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judymcconville@roadrunner.com 7 years ago
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=== Encrypted and Authenticated Connections
Most new users of bitcoin assume that the network communications of a bitcoin node are encrypted. In fact, the original implementation of bitcoin communicates entirely in the clear. While this is not a major privacy concern for full nodes, it is a big problem for SPV nodes.
((("bitcoin network", "encrypted and authenticated connections")))((("encryption")))Most new users of bitcoin assume that the network communications of a bitcoin node are encrypted. In fact, the original implementation of bitcoin communicates entirely in the clear. While this is not a major privacy concern for full nodes, it is a big problem for SPV nodes.
As a way to increase the privacy and security of the bitcoin P2P network, there are two solutions that provide encryption of the communications: _Tor Transport_ and _Peer to Peer Authentication and Encryption_ with BIP-150/151.

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