Setting Up mIRC To Use SSL

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Written by MindForge Team Sunday, 29 November 2009 23:42

Download OpenSSL for Windows. For most users the "Win32 OpenSSL vX.XX Light" version will be the correct one
Install the OpenSSL package you just downloaded. During the install be sure to choose the correct location for the OpenSSL DLLs:
Open the Options (Alt + O) in mIRC and go to Connect --> Options. If the installation went well you should see a new SSL button
Still in Options navigate to Connect --> Servers and use the Add Button to add a new server. Use the following data:
Description: MindForge SSL
IRC Server: irc.mindforge.org
Ports: +6697
Connect to MindForge with a double click on the newly created server. First thing that will pop up is the following warning:

Just accept the warning. The "Unable to get local issuer certificate" warning just means that you do not have a root certificate installed in mIRC.

In the snotices log you will find something like this:
22:19:24 :: *** Looking up your hostname...
22:19:24 :: *** Found your hostname
22:19:25 :: *** You are connected to Neuromancer.MindForge.org with TLSv1-AES256-SHA-256bits

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Last Updated on Monday, 15 March 2010 00:42