From bd8d38d711e15d42ac8e797723af5242e4c3f4fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mathieui Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 18:52:35 +0200 Subject: Beginning of the migration to reST documentation --- doc/en/plugins/otr.txt | 113 ------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 113 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 doc/en/plugins/otr.txt (limited to 'doc/en/plugins/otr.txt') diff --git a/doc/en/plugins/otr.txt b/doc/en/plugins/otr.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 533f6b4b..00000000 --- a/doc/en/plugins/otr.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,113 +0,0 @@ -OTR -=== - -*DISCLAIMER: THE OTR LIB IS IN AN EXPERIMENTAL STATE AND SHOULD NOT BE -CONSIDERED AS ENTIRELY RELIABLE* - -('though it works pretty well') - -This plugin implements http://wiki.xmpp.org/web/OTR[Off The Record messaging]. - -This is a plugin used to encrypt one-to-one conversation using the OTR -encryption method. You can use it if you want good privacy, deniability, -authentication, and strong secrecy. Without this -encryption, your messages are encrypted *at least* from your client (poezio) to -your server. The message is decrypted by your server and you cannot control the -encryption method of your messages from your server to your contact’s server -(unless you are your own server’s administrator), nor from your contact’s -server to your contact’s client. - -This plugin does end-to-end encryption. This means that *only* your contact can -decrypt your messages, and it is fully encrypted during *all* its travel -through the internet. - -Note that if you are having an encrypted conversation with a contact, you can -*not* send XHTML-IM messages to him. They will be removed and be replaced by -plain text messages. - -Installation and configuration ------------------------------- - -To use the OTR plugin, you must first install libopenotr. - -If you use Archlinux, there is a https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=57957[libopenotr-git] package on the AUR. - -If not, then you will have to install it by hand. - -First, clone the repo and go inside the created directory: - -============================================== -[source,bash] -------------- -git clone https://github.com/teisenbe/libopenotr.git - -cd libopenotr -------------- -============================================== - -then run autogen.sh and configure - -============ -[source,bash] -------------- -sh autogen.sh - -./configure --enable-gaping-security-hole -------------- -============ - -Then compile & install the lib: - -============ -[source,bash] -------------- -make - -sudo make install -------------- -============ - -Finally, install the python module: - -============================= -[source,bash] -------------- -python3 setup.py build - -sudo python3 setup.py install -------------- -============================= - - - -Usage ------ - -To use OTR, make sure the plugin is loaded (if not, then do /load otr). - -Once you are in a private conversation, you have to do a: - -========== - - /otr start - -========== - -The status of the OTR encryption should appear in the bar between the chat and -the input "OTR: encrypted". - - -Once you’re done, end the OTR session with - -========== - - /otr end - -========== - - -Known problems --------------- - - -Empty messages send when changing status. -- cgit v1.2.3