SASL login

AfterNET servers support SASL login, and is the recommended way of connecting to IRC. SASL logs you in BEFORE you show up on IRC, thus preserving your IP address hiding, and bypassing any IP based security restrictions we have in place. SASL replaces our old LOC based authentication mechanism.

There are different types of SASL available, here are the settings you should use to connect to AfterNET:

• Login Method: SASL Username + Password
• Username: Your authserv account name
• Password: Your authserv password

Once configured, connecting this way has the benefit of bypassing extra connection-time security checks, and ensures your identity is configured before you join any channels.

• hexchat
• mirc
• znc
• irssi

SASL stands for Simple Authentication and Security Layer, and it is a standard (not just for IRC!) way of securely authenticating your identity to a server.