🔐 Set up IRCnet SASL with Your Own Domain

1. Add your domain in the SASL panel

Go to: https://sasl.ircnet.com/account/hostnames/create

• Enter your domain name, e.g. mydomain.hu
• You will see Not verified next to it — click EDIT
• Copy the full verification string starting with ircnet-cloak-verification=...

2. Create a TXT DNS record

Log in to your DNS provider's panel and:

• Create a new TXT record
• For the root domain (e.g. mydomain.hu)
• Paste the full ircnet-cloak-verification=... string

3. Verify the domain

After a few minutes (DNS propagation), go back to: https://sasl.ircnet.com/account/hostnames, click EDIT next to your domain, and then click Verify now.

4. Create SASL credentials

Go to: https://sasl.ircnet.com/account/cloaks/create

• Hostname: select your domain (e.g. mydomain.hu)
• Mechanism: PLAIN
• Login ID: leave as-is
• Password: choose a password for your SASL connection
• IP address / subnet:
  • To allow from one IP: 123.45.67.89
  • To allow globally: ::/0

Click Create and wait around 10 minutes for it to sync.

5. Configure your IRC client (example: Irssi)

This example shows how to configure Irssi. Other popular IRC clients like HexChat, WeeChat, or mIRC are also supported. For client-specific configuration instructions, refer to the official IRCnet guide:

• IRCnet SASL setup examples for multiple clients

/network add -sasl_username YOUR_LOGIN -sasl_password YOUR_PASSWORD -sasl_mechanism PLAIN sasl
/server add -ssl -network sasl sasl.irc.atw.hu 6697
/save
/connect sasl
    

YOUR_LOGIN – your registered SASL login
YOUR_PASSWORD – the password you specified when creating the SASL credentials in step 4
(this is not your SASL website account password)

6. Notes

• You can add multiple domains and create multiple cloaks
• Your real IP stays hidden — visible host is e.g. mydomain.hu
• Everything works via TXT record only — no A/AAAA needed