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The hostname mask is used to authenticate users. If someone can impersonate a hostname mask there are bigger problems. Nicknames are ephemeral. It is designed
by xfitm3 5y ago
The hostname mask is used to authenticate users. If someone can impersonate a hostname mask there are bigger problems.
Nicknames are ephemeral. It is designed to be this way.
You can use SASL and connect with a certificate to give yourself a fingerprint to validate your identity.
It's fun and simple. Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.
- Macha 5y agoHowever, people or their clients use /msg NickServ. The passwords are sent to something identified by a nick only. I don't believe you if you claim people are doing a /who NickServ and checking the hostname mask first. SASL is definitely an improvement over NickServ.
- xfitm3 5y agoI use SASL to authenticate with NickServ on Freenode. My IRC client automatically looks up the hostname of users I message.