| Publisher | University of Central Florida | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | 447.7KB PDF | Date added | 24 Jun 2007 |
| Topics | Network Security, Denial of Service | ||
| Downloads | 43 | ||
BitTorrent is a popular peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol that utilizes a central server, known as a "Tracker", to coordinate connections between peers in a "Swarm", a term used to describe a BitTorrent ad-hoc file sharing network. The tracker of a swarm is specified by the original file distributor and trusted unconditionally by peers in the swarm. This central point of control provides an opportunity for a file distributor to deploy a modified tracker to provide peers in a swarm with malicious coordination data, directing peer connection traffic toward an arbitrary target machine on an arbitrary service port.
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