Off-the-Record Messaging

cryptographic protocol for instant messaging providing forward secrecy and malleable encryption using 128-bit AES, 1536-bit Diffie–Hellman, and SHA-1
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Off-the-Record Messaging

Summary

Off-the-Record Messaging is a cryptographic protocol[1]. It draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_protocol category, ranking #8 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Off-the-Record Messaging is the creator of Ian Goldberg[3].
  • Off-the-Record Messaging is the creator of Nikita Borisov[4].
  • Off-the-Record Messaging is in the country of Canada[5].
  • Off-the-Record Messaging's instance of is recorded as cryptographic protocol[6].
  • Off-the-Record Messaging's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License[7].
  • Off-the-Record Messaging's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • Off-the-Record Messaging's has use is recorded as end-to-end encryption[9].
  • Off-the-Record Messaging's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/065w2c[10].
  • Off-the-Record Messaging's official website is recorded as https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/[11].
  • Off-the-Record Messaging's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[12].
  • Off-the-Record Messaging's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 68675126[13].
  • Off-the-Record Messaging's AlternativeTo software ID is recorded as off-the-record-messaging-otr[14].

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Works and Contributions

Created works include Ian Goldberg[3], a cryptographer[15], b. 1973[16], of Canada[17], awarded the EFF Award[18] and Nikita Borisov[4], a cryptographer[19], b. 1977[20], of Soviet Union[21].

Why It Matters

Off-the-Record Messaging draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_protocol category, ranking #8 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_off-the-record-messaging_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Off-the-Record Messaging}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/off-the-record-messaging}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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