Is there a plugin which will encode your messages then automatically decode when the message reaches the contact(so they don't have to have it)?

Thanks
James

If the contacts don't have that supposed plugin, it'd be impossible to decode the message when it's received, so if that plugin exists (in don't think so), both parties would have to have it.

If it were possible to decode it when it's received without a plugin, then it'd be pretty useless, don't you think?

Well is there one which both of you need?

But you can have an option to activate it when you want.
Something like "Encrypt conversation".

It's an Idea for a plugin... Encrypt messages ...

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Originally posted by jameslives
Well is there one which both of you need?

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Originally posted by saurius
But you can have an option to activate it when you want.
Something like "Encrypt conversation".

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I'm intending to make an encryption plugin, however as of yet I cant find a way to parse all the outgoing messages without making a Stuffplug-NG talker, which I dont really want to do as part of a plugin, (eg have a talker to do the encoding and a plugin to do the decoding at the other end.)

So if I find a way to parse all the outgoing messages without using a talker then there is a fairly good chance I'll turn it into an Encryption plugin. Probably implememnting 1024-bit RSA public key encryption to negotiate a 128-bit AES synchonous key that would be used for the rest of the convo.

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Originally posted by Choli
Well, once i made one, but now it doesn't work. Anyway, now I think that messenger sends the messages using a secure protocol (i'm not very sure), so there's no need to have encrypted conversations.

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Originally posted by guesswho
So if I find a way to parse all the outgoing messages without using a talker then there is a fairly good chance I'll turn it into an Encryption plugin. Probably implememnting 1024-bit RSA public key encryption to negotiate a 128-bit AES synchonous key that would be used for the rest of the convo.

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Originally posted by guesswho
Not true I'm affraid, anyone with a packet sniffer can read your convos

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Originally posted by Choli
If you acomplish to do that, implement the Rinjdael encryption

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There are (commercial) addons/standalone tools which encrypt messages send by IM-software like MSN Messenger... search with google...

I am aware of that fact, SIMP is one, it uses a proxy, and as such, it has to be running all the time, and it takes about 2 seconds to start a convo with someone who doesn't have it, because it automatically tries to enable encryption. There is also Encrpted messenger 3 (available from mess.be) But it adds extra windows and stuff on the side so you can see the messages in their decrypted form, basically I couldn't find a program that I was happy using because of
a) the impracticality of using it to speak to people who dont have it (SIMP) or
b) the crap interface of using it to speak to people who do have it (Encrypted messenger 3, and my contact couldn't get it to work)

But also, a Plus! plugin would be MUCH easier to distribute and set up.

I use Simp too and I find it very good, if the other end has Simp it encrypts your messages and else not... No delay or something...

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Originally posted by guesswho
But Microsoft can still read all your convos should they have the desire to do so.

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Originally posted by guesswho
AES is an implementation of the Rinjdeal Algorithm with certain variables set to fixed values as far as I know.

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Originally posted by Choli

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Originally posted by guesswho
But Microsoft can still read all your convos should they have the desire to do so.

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true, but why would microsoft want to do that.

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Don't spawn untrue paranoid things like that....

ai'n't paranoid, there is a law comming up here that say's the gouvement here has the right to record every singly piece of data we transmit (phone, inet)... sow when i'm paranoid, your all just walking like sheep driven by dogs.

than i rather be paranoid!


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forgot to tell they have the right to save it for one year, well...

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Originally posted by red3vil
ai'n't paranoid, there is a law comming up here that say's the gouvement here has the right to record every singly piece of data we transmit (phone, inet)... sow when i'm paranoid, your all just walking like sheep driven by dogs.

than i rather be paranoid!


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forgot to tell they have the right to save it for one year, well...

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i don't ask you to believe me...
i don't even want you to believe me.
but i do know that what i say is based on common knowledge, and there is a building that has a sfere and it does monitor 24/7.
it probbaly doesn't scan all the data, that's simply impossible, but if you send let say 100+ emails with the txt like a planed attack to the us state, i wish u good luck. but they don't survey you (as you think) so go ahead!

you probbaly think you still vote for president, or chose your gouverment. well think again!

or freedom of speech, don't make me laugh!

I think the best way to secure your IM is Simplite 2.1.2... (as the original successor of Simp 1.0)

SIMPLITE

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Authentication and encryption :
SimpLite-MSN authenticates your contacts using RSA keys up to 2048 bits. Encryption is done using the following algorithms: AES (up to 128 bits) or Twofish.

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If your contact is using SimpPro, you can receive or send files to him. Files will be automatically encrypted with the same algorithms than those used to secure your conversations.
Note: Under MSN6, avatars, emoticons, games are considered as file transfers and thus secured by SimpLite-MSN if your contact is using SimpPro.

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