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Title: Configuring SASL for Hexchat
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These instructions were originally contributed by BlueShark. Thanks!

HexChat is a fork of XChat with in-built [SASL](/kb/answer/sasl) support. It doesn't require any additional scripts for that purpose. The setup procedure is simple.

1. Open the Network List (Ctrl + S)
2. The freenode network may already exist; find it in the list then click on Edit
3. In the "User name" field, enter your primary nick
4. Select `SASL (username + password)` for the "Login method" field
5. In the "Password" field, enter your NickServ password

If you are unable to edit the "User name" field, the change can be made in the "User Information" section on the Network List window.

If everything was configured correctly, you should see a `SASL authentication successful` message when you connect. You will already be identified to NickServ, so you don't need to do this again.
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46e25db6	1	Title: Configuring SASL for Hexchat
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	3	These instructions were originally contributed by BlueShark. Thanks!
	4
a0b0b7e0	5	HexChat is a fork of XChat with in-built [SASL](/kb/answer/sasl) support. It doesn't require any additional scripts for that purpose. The setup procedure is simple.
46e25db6	6
	7	1. Open the Network List (Ctrl + S)
	8	2. The freenode network may already exist; find it in the list then click on Edit
a0b0b7e0 MD	9	3. In the "User name" field, enter your primary nick
	10	4. Select `SASL (username + password)` for the "Login method" field
	11	5. In the "Password" field, enter your NickServ password
	12
	13	If you are unable to edit the "User name" field, the change can be made in the "User Information" section on the Network List window.
46e25db6	14
46e25db6	15	If everything was configured correctly, you should see a `SASL authentication successful` message when you connect. You will already be identified to NickServ, so you don't need to do this again.