[messaging] Value of deniability

[Nadim Kobeissi]

One clarification:
Ending conversations in OTR does have everything to do with deniability and specifically forgeabilitty, since the end algorithm publishes information that makes the ended conversation forgeable‎ (and thus 'deniable').

Forward secrecy in OTR is not thanks to the end step, but rather is provided through a perpetual re-agreement on new session keys as part of the regular messages sent by the two OTR chat participants.

NK

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  Original Message  
From: Nikita Borisov
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 9:54 AM
Cc: messaging
Subject: Re: [messaging] Value of deniability

On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 6:50 PM, Eleanor Saitta <ella at dymaxion.org> wrote:
> Ending conversations in OTR is specifically a piece of user
> interaction that is only required due to the deniability component,
> correct?

If I recall correctly, this is actually important for forward secrecy,
not deniability, since ending a conversation allows you to discard
decryption keys.

- Nikita


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