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To open *Pidgin*, choose **Apps ▸ Internet ▸ Pidgin**.
09/18/2025
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For chatting and instant messaging, Tails includes the *[Pidgin Instant Messenger](https://pidgin.im/)*.
06/26/2025
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[List of IRC/chat networks that block or support Tor](https://gitlab.torproject.org/legacy/trac/-/wikis/doc/BlockingIrc)
06/10/2025
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[OFTC and Tor](https://www.oftc.net/Tor/)
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**Perfect forward secrecy**
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**Deniability**
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**Authentication**
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**Encryption**
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You can use *Pidgin* to connect to [[!wikipedia Internet_Relay_Chat desc="IRC"]] or [[!wikipedia XMPP]] (also known as Jabber) servers. You can have several accounts connected at the same time.
05/27/2024
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<p>To store your OTR keys and <i>Pidgin</i> settings across different Tails sessions,
you can turn on the [[Pidgin Internet Messenger|persistent_storage/configure#pidgin]]
feature of the Persistent Storage.</p>
02/27/2024
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[OTR (Off-the-Record)](https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/) encryption allows you to have private conversations over instant messaging by providing:
02/27/2024
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<h1 id="otr">OTR encryption</h1>
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For more documentation, visit the official [*Pidgin* FAQ](https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin).
02/27/2024
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Even though *Pidgin* supports other protocols, it is only possible to use IRC and XMPP with *Pidgin* in Tails for security reasons.
02/27/2024
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<p>In a private OTR conversation over IRC, a message sent using the
<code>/me</code> command is not encrypted. The person receiving
the message is notified by a warning.</p>
12/22/2023
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<p>File transfers are not encrypted by OTR. OTR only encrypts conversations.</p>
12/22/2023
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<p>OTR is deactivated by default, and your conversations are
not private.</p>
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If you lose control of your private keys, no previous conversation is compromised.
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The messages you send do not have digital signatures
that are checkable by a third party. Anyone can forge messages after
a conversation to make them look like they came from you.
However, during a conversation, your correspondent is assured
the messages are authentic and unmodified.
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You are assured the correspondent is who you think it is.
12/21/2023

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