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Index Magnet URI scheme

Magnet is a URI scheme that defines the format of magnet links, a de facto standard for identifying files (URN) by their content, via cryptographic hash value rather than by their location.[1]

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  1. 53 relations: AMule, Base32, BitComet, Bitflu, BitTorrent, BitTorrent tracker, Bitzi, Collision attack, Cryptographic hash function, DC++, De facto standard, Deluge (software), Direct Connect (protocol), Distributed hash table, Ed2k URI scheme, EDonkey network, EDonkey2000, EMule, FastTrack, File sharing, GitHub, Gnutella, Gnutella2, Gtk-gnutella, Hash function, Hexadecimal, HTTP, Hyphanet, Internet Engineering Task Force, InterPlanetary File System, Kazaa, KTorrent, Libtorrent, LimeWire, Mainline DHT, MD5, Metalink, MonoTorrent, Named data networking, Open-source license, Peer-to-peer, Peer-to-peer file sharing, QBittorrent, Query string, SHA-1, SHA-2, Shareaza, Tixati, Transmission (BitTorrent client), Uniform Resource Identifier, ... Expand index (3 more) »

  2. URI schemes

AMule

aMule is a free peer-to-peer file sharing utility that works with the eDonkey network and the Kad network, offering similar features to eMule and adding others such as GeoIP (country flags).

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Base32

Base32 is an encoding method based on the base-32 numeral system.

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BitComet

BitComet (originally named SimpleBT client from versions 0.11 to 0.37) is a cross-protocol BitTorrent, HTTP and FTP client written in C++ for Microsoft Windows and available in 52 different languages.

See Magnet URI scheme and BitComet

Bitflu

Bitflu is an open-source, BitTorrent client by Adrian Ulrich.

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BitTorrent

BitTorrent, also referred to as simply torrent, is a communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P), which enables users to distribute data and electronic files over the Internet in a decentralized manner. Magnet URI scheme and BitTorrent are file sharing.

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BitTorrent tracker

A BitTorrent tracker is a special type of server that assists in the communication between peers using the BitTorrent protocol.

See Magnet URI scheme and BitTorrent tracker

Bitzi

Bitzi was a website, operating from 2001 to 2013, where volunteers shared reports about any kind of digital file, with identifying metadata, commentary, and other ratings.

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Collision attack

In cryptography, a collision attack on a cryptographic hash tries to find two inputs producing the same hash value, i.e. a hash collision.

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Cryptographic hash function

A cryptographic hash function (CHF) is a hash algorithm (a map of an arbitrary binary string to a binary string with a fixed size of n bits) that has special properties desirable for a cryptographic application.

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DC++

DC++ is a free and open-source, peer-to-peer file-sharing client that can be used for connecting to the Direct Connect network or to the ADC protocol.

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De facto standard

A de facto standard is a custom or convention that is commonly used even though its use is not required.

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Deluge (software)

Deluge BitTorrent Client is a free and open-source, cross-platform BitTorrent client written in Python.

See Magnet URI scheme and Deluge (software)

Direct Connect (protocol)

Direct Connect (DC) is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol.

See Magnet URI scheme and Direct Connect (protocol)

Distributed hash table

A distributed hash table (DHT) is a distributed system that provides a lookup service similar to a hash table. Magnet URI scheme and distributed hash table are file sharing.

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Ed2k URI scheme

In computing, eD2k links (ed2k://) are hyperlinks used to denote files stored on computers connected to the eDonkey filesharing P2P network. Magnet URI scheme and Ed2k URI scheme are file sharing and URI schemes.

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EDonkey network

The eDonkey Network (also known as the eDonkey2000 network or eD2k) is a decentralized, mostly server-based, peer-to-peer file sharing network created in 2000 by US developers Jed McCaleb and Sam Yagan that is best suited to share big files among users, and to provide long term availability of files.

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EDonkey2000

eDonkey2000 (nicknamed "ed2k") was a peer-to-peer file sharing application developed by US company MetaMachine (Jed McCaleb and Sam Yagan), using the Multisource File Transfer Protocol.

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EMule

eMule is a free peer-to-peer file sharing application for Microsoft Windows.

See Magnet URI scheme and EMule

FastTrack

FastTrack is a peer-to-peer (P2P) protocol that was used by the Kazaa, Grokster, iMesh and Morpheus file sharing programs.

See Magnet URI scheme and FastTrack

File sharing

File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digital media, such as computer programs, multimedia (audio, images and video), documents or electronic books.

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GitHub

GitHub is a developer platform that allows developers to create, store, manage and share their code.

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Gnutella

Gnutella is a peer-to-peer network protocol.

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Gnutella2

Gnutella2, often referred to as G2, is a peer-to-peer protocol developed mainly by Michael Stokes and released in 2002.

See Magnet URI scheme and Gnutella2

Gtk-gnutella

gtk-gnutella is a peer-to-peer file sharing application which runs on the gnutella network.

