[OTR-users] feedback request: OTR video tutorial

[Ian Goldberg]

On Sat, Sep 01, 2012 at 07:09:31PM +0100, ix4svs at gmail.com wrote:
> On 1 September 2012 18:00, Kat Hanna <kat at paip.net> wrote:
> > On Sat, 1 Sep 2012, Ian Goldberg wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, Sep 01, 2012 at 04:19:52PM +0100, ix4svs at gmail.com wrote:
> <snip>
> >>> 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
> <snip>
> >> Nice!  Looks plausible to me, and thanks for emphasizing the
> >> "authenticate buddy" step.  [Although apparently Jitsi only supports the
> >> old "exchange fingerprints" method?]
> 
> @Ian - indeed, Jitsi hasn't implemented the Socialist Millionaire
> Protocol yet. Their OTR implementation needs some love, but I'm
> evangelizing Jitsi vs other clients due to the
> one-client-to-rule-them-all premise (basically OTR and ZRTP = the
> closest we've got to online private comms for the masses)

I'll note that the imminent 4.0.0 release (target: Tuesday Sep 4) of
libotr has greatly simplified SMP support.  Once it comes out, you might
poke the Jitsi devs in that direction.

Thanks,

   - Ian