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Off-the-Record Messaging
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O.P. Off-the-Record Messaging
Hi,

I've always wanted to be able to use this from WLM:

http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/

Anyone interested in making a script for it?
03-13-2008 08:43 PM
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RE: Off-the-Record Messaging
This can't be done with scripts. Scripts can't control other peoples PC's or turn off there chat logging. Unless both people accept some sort of confirmation box and it then the scripts disables chat logging until the chat is over. But people can easily log chats without Plus!

BUT

Scripts can encrypted chats but the other person must have the script to decrypt your messages.

Also scripts can't confirm your talking to who you think they are. There are scripts out there that encrypt messages.

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03-13-2008 09:06 PM
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O.P. RE: RE: Off-the-Record Messaging
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Originally posted by john-t
This can't be done with scripts. Scripts can't control other peoples PC's or turn off there chat logging. Unless both people accept some sort of confirmation box and it then the scripts disables chat logging until the chat is over. But people can easily log chats without Plus!

BUT

Scripts can encrypted chats but the other person must have the script to decrypt your messages.

Also scripts can't confirm your talking to who you think they are. There are scripts out there that encrypt messages.

They provide a plugin for Pidgin (used to be Gaim) that does this for all protocols. It's designed to work around any protocol like MSN, it doesn't use its own.

It's true that the contact you're chatting with can log the messages, but the purpose of OTR is to prevent your messages being seen by the network between you and your contact.

I found the existing script for message encryption, but it doesn't offer the important features that OTR does (deniability and perfect forward secrecy.)

This post was edited on 03-14-2008 at 03:28 AM by djw.
03-13-2008 09:45 PM
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