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Xianwen Chen wrote: |
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> Hello all, |
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> I'm looking for a network message encryption method. Please kindly |
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> tell me if you know any Instant Messenger which supports encryption. |
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> Thank you very much! |
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Kopete with the otr use flag supports Off The Record Encryption. This is |
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THE method when communicating over a totally open channel like the |
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internet. The message is encrypted on your computer and decrypted on the |
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receivers computer. A drawback is that you have to "handshake" with each |
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of the receivers first. New keys are generated on the fly (off the |
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record) such that if your secret key is compromised no old messages can |
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be decrypted still. Wikipedia has a small article about it and it works |
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quite easily once set up in kopete. |
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Best |
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Thomas |
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> Best regards, |
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> Wen |
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Thomas Kahle |
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The fundamental theorem of algebra is open source. Like any other |
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mathematical theorem it can be applied free of charge and everybody |
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has access to its proof and can convince himself how it works. Why |
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should software be any different? |
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