From bdf1bd95e96ad23950fd06968b534f0f7aa3e463 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Mottram Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 09:20:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Accept certificate in Jitsi --- beaglebone.txt | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/beaglebone.txt b/beaglebone.txt index 42e8385c..677fbf57 100644 --- a/beaglebone.txt +++ b/beaglebone.txt @@ -1733,6 +1733,8 @@ Click *Add* to add a new user, then enter the Jabber ID which you previously spe From the *File* menu you can add contacts, then select the chat icon to begin a chat. Click on the lock icon on the right hand side and this will initiate an authentication procedure in which you can specify a question and answer to verify the identity of the person you're communicating with. Once authentication is complete then you'll be chating using OTR, which provides an additional layer of security. +When opening Jitsi initially you will get a certificate warning for your domain name (assuming that you're using a self-signed certificate). If this happens then select *View Certificate* and enable the checkbox to trust the certificate, then select *Continue Anyway*. Once you've done this then the certificate warning will not appear again unless you reinstall Jitsi or use a different computer. + You can also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgx7VSrDGjk][see this video]] as an example of using OTR. *** Using with Ubuntu The default XMPP client in Ubuntu is Empathy. Using Empathy isn't as secure as using Jitsi, since it doesn't include the /off the record/ feature, but since it's the default it's what many users will have easy access to.