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diff --git a/security/gaim-otr/pkg-descr b/security/gaim-otr/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000..678c8ca72 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/gaim-otr/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging 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. + +WWW: http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ |