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The encryption option in BitComet (just as in other clients) has the purpose of obfuscating BitTorrent traffic in order to render it undetectable (or at least less detectable) to traffic shaping applications which some ISPs use, in order to throttle BitTorrent traffic.\\ | The encryption option in BitComet (just as in other clients) has the purpose of obfuscating BitTorrent traffic in order to render it undetectable (or at least less detectable) to traffic shaping applications which some ISPs use, in order to throttle BitTorrent traffic.\\ | ||
- | BitComet uses the MSE/PE encryption method | + | BitComet uses the MSE/PE encryption method |
For more detailed information on this subject, as well as for a description of the effect each encryption level chosen in the client has on connections read [[protocol_encryption|this topic]]. | For more detailed information on this subject, as well as for a description of the effect each encryption level chosen in the client has on connections read [[protocol_encryption|this topic]]. |