Yet it turns out that this Off The Record protocol is the key and the cool part of Cryptocat. Cryptocat is a super simple, low friction, easy to use, easy way to get into this concept of OTR, Off The Record, protocol usage. And Off The Record is really what I want to talk about, which is more interesting. Steve: Beneath the Cryptocat web chatting service, which is known as Off The Record, OTR. But what I want to talk about this podcast is the protocol that under. But there are some problems with what it does and the way it works. ![]() And, for example, we often refer to PGP as a popular means of protecting, for example, email communication, Pretty Good Privacy, Phil Zimmermann's famous protocol. We've in the past talked a lot about the fundamentals of security, sort of the building blocks. Leo: You can take any middle name you choose, and I think you should take that name in honor of Captain Kirk. Steve Gibson: That would be kind of cool, if that were my middle name. It's time for Security Now!, the show that covers your security online, your privacy online, science fiction, coffee, yerba mate, and anything else that is going through the brain of this man, our Explainer in Chief, Mr. ![]() ![]() Leo Laporte: This is Security Now! with Steve Gibson, Episode 406, recorded May 29th, 2013: Off The Record With OTR. And coming up in just a bit, we're going to talk about a new chat protocol that's absolutely secure and private - OTR - and an implementation from the Cypherpunks called Cryptocat, plus all your security news. Quarter size (16 kbps) mp3 audio file URL: High quality (64 kbps) mp3 audio file URL: Description: After covering the week's security news, Steve and Leo examine an interesting security protocol known as "Off The Record" (OTR) which has been specifically designed to protect conversational privacy, both as it happens and also in the future.
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