torrents, such as TV shows, I regularly get 200kb/s+ and I am still getting those speeds now that I have enabled encryption (obviously only on private trackers, public ones are too clogged). Maybe I'm just lucky or something.
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
I use BitTornado. It doesn't appear to be an option for me.
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
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Originally Posted by JPaul
I use BitTornado. It doesn't appear to be an option for me.
Have a look at uTorrent, mate. It's the future. Previously, I wouldn't consider using anything other than ABC but uTorrent seems to have just as many features - except it doesn't crash.
I enabled encryption a month or so ago and altho' my speeds are unaffected (I always got decent speeds anyhow), my ISP doesn't randomly disconnect me any more.
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Re: All users: please enable encryption!
i use encryption and have no speed has not decreased
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Re: All Users: Please Enable Encryption!
I have encryption enabled and have never notice any speed differences...
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Prevent ISP's from limiting bitorrent traffic
If you find that your bittorrent downloads are rather sluggish, your ISP may well be throttling your bittorrent traffic, this is not port filtering but rather packet filtering...here is a list of confirmed bitorrent throttlers
http://azureus.aelitis.com/wiki/index.php/Bad_ISPs
With so many throttlers and many more that are slated soon to follow in the US, torrents are getting the bad end of the stick...thankfully there is something everyone can do to prevent this and it's built right into azureus :D This method encrypts the bitorrent packets and renders it very hard if not impossible for ISP's to decipher
http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-encry...rrent-traffic/
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Re: Prevent ISP's from limiting bitorrent traffic
this sticky has the same topic so this is kind of a duble thing...
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Re: Prevent ISP's from limiting bitorrent traffic
..and encryption slows things down...
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Re: Prevent ISP's from limiting bitorrent traffic
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Originally Posted by thewizeard
..and encryption slows things down...
In this case its minimal if any and if you make more connections with it than speeds may be faster actually...
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Originally Posted by thewizeard
..and encryption slows things down...
ive been using encryption on µtorrent 1.5 since they released it, about 6 weeks ago.
i havent noticed even the slightest difference in my speeds, at all.
i max'd out my connection before, and after enabling encryption.
it can actually speed up ur downloads/uploads in some cases, as users who ARE throttled by their isp, who also have encryption on, will then be able to seed/leech to u, when they couldnt without the encryption.
encryption can slow ur transfer rates slightly (nothing u would notice, at all) but for most ppl it wont, or if it does, they dont notice.
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Re: All Users: Please Enable Encryption!
ive tried it and it works for me.
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Re: All Users: Please Enable Encryption!
Excellent - just changed this on my PC and has improved things significantly - looks like I was been throttled before..
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Re: All Users: Please Enable Encryption!
ive turned encryption on (utorrent 1.5) and have not noticed a speed decrease so am happy to leave it on for the community!
usman