Debian

hexchat

Two options:

• set up a 'global' proxy that applies to every hexchat connection, which can be overridden
• set up a 'local' proxy that only applies to one connection.

1. Install Tor Browser
2. Settings > Preferences > Network setup
   • hostname: 127.0.0.1
   • port: 9150
   • type: socks5
   • user proxy for: all connections <<< I can't find this option
3. HexChat > Network List > Add
   • name it whatever
   • servers > add > km3jy7nrj3e2wiju.onion/6667
   • leave all checkboxes blank
   • close > connect

irssi

1. install irssi
2. cat irssi-tor => proxychains-ng/proxychains4 -f src/proxychains.conf irssi –home ~/.irssi-tor

more info? https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/irssi

Connect to freenode w/ Tor

You need to generate a certificate from your computer and add it to IRC.

• From the command line:
  • cd to .config/hexchat/certs
  • openssl req -x509 -new -newkey rsa:4096 -sha256 -days 1000 -nodes -out freenode.pem -keyout freenode.pem - generates a self-signed certificate
  • openssl x509 -in freenode.pem -outform der | sha1sum -b | cut -d' ' -f1 - generates a fingerprint (i.e. public key sorta)
  • the certificate file has to have the same name as the name of the network in your client
• in IRC:
  • connect to freenode server
  • /msg nickserv cert add <fingerprint>
  • set auth to sas exteral
  • have tor running while you connect