Connect to IRC with Tor

Debian (UH OH STINKY)

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.

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

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