7.1 Access Control
One of the main ways to control access to a channel is to use masks
which are based on the username and hostname of the user connections.
This mechanism can only be efficient and safe if the IRC servers have
an accurate way of authenticating user connections, and if users
cannot easily get around it. While it is in theory possible to
implement such a strict authentication mechanism, most IRC networks
(especially public networks) do not have anything like this in place
and provide little guaranty about the accuracy of the username and
hostname for a particular client connection.
Another way to control access is to use a channel key, but since this
key is sent in plaintext, it is vulnerable to traditional man in the
middle attacks.
Other Links
- IRC Documents
- Glossry of IRC terms and abbreviations
- How to connect to SorceryNet
- List of IRC Client software
- Valinor SorceryNet Server Page
- SorceryNet Main Site
