Important!

[Robert Moskowitz]

And you may be able to tunnel it through SSH.

On 12/11/21 08:32, pidgin at alexoren.com wrote:
> I am aware of two encryption protocols that Pidgin can support with 
> plugins:
>
> OMEMO (two implementations):
> - https://github.com/gkdr/lurch
> - https://github.com/manchito/libpurple-omemo-plugin
>
> OTR:
> - https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/
>
>
> On 2021-12-11 06:40, David Woolley wrote:
>> On 11/12/2021 11:09, mswcorp wrote:
>>> How do I send encrypted messages on pidgin?
>>
>> Insufficiently specified.
>>
>> What IM services are are available to you?
>>
>> Which of those do you trust not to abuse a man in the middle position?
>>
>> Do you plan to operate your own server?
>>
>> Do you need end to end encryption?
>>
>> Do you need multipoint end to end encryption?
>>
>> How much work are you prepared to put into sending a message?
>>
>> What is the nature of the threat?
>>
>> Are you concerned about traffic flow security?
>>
>> I believe XMPP provides encryption to and from the server, but not 
>> within the server.  That is probably true for the supported services 
>> provided by commercial organisations, like Google.
>>
>> I don't think any of the official plugins implements end to end 
>> encryption, but some third party ones might.
>>
>> You can always encrypt off line, convert to uuencode or base64, and 
>> paste that into a message, or series of messages, for any text based 
>> service, but, on its own, will not give traffic flow security.
>>
>> Please use a useful subject in future, so that other people can find 
>> the thread in the archives, and it doesn't look like spam in my mailbox.
>>
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