Best login method for IRC
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MaximumBus · 2020-06-01 21:51

SASL? Server password? Nickserv?

SASL doesn't seem to work on some servers?

What is the best to hide your ip if your using a cloak and don't want
it to peek out for other users to find?

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[deleted] · 2020-06-01 21:55

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OMGItsCheezWTF · 2020-06-02 09:57

SASL if the network supports it. It's by far the most secure
authentication mechanism. Server passwords next although I've never
seen that actually used in an ircd for regular users, then finally
nickserve style authentication is the least secure as it's easy to
phish and relies on the protocol itself.

IRC as a protocol is open by design. By default all users can see your
full hostname. Many networks now take steps to mask your hostname or
give the option to, but this should not be assumed or relied upon, and
ircops can usually see the true hostname. If you wish to mask your
true IP you should use a VPN or something too.

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I-am-fun-at-parties · 2020-06-02 11:07

> Server passwords next although I've never seen that actually used in
an ircd for regular users

It's not uncommon, e.g. on Freenode if you put your nickserv password
as the server password, then you'll be authenticated with nickserv
right away and also have the cloak applied immediately, so no awkward
race condition where your joins come before the cloak.

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OMGItsCheezWTF · 2020-06-02 11:40

I wouldn't consider freenode typical, they're also the only network
I've used in the last 30 years of being on IRC near daily that
actually implemented SASL. To this day none of the 4 other IRC
networks I use regularly have bothered. Hell, 2 of them don't even
have TLS support.

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arnauldb · 2020-06-03 21:30

You mean freenode is the only one implementing sasl?

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OMGItsCheezWTF · 2020-06-03 22:18

Only one I have encountered, yes. Doesn't mean others haven't just
that I haven't encountered them.

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arnauldb · 2020-06-04 11:06

Same for me, I only use sasl on freenode.