#+TITLE: Connect to IRC with Tor

* 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