Open AccessTorrente, a micropayment based Bittorrent extension to mitigate free riding
Author(s) -
Felipe K. Shiraishi,
Vitor H. Perles,
Hector K. Yassuda,
Leonardo T. Kimura,
Ewerton R. Andrade,
Marcos A. Simplício
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5753/sbseg_estendido.2021.17343
Subject(s) - bittorrent , computer science , incentive , blockchain , protocol (science) , payment , file sharing , computer security , computer network , peer to peer , world wide web , the internet , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , economics , microeconomics
We propose Torrente, a distributed file-sharing solution with economic incentives. Its implementation is built as an extension of BitTorrent protocol, in such a manner that user access to file-sharing swarms is controlled by peers that verify micropayments receipts in a blockchain-based ledger. In addition, by using payment commitments, Torrente facilitates off-chain transactions for faster content sharing. The solution is created as a tool to enhance Amazon Biobank application security, but can be used isolated in cases such as file sharing with monetary incentives.