See Magnet URI scheme and Gtk-gnutella

Hash function

A hash function is any function that can be used to map data of arbitrary size to fixed-size values, though there are some hash functions that support variable length output.

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Hexadecimal

In mathematics and computing, the hexadecimal (also base-16 or simply hex) numeral system is a positional numeral system that represents numbers using a radix (base) of sixteen.

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HTTP

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is an application layer protocol in the Internet protocol suite model for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems.

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Hyphanet

Hyphanet (until mid-2023: Freenet) is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant, anonymous communication. Magnet URI scheme and Hyphanet are file sharing.

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Internet Engineering Task Force

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a standards organization for the Internet and is responsible for the technical standards that make up the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP).

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InterPlanetary File System

The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a protocol, hypermedia and file sharing peer-to-peer network for storing and sharing data in a distributed file system.

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Kazaa

Kazaa Media Desktop. (once stylized as "KaZaA", but later usually written "Kazaa") was a peer-to-peer file sharing application using the FastTrack protocol licensed by Joltid Ltd.

See Magnet URI scheme and Kazaa

KTorrent

KTorrent is a BitTorrent client that is part of the KDE Gear.

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Libtorrent

libtorrent is an open-source implementation of the BitTorrent protocol.

See Magnet URI scheme and Libtorrent

LimeWire

LimeWire was a free peer-to-peer file sharing client for Windows, macOS, Linux and Solaris.

See Magnet URI scheme and LimeWire

Mainline DHT

Mainline DHT is the name given to the Kademlia-based distributed hash table (DHT) used by BitTorrent clients to find peers via the BitTorrent protocol.

See Magnet URI scheme and Mainline DHT

MD5

The MD5 message-digest algorithm is a widely used hash function producing a 128-bit hash value.

See Magnet URI scheme and MD5

Metalink is an extensible metadata file format that describes one or more computer files available for download.

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MonoTorrent

MonoTorrent is a cross-platform.NET Standard 2.0 compatible library which implements the BitTorrent protocol.

See Magnet URI scheme and MonoTorrent

Named data networking

Named Data Networking (NDN) (related to content-centric networking (CCN), content-based networking, data-oriented networking or information-centric networking (ICN)) is a proposed Future Internet architecture that seeks to address problems in contemporary internet architectures like IP.

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Open-source license

Open-source licenses are software licenses that allow content to be used, modified, and shared.

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Peer-to-peer

Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers. Magnet URI scheme and peer-to-peer are file sharing.

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Peer-to-peer file sharing

Peer-to-peer file sharing is the distribution and sharing of digital media using peer-to-peer (P2P) networking technology. Magnet URI scheme and peer-to-peer file sharing are file sharing.

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QBittorrent

qBittorrent is a cross-platform free and open-source BitTorrent client written in native C++.

See Magnet URI scheme and QBittorrent

Query string

A query string is a part of a uniform resource locator (URL) that assigns values to specified parameters.

See Magnet URI scheme and Query string

SHA-1

In cryptography, SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) is a hash function which takes an input and produces a 160-bit (20-byte) hash value known as a message digest – typically rendered as 40 hexadecimal digits.

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SHA-2

SHA-2 (Secure Hash Algorithm 2) is a set of cryptographic hash functions designed by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and first published in 2001.

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Shareaza is a peer-to-peer file sharing client running under Microsoft Windows which supports the Gnutella, Gnutella2 (G2), eDonkey, BitTorrent, FTP, HTTP and HTTPS network protocols and handles magnet links, ed2k links, and the now deprecated gnutella and Piolet links.

See Magnet URI scheme and Shareaza

Tixati

Tixati is a proprietary Linux and Windows BitTorrent client written in C++.

See Magnet URI scheme and Tixati

Transmission (BitTorrent client)

Transmission is a BitTorrent client which features a variety of user interfaces on top of a cross-platform back-end.

See Magnet URI scheme and Transmission (BitTorrent client)

Uniform Resource Identifier

A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), formerly Universal Resource Identifier, is a unique sequence of characters that identifies an abstract or physical resource, such as resources on a webpage, mail address, phone number, books, real-world objects such as people and places, concepts.

See Magnet URI scheme and Uniform Resource Identifier

Uniform Resource Name

RFC xxxx" because otherwise they get auto-converted by MediaWiki into hyperlinks to the IETF website, making the article a mess. Magnet URI scheme and Uniform Resource Name are URI schemes.

See Magnet URI scheme and Uniform Resource Name

URL

A uniform resource locator (URL), colloquially known as an address on the Web, is a reference to a resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. Magnet URI scheme and URL are URI schemes.

See Magnet URI scheme and URL

Vuze

Vuze (previously Azureus) is a BitTorrent client used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol.

See Magnet URI scheme and Vuze

See also

URI schemes

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet_URI_scheme

Also known as BTIH, Magnet Link, Magnet URI, Magnet URL, Magnet links, Magnet:, Magnet: URI scheme, Magnet:URI, Magnetlinks.

, Uniform Resource Name, URL, Vuze.