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[[!meta title="Chatting with Pidgin and OTR"]]
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[[!meta title="Chatting with Pidgin and OTR"]]
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For chatting and instant messaging, Tails includes the <span class="application">[Pidgin Instant
Messenger](https://pidgin.im/)</span>.
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<div class="note">
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<p><a href="https://dino.im/"><i>Dino</i></a> is
being considered as an option to replace <i>Pidgin</i>
in Tails.</p>
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<p>You can already try using <i>Dino</i> in Tails. See our
documentation on [[chatting with <i>Dino</i> and OMEMO|doc/advanced_topics/dino]].</p>
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</div>
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You can use it*Pidgin* to connect to [[!wikipedia Internet_Relay_Chat desc="IRC"]] or [[!wikipedia XMPP]] (also known as Jabber) servers, . You cand have several accounts connected at the same time.
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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.
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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.
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To start *Pidgin* choose **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **Internet**&nbsp;▸ **Pidgin**.
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For more detailed documentation refer to, visit the [official <span
class="application">Pidgin</span> user
guide[*Pidgin* FAQ](https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin).
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For more documentation, visit the official [*Pidgin* FAQ](https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Using%20Pidgin).
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<h1 id="otr">OTR encryption</h1>
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As explained on its [official page](https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/),
<span class="application">Off-the-Record</span> messaging[OTR (Off-the-Record)](https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/) encryption allows you to
 have private conversations over instant messaging by providing:
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[OTR (Off-the-Record)](https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/) encryption allows you to have private conversations over instant messaging by providing:
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- **Encryption**
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No one else can read your instant messages.
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- **Authentication**
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You are assured the correspondent is who you think it is.
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- **Deniability**
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- **Encryption**<br />
No one else can read your instant messages.
- **Authentication**<br />
You are assured the correspondent is who you think it is.
- **Deniability**<br />
 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 he sees are authentic and unmodified.
- **Perfect forward secrecy**<br />
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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- **Perfect forward secrecy**
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If you lose control of your private keys, no previous conversation is compromised.
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