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'''Off-the-record messaging''' or '''OTR''' is a system for providing [[cryptography|encryption]] for [[Instant messaging]] applications such as [[MSN]] and [[QQ]].
'''Off-the-record messaging''' or '''OTR''' is a system for providing [[cryptography|encryption]] for [[Instant messaging]] 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]]. There is a [http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ web site] with downloads and extensive documentation.

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Off-the-record messaging or OTR is a system for providing encryption for Instant messaging 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.