content/kb/using/sasl.md

   1 Title: Connecting with SASL
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   3 SASL is a method that allows identification to services (NickServ) during the connection process, before anything else happens - therefore eliminating the need to
   4 /msg nickserv identify. To use SASL, you must [register your nickname](kb/using/registration).
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   6 SASL Client Configuration
   7 ==============
   8
   9 We have instructions on how to configure SASL for some clients, below. If asked to choose an authentication mechanism, be aware that freenode does not support `DH-BLOWFISH`
  10
  11 * [AdiIRC <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>](https://dev.adiirc.com/projects/adiirc/wiki/SASL)
  12 * [AndChat <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>](http://www.andchat.net/page/misc_doc)
  13 * [AndroIRC <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>](http://wiki.androirc.com/nickserv_sasl)
  14 * [Chatzilla](kb/sasl/chatzilla)
  15 * [EPIC5](kb/sasl/epic5)
  16 * [glirc <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>](https://github.com/glguy/irc-core/wiki/Automatically-authenticating-to-NickServ)
  17 * [HexChat](kb/sasl/hexchat)
  18 * [irssi](kb/sasl/irssi)
  19 * [Konversation <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>](http://userbase.kde.org/Konversation/Configuring_SASL_authentication)
  20 * [KVIrc](kb/sasl/kvirc)
  21 * [LimeChat](kb/sasl/limechat)
  22 * [mIRC](kb/sasl/mirc)
  23 * [Quassel](kb/sasl/quassel)
  24 * [Textual](kb/sasl/textual)
  25 * [WeeChat](kb/sasl/weechat)
  26 * [ZNC <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>](http://wiki.znc.in/Sasl#example)
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  28 If you know of any additions or corrections to the lists above, or would like to contribute a script or (better) documentation, contact us on IRC.
  29
  30 Documentation on how to create certificates and add their fingerprints to NickServ for SASL EXTERNAL
  31 can be found in [the article on NickServ and certificates](kb/using/certfp).