Re: Secure chat

From: Volker Birk (bumens_at_dingens.org)
Date: 09/13/05

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    Juergen Nieveler <juergen.nieveler.nospam@arcor.de> wrote:
    > I'm looking into setting up a secure chat system using only readily
    > available components.

    You could use i.e. SILC. There is a lack of anonymizing, though.

    > As I see it, that leaves only two things open: The amount of traffic
    > going over my TOR connection, and the fact that the Jabber-server will
    > know who I send messages to. The first can be taken care of by creating
    > random traffic over the TOR link when not chatting.
    > Is there such a thing as Onion-Routing-Messaging, or a Mixmaster-like
    > Jabber system to take care of the second issue?

    The random traffic is needed to avoid knowing anybody, when you're
    communicating.

    Yours,
    VB. 

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