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How does a private torrent tracker associate the downloader with my account? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi, I was wondering how they do this and if there is a way to "cheat" the amount of data you are downloading or seeding.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Additionally magnet links. The torrent files and magnet links (which are equivalent) need to have your user key in them not only to track your ratio but just to make sure you're a member of the tracker.

In other contexts this kind of user tracking is called a session key and using someone else's torrent file is called a replay attack or a session hijack.