Closed Bug 1536101 Opened 5 years ago Closed 5 years ago

OTR: occasionally it's impossible to start an encrypted conversation

Categories

(Chat Core :: Security: OTR, defect)

Product:
Chat Core
Component:
Security: OTR
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1536108

People

(Reporter: KaiE, Unassigned)

References

Details

During OTR testing, I regularly saw a bug, where it's impossible to start a private conversation.

Using the chat client's functionality to request "start private", nothing else happens. If we have arrived in this state, it doesn't matter which side attempts to start it.

Actual behaviour:

  • click "start private conversation"
  • UI shows notice: "Attempting to start private conversation"
  • nothing else happens
  • if sending a message, the message is sent without encryption

Expected behavior:

  • click "start private conversation"
  • UI shows notice: "Attempting to start private conversation"
  • the handshake between both chat clients should succeed,
    and the UI should show "private conversation started"

Whenever I saw this state, it was necessary to restart Thunderbird.

See Also: → 1536108
Type: enhancement → defect
See Also: 1536108 →
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 5 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Component: General → Security: OTR
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