[Pidgin] #16295: OTR group chat in Pidgin (mpOTR)?
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#16295: OTR group chat in Pidgin (mpOTR)?
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Reporter: naught101 | Owner: bleeter
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Milestone: | Component: privacy
Version: 2.10.9 | Keywords: mpOTR OTR privacy group chat group-
| chat
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Multi-party OTR (mpOTR) is an extension of the OTR protocol to allow
encrypted group chats. It is described at http://www-
users.cs.umn.edu/~hopper/gotr.pdf, and implementation discussions are
discussed at https://github.com/ioerror/mpOTR. However, there is no
existing implementation.
The protocol has clear privacy benefits, and could be used, for example,
by small groups organising against oppressive regimes, or just by families
not wanting to have [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/a
-devastating-leak-for-edward-snowdens-critics/373991/ their intimate
conversations recorded].
Because Pidgin is cross-platform, with an easy-to-use interface, it would
be an excellent place to get a first implementation working.
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Ticket URL: <https://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/16295>
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