Re: [gentoo-user] Network message encryption

[Xianwen Chen <xianwen.chen@gmail.com>]

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for your information. I would love to have a try on Kopete once
it supports QQ protocal.

Best regards,

Wen

On 8/17/09, Thomas Kahle <tom111@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> Kopete with the otr use flag supports Off The Record Encryption. This is
>  THE method when communicating over a totally open channel like the
> internet. The message is encrypted on your computer and decrypted on the
> receivers computer. A drawback is that you have to "handshake" with each
> of the receivers first. New keys are generated on the fly (off the
> record) such that if your secret key is compromised no old messages can
> be decrypted still. Wikipedia has a small article about it and it works
> quite easily once set up in kopete.
>
> Best
> Thomas
>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Wen
>>
>
>
> --
> Thomas Kahle
>
> The fundamental theorem of algebra is open source. Like any other
> mathematical theorem it can be applied free of charge and everybody
> has access to its proof and can convince himself how it works. Why
> should software be any different?
>
>


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