darkzar99 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Which Instant Messaging program is more secure, Gaim or Trillian? Or what is the most secure instant messenger program that supports multiple protocols (Must have at least AIM, Yahoo!, and ICQ)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepwnt Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I used to use gaim. I love it, it works just fine. I've never used trillian, so I can't help you really. But gaim is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degoba Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 gaim is more secure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Hmm...I usually use trillian, and I know that has the ability to encrypt your conversations (probably like every other client)....but, what kind of security are you looking for? Are you worried about your conversations/data that you are sending/Recieving, or the vulnerabilty to your system while using the program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 Hmm...I usually use trillian, and I know that has the ability to encrypt your conversations (probably like every other client)....but, what kind of security are you looking for? Are you worried about your conversations/data that you are sending/Recieving, or the vulnerabilty to your system while using the program? just the conversations, just to be sure that only the person i am chatting with is able to view the message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 just the conversations, just to be sure that only the person i am chatting with is able to view the message Ok. Then you can either use the encryption that the messengers have built in, SSH tunneling (Hak5, ep7), or I think TOR would work for that also. Edited: for stray tags... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rFayjW98ciLoNQLDZmFRKD Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Just get the encription plugin for gaim, and get your friends to do th same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Employee Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Security on instant messanger..... I only talk to my friends so I don't really worry and if I get pissed at a friend I hit him in the face or if its a girl I say "I'm sorry I was wrong" plus their all stupid so I don't really care about security plus I don't think my parents are trying to watch my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrison Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Last I heard Trillian's encryption had a flaw in the RSA padding. I prefer OTR ("off the record") plugin for Gaim, that's real good real time crypto. I haven't heard of any known flaws with it as of yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilml Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 OTR's site is down? does anyone know when it will be up again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordban Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I would think gaim is more secure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 ok, thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepwnt Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Gaim also looks better. It get's steezy points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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