Difference between revisions of "FAQ"

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! Standard Email
 
! Standard Email
 
! Email + GPG
 
! Email + GPG
! [http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ Pidgin+OTR]
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! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-the-Record_Messaging OTR]
 
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TorChat TorChat]
 
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TorChat TorChat]
 
! [http://bitcoin-otc.com/ BitCoin-OTC]
 
! [http://bitcoin-otc.com/ BitCoin-OTC]
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| None
 
| None
 
| GPG
 
| GPG
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| AES+SHA1
 
| Yes
 
| Yes
 
| 6
 
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| Depends
 
| Depends
 
| Depends
 
| Depends
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| GPL V2.1
 
| GPL
 
| GPL
 
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
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| Yes
 
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
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| Both
 
| Both
 
| Application
 
| Application
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| Application
 
| Application
 
| Application
 
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| No
 
| Yes
 
| Yes
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| Yes
 
| No
 
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Revision as of 06:44, 24 March 2013

Please feel free to re-organize and add to the table below.

Comparison of Messaging services
  BitMessenger Standard Email Email + GPG OTR TorChat BitCoin-OTC Scayl I2P Bote CryptoCat IRC
Encryption (Type) Yes None GPG AES+SHA1 Yes 6 7 8 Yes Depends
P2P Yes Yes Yes 4 Yes 6 Yes Yes No No
Open Source Yes Depends Depends GPL V2.1 GPL 6 7 GPL V3 GPL Yes
Trustless Yes No No No 5 6 7 8 No No
Proof of Work Yes No No No No 6 7 8 No No
Hide Sender? Yes No No No Yes 6 7 8 No No
Hide Receiver? Yes No No No Yes 6 7 8 No No
Mobile Version No Yes Yes 4 No 6 7 8 Yes Yes
Application or Web Based Application Both Application Application Application 6 7 8 Both Both
Text Only Messages Yes No Yes Yes Yes 6 7 8 Yes Yes
Attachments No Yes No No Yes 6 7 8 No No