Difference between revisions of "Secure User Identification"
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== What is Secure User Identification (SUI) ? == | == What is Secure User Identification (SUI) ? == | ||
| − | Clients in the network are identified by a unique value called user hash. This user hash is stored in the preferences.dat file and is used to grant earned credits with other users. | + | Clients in the network are identified by a unique value called user hash. This user hash is stored in the ''preferences.dat'' file and is used to grant earned credits with other users. |
| − | [[aMule]] (like [[eMule]]) can use an asymmetric encryption to avoid exploiting or manipulating other | + | [[aMule]] (like [[eMule]]) can use an asymmetric encryption to avoid exploiting or manipulating other user hash values. The method uses a private and a public key to secure the user hash and to ensure a proper identification on other clients. |
| − | Secure User Identification can be turned on in Preferences -> Connection. It is recommended to use it. | + | Secure User Identification can be turned on in Preferences -> Connection (since [[aMule]] 2.x). It is recommended to use it. |
Revision as of 09:17, 14 July 2004
What is Secure User Identification (SUI) ?
Clients in the network are identified by a unique value called user hash. This user hash is stored in the preferences.dat file and is used to grant earned credits with other users. aMule (like eMule) can use an asymmetric encryption to avoid exploiting or manipulating other user hash values. The method uses a private and a public key to secure the user hash and to ensure a proper identification on other clients.
Secure User Identification can be turned on in Preferences -> Connection (since aMule 2.x). It is recommended to use it.
