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| + | # $EPIC: encrypt.txt,v 1.4 2010/04/03 04:14:56 jnelson Exp $ | ||
| + | ======Synopsis:====== | ||
| + | Start encrypted convo: [[encrypt]] [-<cipher>] <target> <password> [<program>] \\ | ||
| + | Stop encrypted convo: [[encrypt]] [-<cipher>] <target> \\ | ||
| + | List all encrypted convos: [[encrypt]] \\ | ||
| + | Stop all encrypted convos: [[encrypt]] -clear | ||
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| + | ======Description:====== | ||
| + | Use this command to hold encrypted conversations on a channel or with | ||
| + | another user. Encrypted conversations require the other person to use | ||
| + | a client that supports it. | ||
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| + | Without an argument, the command shows you all your encrypted conversations. | ||
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| + | With the -clear argument, it deletes all your encrypted conversations. | ||
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| + | When you have a correctly configured encrypted conversation, then the | ||
| + | messages you send to the other person(s) will be encrypted and anyone | ||
| + | who does not have the password will not be able to see what you say. | ||
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| + | This works in reverse. If someone is trying to have an encrypted conversation | ||
| + | with you and you do not have the correct password you will not be able to | ||
| + | read what they are saying. | ||
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| + | To have an encrypted conversation, you need to have three things. | ||
| + | 1. Who it is with (a channel, a nickname, or a user@host) | ||
| + | 2. The encryption cipher you will use | ||
| + | 3. The password | ||
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| + | =====1. Encryption targets===== | ||
| + | An encryption target is: | ||
| + | 1. An optional server name or server refnum | ||
| + | 2. An optional slash | ||
| + | 3. Anything you can send a message to (nickname, channel, dcc chat, etc) | ||
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| + | Example: | ||
| + | /encrypt 0/hop -sed hello | ||
| + | will encrypt with 'hop' but only on server 0! | ||
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| + | Example: | ||
| + | /encrypt efnet/#epic -blowfish howdy | ||
| + | will encrypt what you say on #epic on a server in group 'efnet' | ||
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| + | Example: | ||
| + | /encrypt irc.acronet.net/hop -cast yo! | ||
| + | will encrypt with 'hop' but only on irc.acronet.net | ||
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| + | Example: | ||
| + | /encrypt =hop -blowfish ouch | ||
| + | will encrypt your DCC CHAT conversation with 'hop'. | ||
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| + | If you have overlapping conversations, then these are the tiebreakers: | ||
| + | 1. Server refnum | ||
| + | 2. The server's "ourname" (the hostname we used to connect to it) | ||
| + | 3. The server's "itsname" (the name the server calls itself) | ||
| + | 4. The server's "group" (which you provided) | ||
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| + | =====2. Encryption ciphers===== | ||
| + | The following ciphers are supported. Remember to prefix them with | ||
| + | a hyphen! | ||
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| + | ^Cipher ^Notes ^ | ||
| + | |-SED |Legacy ircII encryption (default) (very poor) | | ||
| + | |-CAST |Compatible with ircII-4.4 | | ||
| + | |-BLOWFISH |Not compatible with FiSH or anythinge else | | ||
| + | |-AES |Not compatible with anything except EPIC | | ||
| + | |-AESSHA |Not compatible with anything except EPIC | | ||
| + | |-SEDSHA |Not compatible with anything except EPIC | | ||
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| + | =====3. Encryption passwords===== | ||
| + | The quality of the encryption depends on the quality of your password. | ||
| + | There are no restrictions on your password, but everybody in the conversation | ||
| + | must know the password! | ||
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| + | ======Examples:====== | ||
| + | To start a SED encrypted session with JoeBob using the key "foobar": | ||
| + | /encrypt joebob foobar | ||
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| + | To start a SED encrypted session with channel #blah using key "booya": | ||
| + | /encrypt #blah booya | ||
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| + | To list your current encrypted sessions: | ||
| + | /encrypt | ||
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| + | To end your encrypted session with JoeBob: | ||
| + | /encrypt joebob | ||
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| + | To encrypt your session with Xenu with a strong AES-SHA cipher: | ||
| + | /encrypt Xenu -AESSHA teegeack | ||
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| + | To start separate encrypt sessions with channels with the same names on | ||
| + | different servers: | ||
| + | /encrypt 0/#foo -AESSHA kitty | ||
| + | /encrypt 3/#foo -BLOWFISH cat | ||
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| + | JoeBob on channel #blah is being rebellious and using a different | ||
| + | key and encryption method and you still wish to see what everybody | ||
| + | is saying. After this, the encryption key you will use to send to | ||
| + | the channel will still be 'booya': | ||
| + | /encrypt #blah,joebob!* fludle epic-crypt-gpg-aa | ||
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| + | You are being rebelious on #blah by using a different key, and you | ||
| + | still wish to see what everybody using the old key is saying: | ||
| + | /encrypt #blah,* oldkey | ||
| + | /encrypt #blah mykey | ||
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