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Also, Jabber supports SSL, though I'm pretty sure Fire doesn't yet
support that.
-- Usu
On Wednesday, June 12, 2002, at 09:53 AM, dug wrote:
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> Thank you...that's what I was looking for...
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>> From: Graham Booker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 08:36:18 -0500
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Re: Newbie: IM security
>>
>> Yes, if one watched the network traffic, they can see your IM
>> messages. I
>> would do that when watching packets debugging a change I made in FIRE
>> and I
>> managed to catch some of my roommate's messages.
>>
>> Fire has a method of securing your messages, but both sides must be
>> using
>> Fire. It is called GPG (GNU Privacy Guard). Bascilly, install GPG
>> (check
>> versiontracker, it should have an easy installer), and generate a key.
>> After that is done, open FIRE and select the key you just made as your
>> key
>> in the preferences. Have the other side do the same.
>>
>> In the IM windows in Fire, there is a lock icon. Click on it and
>> select
>> send Public Key. Have your friends do the same and accept their keys.
>> After that, under the lock, select Encrypted or Encrypted & Signed.
>> At this
>> point, if someone intercepts your messages, they will have considerable
>> difficulty reading them as this is some of the strongest encryption
>> available to the consumer.
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