= IRC SASL =

SASL is an authentication mechanism that allows you to identify with services (NickServ) during the connection process and eliminating the need to /msg nickserv identify.

== BlinkenIRC SASL with irssi ==

To configure irssi to connect to BlinkenIRC with SASL.

Step 1 (optional). Update irssi server config if you're running on triton:
{{{
/server add -network BlinkenIRC -tls -auto irc0.blinkenshell.org 6697
/server remove sao
/server list
}}}

Server list should return a line for BlinkenIRC looking something like this:
{{{
19:57 irc0.blinkenshell.org 6697  BlinkenIRC autoconnect, tls
}}}

Step 2. Modify network to use SASL (you must be registered with NickServ)
{{{
/network modify -sasl_username <nickserv_username> -sasl_password <nickserv_password> -sasl_mechanism plain BlinkenIRC

/disconnect BlinkenIRC
/connect BlinkenIRC
}}}

When reconnecting to BlinkenIRC you should see a line like this in the output:
{{{
19:55 [BlinkenIRC] SASL authentication succeeded
}}}