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'''Off-the-record messaging''' or '''OTR''' is a system for providing [[cryptography|encryption]] for [[Instant messaging]] (Internet chat) applications such as [[MSN]] and [[QQ]]. | '''Off-the-record messaging''' or '''OTR''' is a system for providing [[cryptography|encryption]] for [[Instant messaging]] (Internet chat) applications such as [[MSN]] and [[QQ]]. | ||
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Off-the-record messaging or OTR is a system for providing encryption for Instant messaging (Internet chat) applications such as MSN and QQ. OTR includes a mechanism for source authentication and data integrity protection; during a conversation, both players are assured that the other party is who they think it is and that the messages are received unaltered. However, it does not use digital signatures verifiable by a third party. After a conversation, anyone can forge messages after a conversation to make them look like they came from you, but no-one can prove a recorded message was actually sent by you. The system also provides perfect forward secrecy; if you lose control of your private keys, no previous conversation is compromised. It is an open source application, distributed both as a library for developers and as a pre-built plugin for the multi-protocol instant messaging client Pidgin. There is a web site with downloads and extensive documentation. |