Encrypt IM's
Posted by Sharar Ravitz in Encryption, im, instant messaging, twitter on Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Users of Debian based systems can apt-get install pidgin pidgin-otr libpurple-dev
First a good multi-protocol client. Pidgin is a chat client that can connect to Google Talk, MSN, Yahoo, Aol, facebook, myspace, and even now - twitter.
http://www.pidgin.im/
Using the off-the-record messaging add on, we can encrypt instant messages
http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/
and now with the new libpurple-twitter-protocol - we can chat with twitter friends
http://code.google.com/p/libpurple-twitter-protocol/
The OTR encryption plugin works with included protocols - but not with the facebook and twitter ad-ons. The Twitter ad-on does offer SSL, and the ability to direct through a standard proxy. Facebook im's can be directed through a standard proxy also.