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diff --git a/libraries/libotr/README b/libraries/libotr/README index b9555d2aaa491..abdc380b362b4 100644 --- a/libraries/libotr/README +++ b/libraries/libotr/README @@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ libotr (OTR Messaging Library and Toolkit) This is the portable OTR Messaging Library, as well as the toolkit to help you forge messages. + OTR allows you to have private conversations over IM by providing: + - Encryption: No one else can read your instant messages. - - Authentication: You are assured the correspondent is who you think it is. + - Authentication: You are assured the correspondent is who you think + it is. - Deniability: The messages you send do not have digital signatures - Perfect forward secrecy: If you lose control of your private keys, no previous conversation is compromised. |