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Concepcion 1

The Evolution and Security of BitTorrent

Justin Fogel-Concepcion12/15/2008

2009-11-15

Concepcion 2

Table of ContentsBitTorrent

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Table of Contents

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Abstract

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Outline

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Evolution of P2P

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BitTorrent’s Design

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Popularity and Consequences

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Security Risks

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Conclusion

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Definitions

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Reference

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Concepcion 3

Abstract

Over the years BitTorrent has grown from a fledging new technology to one of thelargest Peer 2 Peer networks on the internet. Its increase in popularity has brought it under thescrutiny of the public eye and under the close observation of the internet’s shadier crowd. Thispaper aims to understand what prompted the creation of the BitTorrent protocol and why itdiffers from its Peer 2 Peer predecessors. It will also take a close look at possible securityvulnerabilities in the protocol and their respective solutions.

Outline

This paper will begin with an introduction to P2P networks and BitTorrent’s relationshipto them. This P2P primer will entail the predecessors of BT and why they no longer hold suchprominence over the P2P field. This will lead to the fundamental design shift that will createBitTorrent. The paper will then explain the basics of BitTorrent and how it actually works. Thissection will then lead to a quick discussion about BitTorrent’s rising popularity and theunfortunate consequences that popularity has. Following that will be the security implicationsof BitTorrent and specific attacks that can be done via the BT protocol and their respectivesolutions.