Ask HN: How secure/private is IRC? 2 pointsjaysonlane13 years ago2 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−lifeguard13yhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irc#Modern_IRCIf you use it through ssh/SSL it is ok.−residualmind13yThe first 2 things that come to mind: Whoever can connect, can log. Even though an authenticated user's host may be masked, in the server logs they might appear in plaintext.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irc#Modern_IRC
If you use it through ssh/SSL it is ok.
The first 2 things that come to mind: Whoever can connect, can log. Even though an authenticated user's host may be masked, in the server logs they might appear in plaintext.