From 54ee4b42eb6e986f446170e76e2193fd7ef6d757 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jesper Hess Nielsen Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 20:25:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] OTR is now required --- _pages/01_connect.md | 2 +- _posts/2016-04-25-otr-required.markdown | 10 ++++++++++ index.md | 2 +- 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 _posts/2016-04-25-otr-required.markdown diff --git a/_pages/01_connect.md b/_pages/01_connect.md index 2011a17..a5253d8 100644 --- a/_pages/01_connect.md +++ b/_pages/01_connect.md @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Simply add _username_@xmpp.dk in your client and click “register” or check t ## Secure Communication The connection between your client and xmpp.net is encrypted using TLS. The server prefers secure connections to other servers, however this cannot be guaranteed. -Since you can't (and shouldn't) trust your xmpp server, I recommend you always enable [Off-The-Record (OTR)][off-the-record] in your chat client. This will give you end-to-end encrypted chat that cannot be decrypted while in transit +Since you can't (and shouldn't) trust your xmpp server, I require you always enable [Off-The-Record (OTR)][off-the-record] in your chat client. This will give you end-to-end encrypted chat that cannot be decrypted while in transit and, depending on the settings of your client, will not be logged on your local machine. ## Federation diff --git a/_posts/2016-04-25-otr-required.markdown b/_posts/2016-04-25-otr-required.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..804310f --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2016-04-25-otr-required.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +--- +title: OTR is now required on xmpp.dk +layout: post +--- +OTR is now required to communicate through xmpp.dk. If someone attempts to initiate a chat to you without first enabling OTR, +they will be greeted with the following message: + +```For security reasons, OTR encryption is required for conversations on this server``` + +Once OTR is enabled and you have established a connection, your communication will be secure. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/index.md b/index.md index 7d50b3e..ec6b525 100644 --- a/index.md +++ b/index.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ layout: default --- # Welcome to XMPP.DK -XMPP.dk runs a public, free and secure Jabber/XMPP server that allows account registration. +XMPP.dk runs a public, free and secure Jabber/XMPP server that allows account registration. In addition, the server requires OTR to be enabled in your chat client. * Read [more] about XMPP at [xmpp.org][more] * There's also a nice [list of clients][clientlist]