Enable encrypted iChats without .Mac account

I saw a few postings of individuals asking how to encrypt their iChat messages without the use of a .Mac account.
I ran accross the following that maybe helpful: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060215084902839

Hi,
I see the item they talk about Off the Record is actually listed as early and incomplete on thier site.
Scroll down for the OS X Tiger version
Also needs 10.4.2 at least.
One of the responders to the MacOSXHints thread seems to say that all it requires is a Certificate and hints that AIM already does one.
The Off the Record thing requires you get a Certificate from them and go through their Proxy. And that the people you are talking to also download the version for their OS.
Does anybody know anything about AIM issued Certificates ?
I found this
11:41 AM Thursday; February 23, 2006

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Well I'm using iChat or Adium with my .Mac account, for text chat only (sometimes for video or audio but it's not my wish for this).
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This Sametime ?
I have not heard of this and that web site does not seem to indicate it is an AIM client even though the info you posted says that it.
I would look at the Support on that site and see if it is any help.
There is a link from the Apple .mac list to the AIM name list but this might not be accessible to a third party app like this.
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Hi to everyone, first post here in this forum for me.
I have a problem with my .mac account, but only when trying to log into iChat. I've used it last time yesterday evening, turned off the pc, today switched on again, and after a couple of minutes iChat (that starts automatically at login) tells me that "iChat cannot communicate with the ".Mac" account. The server does not respond"
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If this is a @mac.com name or a @me.com name from MobileMe make sure the PAssword is not more than 16 Characters.
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The Original Poster said their name worked on an iPhone (not just Apple Sites) where you have not said you tested the same name that is an issue on your Mac on the PC (you said you tested AOL Messenger and did not confirm it was the same Screen Name)
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