[OTR-users] List of OTR-aware software

[Michael Reichenbach]

Ian Goldberg schrieb:
> I'm making a web page of OTR-aware software:
> 
> http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/software.php
> 
> If you know of any that isn't on that list, please reply to this message
> and tell me about it.  (Please include a URL.)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>    - Ian

I think it would be good to mention that the Pidgin OTR plugin is the 
offical one from the original project. This is important. It's also the 
only one I would recommend.

Only this plugin is made by developers who may be verified to have a 
clue about programming and cryptography.

I have seen other encryption plugins for other messengers which had 
serious security bugs. See 
http://forums.miranda-im.org/showthread.php?t=4768&page=25 a bug where 
you could trick the encryption easily just by using another client and 
no more security updates. This plugin is still listed in lists with 
encryption plugins in the wiki and people use it... Therefore it's 
important to use plugins from serious programmers or at least if there 
was serious reviews.

-mr