Changelog

All notable changes to Net::BitTorrent::DHT will be documented in this file.

v2.0.2 - 2026-01-27

Fixed

• Peers that attempt to update mutable data with an invalid signature (BEP 44) are now automatically blacklisted and ignored for the duration of the session.

v2.0.1 - 2026-01-27

Added

• Client Identification support (the 'v' key) via the v constructor parameter.
• Support for the 'ip' field in responses (BEP 5), allowing remote nodes to discover their external IP.
• Support for the 'want' key in queries (BEP 32) to return specific node families.
• BEP 51 exposure with new find_peers(), scrape(), and sample() methods.

Changed

• The sample_infohashes feature (BEP 51) can now be toggled via the bep51 parameter.

v2.0.0 - 2026-01-26

This is a total rewrite. I was breaking apart the Kademlia stuff into smaller pieces for a larger, non-BitTorrent related project so I spent a day on this...

Added

• Pulled out of Net::BitTorrent::DHT for use in other DHTs.
• Supports...
  • BEP05: Core DHT spec
  • BEP32: IPv6
  • BEP33: DHT scrape
  • BEP42: Secure DHT
  • BEP43: Readonly DHT node
  • BEP44: Arbitrary mutable/immutable data storage in the DHT network (very nice)
  • BEP51: Infohash indexing

v1.0.3 2014-11-29

Changed

• Declare Type::Standard dependency

v1.0.2 2014-06-26

Changed

• Serve as a standalone node by default
• Update to NB::Protocol v1.0.2 and above

v1.0.1 2014-06-21

Changed

• Generate local node id based on external IP (work in progress)
• Use a condvar in address resolver instead of forcing the event loop

v1.0.0 2014-06-21

• original version (broken from unstable Net::BitTorrent dist)