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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]]. | ||
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 [http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ web site] with downloads and extensive documentation. | 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 chat client|Pidgin]]. There is a [http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ web site] with downloads and extensive documentation. | ||
Revision as of 11:05, 3 March 2010
Off-the-record messaging or OTR is a system for providing encryption for Instant messaging (Internet chat) applications such as MSN and QQ.
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.