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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: trainwrecker on September 03, 2011, 04:35 am

Title: TorChat ?!?
Post by: trainwrecker on September 03, 2011, 04:35 am
Hey there,

I have been checking for a easy way to have soemthing
secure for communication.
Stumbled over Torchat a while ago and have it running
since then.
Its quite stable/open source/easty to hadle.
It works as p2p using the hiddenservies for handshake and
direct transfer.

http://code.google.com/p/torchat/

Does any of you guys use it ?
What are your oppinions on that ?
Title: Re: TorChat ?!?
Post by: acurlenamu on September 03, 2011, 01:55 pm
It's not the most convenient program in the world, since you can't use regular usernames and it can take as long as 20 minutes between when someone comes online and when you see them as being online.  But, it's encrypted, anonymous, and decentralized, so it's kind of my main choice for when I want a secure line of communication.
Title: Re: TorChat ?!?
Post by: CrunchyFrog on September 04, 2011, 03:51 am
>>...you can't use regular usernames...
But you can associate any name you'd like with a person's Torchat address in your buddylist, right?

>>Does any of you guys use it ?
I've used it from time to time for several months.

>>What are your oppinions on that ?
Bernd (the developer) does a good job of maintaing  the code and responding to feature requests from what I've seen.  Tor 0.2.2.32 seems to have helped with handshake speed (although I'm not sure if it's part of the current distro).
Title: Re: TorChat ?!?
Post by: streetpharmacy on September 06, 2011, 10:30 am
I ran torchat for some time, never ever got contacted.

Anyway, feel free to add me: 5jljjjuy5yc2lrsn
Title: Re: TorChat ?!?
Post by: sumaro on January 14, 2012, 02:55 pm
There is a new java client coming, you should give a look and help the devs to get it done faster :)
https://code.google.com/p/jtorchat/

It will have many new features, groups chat is one of them.

What do you think about adding the TorChat ID as profile field on this forum?
Title: Re: TorChat ?!?
Post by: PsychoGarden on January 14, 2012, 03:52 pm
is the tor chat maximized zecure ? does he can make a IP leaks ?

off top. does anyone know if pidgin+tor can leak your real IP? I heard a rumor like that and I'm confused as I used it for a while as I thought it can't
Title: Re: TorChat ?!?
Post by: MJAvenger on January 30, 2012, 08:20 am
Running torchat involves a running a hiddens services. This could make tracking you easyer with documented attacks on hidden services.

If you use Pidgin +Tor there is a good chance Pidgin will leak some infos about you like your user name or host names.
ie user@hostname in your profile / SSL keys