-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Pollywog wrote: > What is OTR, is it similar to One-time pad? >
OTP = one-time pad OTR = Off-the-Record Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-the-record_messaging : Off-the-record messaging is a technology which provides encryption and authentication for instant messenger conversations by using a public/private key system. OTR is currently available in a couple of clients (Gaim, Adium) on several platforms (Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows). OTR uses a signed Diffie-Hellman exchange to create short-lived session keys such that the compromise of any long-lived cryptographic keys (such as the DSA signing key) cannot compromise previous conversations encrypted under previous short-lived session keys (perfect forward secrecy). Even in the case a key might be stolen, there will be no way to prove that a certain OTR key has been used by a certain person in a conversation (deniability). MArtin -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD7QCNkShj2ZPAhlwRAtHNAJ0dEhCIb8XGPFo/PI83LkhOYC77xACfZIFp Rtq7yLQs/2sWi+66SnRIZbU= =anMA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Licq-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/licq-devel
