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How to setup OTR encryption in Pidgin

Writing proper howtos is so hard and time consuming. Copy/pasting them from other sites is so much easier. \o/

This time we ripped this tutorial from great website https://securityinabox.org Check it out for more articles and howtos about privacy and encryption

Source of the howto: https://securityinabox.org/pidgin_securechat

REMEMBER! Most of the settings in this tutorial, as well as general way of using OTR can be applied to any chat program supporting off-the-record encryption

How to Use OTR to Initiate a Secure Messaging Session in Pidgin

About Pidgin and OTR

Both your correspondent and yourself must configure the OTR plugin before you can enable private and secure Instant Messaging (IM) sessions. OTR plugin will automatically detect when both parties have installed and properly configured the OTR plugin.

Note: If you request a private conversation with a friend who has neither installed nor configured OTR, it will automatically send a message explaining how they can obtain the OTR plugin.

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