| | 1 | author: Martinp23 |
| | 2 | date: 2010-01-29 18:55:02+00:00 |
| | 3 | slug: connecting-to-freenode-using-tor-sasl |
| | 4 | title: Connecting to freenode using Tor: SASL |
| | 5 | category: development |
| | 6 | category: freenode |
| | 7 | category: infrastructure |
| | 8 | category: technical |
| | 9 | --- |
| | 10 | With our change of ircd to the all new [ircd-seven](http://www.freenode.net/seven.shtml), we are trialling a new method of allowing users to connect to the network via Tor. This method brings a number of changes: |
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| | 15 | * The only Tor hidden service is: the new [p4fsi4ockecnea7l.onion](irc://p4fsi4ockecnea7l.onion/). |
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| | 18 | * You will need to have a registered and verified NickServ account to connect using Tor. Beyond this, no further steps are necessary. |
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| | 21 | * You will need to use a SASL mechanism to identify to the server. |
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| | 24 | We have collected together scripts for irssi and mirc, while Conspire supports SASL natively. Scripts may be available for other clients in addition. |
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| | 27 | ### irssi |
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| | 30 | Download and install [this script](http://www.freenode.net/sasl/cap_sasl.pl) (cap_sasl.pl) and, after loading it, configure it using |
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| | 33 | /sasl set <network> <username> <password> <mechanism> |
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| | 36 | Supported mechanisms are PLAIN and DH-BLOWFISH. |
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| | 39 | ### mirc |
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| | 42 | A mirc script is available, taken from a [forum post](http://forum.swiftirc.net/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=23101) by Kyle Travaglini. You can retrieve the source [here](http://freenode.net/sasl/sasl-mirc.cpp). |
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| | 44 | Instructions (adapted from that forum): |
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| | 49 | * Place [SASL.dll](http://www.freenode.net/sasl/SASL.dll) and [sasl.mrc](http://www.freenode.net/sasl/sasl.mrc) into your $mircdir. |
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| | 52 | * Load sasl.mrc into your remotes. |
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| | 55 | * Press F2 and configure the network, before connecting as usual. |
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| | 58 | If you have any problems, either pop into #freenode from a non-torified connection or drop an email to support AT freenode.net. |
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| | 60 | This method of connecting to freenode using Tor supersedes all previous methods, including Tor-GPG. We hope that this method of connecting via Tor will help to make it somewhat more accessible to you! |
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