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diff --git a/chat/libotr/DESCR b/chat/libotr/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2edcb0894ee --- /dev/null +++ b/chat/libotr/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +This is the portable OTR Messaging Library, as well as the toolkit to +help you forge messages. + +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. |