diff --git a/Anonymous-Mode.md b/Anonymous-Mode.md index ee23f9b..c96fdca 100644 --- a/Anonymous-Mode.md +++ b/Anonymous-Mode.md @@ -1,8 +1,23 @@ -Since v2.9.0, qBittorrent supports a feature called "Anonymous Mode". +When enabled, qBittorrent will take certain measures to try to mask its identity. The exact functionality of Anonymous Mode depends on the version of qbittorrent (specifically, libtorrent) being used. + +If you're using I2P, a VPN or a proxy, it is recommended that you enable anonymous mode. + +## qBittorrent v3.3.0+ -When enabled, qBittorrent tries to hide its identity to a certain degree: * The peer-ID will no longer include the client's fingerprint. * The user-agent will be reset to an empty string. -* Other identifying information will not be leaked, such as your local listen port, your IP etc. +* Other identifying information will not be exposed, such as your local listen port, your IP etc. -If you're using I2P, a VPN or a proxy, it might make sense to enable anonymous mode. +You may enable additional identity-masking features with the [Disable connections not supported by proxies](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/Disable-connections-not-supported-by-proxies) option. + +## qBittorrent v2.9.0 - v3.2.5 + +These versions of qBittorrent may make use of a version of libtorrent below 1.0.0. If so, enabling Anonymous Mode will enable all of the aformentioned features, plus some additional ones: + +* Disables Local Peer Discovery +* Disables DHT +* Disables UPnP & NAT-PMP +* Only talks to http(s) trackers via (any) proxy +* Only talks to udp trackers via SOCKS5/I2P proxy + +These additional features have since been migrated to the _Disable connections not supported by proxies_ option in later versions of qBittorrent. \ No newline at end of file