With our change of ircd to the all new ircd-seven, we are trialling a new method of allowing users to connect to the network via Tor. This method brings a number of changes:
- The only Tor hidden service is: the new p4fsi4ockecnea7l.onion.
- You will need to have a registered and verified NickServ account to connect using Tor. Beyond this, no further steps are necessary.
- You will need to use a SASL mechanism to identify to the server.
We have collected together scripts for irssi and mirc, while Conspire supports SASL natively. Scripts may be available for other clients in addition.
irssi
Download and install this script (cap_sasl.pl) and, after loading it, configure it using
/sasl set <network> <username> <password> <mechanism>
Supported mechanisms are PLAIN and DH-BLOWFISH.
mirc
A mirc script is available, taken from a forum post by Kyle Travaglini. You can retrieve the source here.
Instructions (adapted from that forum):
- Place SASL.dll and sasl.mrc into your $mircdir.
- Load sasl.mrc into your remotes.
- Press F2 and configure the network, before connecting as usual.
If you have any problems, either pop into #freenode from a non-torified connection or drop an email to support AT freenode.net.
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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I’ve made a modified version of the script at http://pastebin.com/m173d9d87. The original script has a fixed timeout of 5 seconds, which is too low for most Tor users. My modified script can change the timeout by using /set sasl_timeout , e.g. /set sasl_timeout 25
Hello,
Thanks for the Tuto but i run Quassel irc and it not work actually.
I will ask Freenode and wait the workaround .
I keep in touch
Best regards
Well i have asked about Quassel and “SASL” will work with 0.6-beta1 and later…
So need a bit patience
Many people use the Tor IM Browser Bundle and the bundled/pre-configured Pidgin to connect to IRC servers over Tor.
Will there be any chance that you will work with the Tor Project in the future? It seems possible to ensure that users of the recommended Tor Project software are not left out in the cold.
Will this be possible with the new changes? Has anyone from Freenode tried to use the Tor IM Browser Bundle with these new settings?
Freenode mit Tor und SASL…
Als Tor-Benutzer hat man es im IRC gelegentlich schwer. Viele Admins sperren ihre Dienste und lassen Tor nicht zu. Freenode ging früher einen anderen Weg. Sie boten versteckte Services (hidden services) an. Über diese konnte man anonym chatten. Doch hi…
“You will need to have a registered and verified NickServ account to connect using Tor.”
Fail!
Tor users want privacy/security, disallowing Tor users from signing up for the service while connected with Tor is a failure. So the broken registration idea continues in a new form, where potential Tor users must register without the security of a hidden service which protects their identity and user:pass in transit.
Count me and many others OUT!
c’mon weechat people! start coding!
cap_sasl.pl scirpt does not work when using irssi-plugin-xmpp
Can’t locate object method “send_raw_now” via package …
Sorry I lost teh end, but it was something about XMPP
Just a little precision for mIRC users: “domain” and “real name” fields are required (like network, username and password)
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