[OTR-users] otr private keys, feature request

Ian Goldberg ian at cypherpunks.ca
Mon Jan 30 11:17:40 EST 2006


On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 12:21:06AM -0500, Daniel Guido wrote:
> My friend was wondering if he has one set of private keys on his linux
> desktop and wants to take that exact set of private keys over to his
> windows laptop, what files does he move from where and to where?

Although this action tends to be discouraged (since it makes it harder
to recover from key compromise), you just have to copy the
~/.gaim/otr.private_key file over.

> Also, this process would be made easier if gaim-otr had an export
> and/or import private keys button.  What do you think?

What would it do?  The private keys are already in a convenient file by
themselves.

   - Ian



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