[Pidgin] #15477: OTR figerprint entries for Jabber and other XMPP based account types should include the resource

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Wed Jan 23 12:15:28 EST 2013


#15477: OTR figerprint entries for Jabber and other XMPP based account types should
include the resource
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 Reporter:  calestyo  |      Owner:  rekkanoryo
     Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
Milestone:            |  Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.10.6    |   Keywords:  otr
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 Hi.

 Currently, pidgin only stores and verifies the user at host part of a JID in
 XMPP-based protocols in the ~/.purple/otr.fingerprints file.
 E.g.:
 foo at example.net     bar at example.org/Mobile       prpl-jabber
 adfe384759294857366529497462648590373263        verified

 The resource-part is missing (note that it _does_ include the resource-
 part on the sending account).


 Quite obviously this is both a technical and a security problem:
 1) Technical:
 It's very likely that when people use different devices, they will also
 use different keys, which now is a problem.

 2) Security:
 It's not really possible to specify to expect which key on which resource.


 Cheers,
 Chris.

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