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* [http://mcabber.com/ MCabber] (Unix-like)
* [http://mcabber.com/ MCabber] (Unix-like)
* [http://phoenixviewer.com/ Phoenix Viewer], a Second Life client (Cross-platform)
* [http://phoenixviewer.com/ Phoenix Viewer], a Second Life client (Cross-platform)
* [http://www.profanity.im/ Profanity]: [http://www.profanity.im/otr.html OTR page]
* [http://psi-plus.com/ Psi+] (Cross-platform)
* [http://psi-plus.com/ Psi+] (Cross-platform)
* [http://vacuum-im.org/ Vacuum IM] (Cross-platform)
* [http://vacuum-im.org/ Vacuum IM] (Cross-platform)
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=== Work in Progress ===
=== Work in Progress ===
* [http://www.profanity.im/ Profanity]: [http://www.profanity.im/otr.html OTR page]
* [http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/ Telepathy Gabble]: [https://gitorious.org/jprvita-repos/telepathy-gabble/commits/otr code] : [http://blogs.gnome.org/xclaesse/2014/05/04/otr-in-empathy/ article]
* [http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/ Telepathy Gabble]: [https://gitorious.org/jprvita-repos/telepathy-gabble/commits/otr code]


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 19:52, 4 May 2014

Off-the-Record Messaging, commonly referred to as OTR, is a cryptographic protocol that provides strong encryption for instant messaging conversations. OTR uses a combination of the AES symmetric-key algorithm, the Diffie–Hellman key exchange, and the SHA-1 hash function. In addition to authentication and encryption, OTR provides perfect forward secrecy and malleable encryption.

Strengths

OTR allows you to have private conversations over instant messaging by providing:

  • Encryption
    • No one else can read your instant messages.
  • Authentication
    • You are assured the correspondent is who you think it is.
  • Deniability
    • The messages you send do not have digital signatures that are checkable by a third party. Anyone can forge messages after a conversation to make them look like they came from you. However, during a conversation, your correspondent is assured the messages he sees are authentic and unmodified.
  • Perfect forward secrecy
    • If you lose control of your private keys, no previous conversation is compromised.

Client support

Native

Plugin

Work in Progress

External links