[OTR-users] feedback request: OTR video tutorial

Kat Hanna kat at paip.net
Sat Sep 1 13:00:46 EDT 2012


On Sat, 1 Sep 2012, Ian Goldberg wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 01, 2012 at 04:19:52PM +0100, ix4svs at gmail.com wrote:
>> Hi OTR users
>>
>> Can you please check we haven't made any unsubstantiated claims about
>> OTR in this video tutorial that shows how to make OTR conversations
>> with Jitsi?
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgx7VSrDGjk
>>
>> I've checked the documentation, obviously, but an official "looks ok"
>> from the experts is most welcome to ensure we're not unwillingly
>> misleading people in any way (in an effort to keep things simple).
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Alex
>
> Nice!  Looks plausible to me, and thanks for emphasizing the
> "authenticate buddy" step.  [Although apparently Jitsi only supports the
> old "exchange fingerprints" method?]

Nice, indeed! The only thing I'd suggest is that, since you're using
Google logging as an example, that you explain the distinction
between Google's "we promise we won't log your chat" "Off the record"
setting and real OTR.

  -Kat



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