BitTorrent v2

[Matthew]

qBittorrent has just added support for v2 torrents.  v2 torrents use SHA-256 and hash trees.  When creating new torrents, the default option is hybrid torrents, which supports both v1 and v2.

Can hybrid torrents be uploaded to TPB without any problem?

[ill88eagle]

Since this thread has gone for 24 hours and no mod has replied, I think it safe to assume that nobody knows for sure. Given that TPB was rehashed/made over in order to remove functionality rather than improve it last time anything was done to the code, I also think we can safely assume that TPB does NOT support v2 or hybrid torrents. But why don't you test it and report back yourself?

[dueda]

Is there any real support for V2 out there?

[maskaw]

Is there any real support for V2 out there?

V2 is 'new' but quite old. Any client built on top of libtorrent should be compatible with it.

https://blog.libtorrent.org/2020/09/bittorrent-v2/

The key difference is V1 uses SHA-1, while V2 uses SHA-256.

Taking a brief view over it, a 'hybrid' torrent simply has both hashes embed. I think a hybrid torrent works with TPB.

Edit: it works: http://piratebayo3klnzokct3wt5yyxb2vpebb...d=55713188

[dueda]

Good, thanks. Guess uploaders aren't just setting the proper option to go V2.

[Matthew]

I just created a hybrid torrent.  I uploaded it to The Pirate Bay, and it worked.

Here is a v2 magnet URI for it:

magnet:?xt=urn:btmh:12207e7e188afd36e25ceff9d0eadec086dd0648faf69ecfafe18734b0399f0481fb&dn=Mary%20Broyles%20doing%20sex%20play%20at%20strip%20club.mkv

This forum won't let me post magnet links without a v1 info hash.