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Re: IRC protocols and insecurity

Subject: Re: IRC protocols and insecurity
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 22:40:03 +0100
On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 05:58, DokFLeed.Net wrote:

I think everything flyes in readable text
<snip>
a Sniffer on the server will see all the communications

You can setup most IRC servers with an SSL option and you could force
users to use this, therefore it would all be encrypted.

If you pick a well maintained actively developed IRC server, it will be
just as secure as any other service you run, in essence. Also running
the server locally rather than using MSN or other clients that rely on
external servers will mean you can A: trust the servers fully and B:
control them and maintain them yourself.

If you want to have intra-company communication, bulletin boards and IRC
isn't a bad choice.
-- 
Barrie Dempster (zeedo) - Fortiter et Strenue

  http://www.bsrf.org.uk

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