> While most Bittorrent traffic uses encryption Just to be clear: there is an extension to make bittorrent use "encryption" (http://wiki.vuze.com/w/Message_Str

> While most Bittorrent traffic uses encryption Just to be clear: there is an extension to make bittorrent use "encryption" (http://wiki.vuze.com/w/Message_Stream_Encryption http://wiki.vuze.com/w/Message_Stream_Encryption), but while it does use crypto primitives its design make it closer to an "obfuscation" scheme than a real "encryption" scheme. In the words of the author himself (https://torrentfreak.com/interview-with-bram-cohen-the-inventor-of-bittorrent/ https://torrentfreak.com/interview-with-bram-cohen-the-inven...): > The so-called ‘encryption’ of BitTorrent traffic isn’t really encryption, it’s obfuscation. It provides no anonymity whatsoever, and only temporarily evades traffic shaping.