1.Enabling encryption
While not a perfect solution, enabling encryption for your connections prevents the data sent between two peers from being understood by prying eyes. Encryption has to be supported by your peers as well for this to work, which might not be the case at all times.
Take uTorrent for instance: Enabling encryption
uTorrent > Options > Preferences > BitTorrent > Enable Protocol Encryption > Allow incoming legacy connections
This will allow outbound encryption. At the same time you'll be able to accept non-encrypted connections when there are no encrypted connections available.
2.Use IP Blockers
-PeerBlock
PeerBlock is a free and open source software firewall application that blocks incoming and outgoing connections to Internet IP addresses that are included on blacklists accessible over the Internet which may be selected by the user, but also any addresses manually specified by the user. PeerBlock mainly works in tandem with the blocklist provider iblocklist.com.
-Moblock
MoBlock is free software for blocking connections to and from a specified range of hosts. Moblock is an IP address filtering program for Linux.
3.Private Trackers
A private tracker is a BitTorrent tracker that restricts use by requiring users to register with the site. The method for controlling registration used amongst many private trackers is an invitation system, in which active and contributing members are given the ability to grant a new user permission to register at the site.
While not a perfect solution, enabling encryption for your connections prevents the data sent between two peers from being understood by prying eyes. Encryption has to be supported by your peers as well for this to work, which might not be the case at all times.
Take uTorrent for instance: Enabling encryption
uTorrent > Options > Preferences > BitTorrent > Enable Protocol Encryption > Allow incoming legacy connections
This will allow outbound encryption. At the same time you'll be able to accept non-encrypted connections when there are no encrypted connections available.
2.Use IP Blockers
-PeerBlock
PeerBlock is a free and open source software firewall application that blocks incoming and outgoing connections to Internet IP addresses that are included on blacklists accessible over the Internet which may be selected by the user, but also any addresses manually specified by the user. PeerBlock mainly works in tandem with the blocklist provider iblocklist.com.
-Moblock
MoBlock is free software for blocking connections to and from a specified range of hosts. Moblock is an IP address filtering program for Linux.
3.Private Trackers
A private tracker is a BitTorrent tracker that restricts use by requiring users to register with the site. The method for controlling registration used amongst many private trackers is an invitation system, in which active and contributing members are given the ability to grant a new user permission to register at the site.
