Bitdefender Antivirus Pro 2011

BitDefender Antivirus Pro 2011
20. Chat Encryption
The contents of your instant messages should remain between you and your chat
partner. By encrypting your conversations, you can make sure anyone trying to
intercept them on their way to and from your contacts will not be able to read their
contents.
By default, BitDefender encrypts all your instant messaging chat sessions provided
that:
● Your chat partner has a BitDefender version installed that supports IM Encryption
and IM Encryption is enabled for the instant messaging application used for
chatting.
● You and your chat partner use either Yahoo Messenger or Windows Live (MSN)
Messenger.
Important
BitDefender will not encrypt a conversation if a chat partner uses a web-based
chat application such as Meebo, or if one of the chat partners uses Yahoo! and the
other Windows Live (MSN).
To configure instant messaging encryption:
1. Open BitDefender, click Options in the upper-right corner of the window and
choose Expert View.
2. Go to Encryption > Chat Encryption.
Note
You can easily configure instant messaging encryption for each chat partner using
the BitDefender toolbar in the chat window.
By default, IM Encryption is enabled for both Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live
(MSN) Messenger. You can choose to disable IM Encryption for a specific chat
application only or completely.
Two tables are displayed:
● Encryption Exclusions - lists the user IDs and the associated IM program for
which encryption is disabled. To remove a contact from the list, select it and click
the Remove button.
● Current Connections - lists the current instant messaging connections (user ID
and associated IM program) and whether or not they are encrypted. A connection
may not be encrypted for these reasons:
▶ You explicitly disabled encryption for the respective contact.
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