From 8c7dd59abf863eeff9d397e73303e707486ba18c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guillermo Bonvehi Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 20:01:41 +0200 Subject: network/pidgin-otr: Added to 12.0 repository --- network/pidgin-otr/README | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) create mode 100644 network/pidgin-otr/README (limited to 'network/pidgin-otr/README') diff --git a/network/pidgin-otr/README b/network/pidgin-otr/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bd8a5e51af --- /dev/null +++ b/network/pidgin-otr/README @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging for Pidgin + +Allows you to have private conversations over instant messaging when +talking on Pidgin 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. +- Perfect forward secrecy: If you lose control of your private keys, + no previous conversation is compromised. + +In order to use this plugin, you need libotr, which is also available +at SlackBuilds.org. -- cgit v1.2.3