I've been working at UnrealIRCd since 2001 to make IRC more secure. Below I would like to share the journey that IRC has taken so far with regards to deploying SSL/TLS and the way ahead. Step 1: Make IRC software support SSL Fortunately this step was completed long ago.

I'm the head coder of UnrealIRCd, an Open Source IRC server written in C. I've been involved with this project since 2001 and maintainer of the stable branch since 2005. TL;DR quick links: My free modules have been moved and Note to commercial users. About IRC If you don't