PGPIRC is a companion for mIRC which handles channel OPs safely and automatically. It uses the exchange of timely encrypted data with Public Key technology. It's perfectly secure for communicating over insecure networks like IRC. Man-in-the-Middle and Replay attacks are useless against PGPIRC. You don't need to run an extra client, unlike BOTS, so it's perfect for home users, anyone without shell access. or people who want better security than BOTS provide.
This is the first ever publicly available, Public Key add-on for IRC (that I know of). Some people probably have BOTS with rolling code passwords or such, but none are public to my knowledge.
PGPIRC uses the CryptoAPI which encrypts/decrypts/signs/verifies data.
Important messages to and from PGPIRC are encrypted using Public
Key technology. Anyone intercepting a message (imposter, sysop, whoever)
will never be able to decode the message or use it against you.
All messages are timely, so if someone captures a message, impersonates you and
sends the message to anyone, the message will be invalid.
Deopping people on Netsplit Serverops can be used, because PGPIRC will automatically and safely
OP them again.
Imagine never having to manually OP yourself or others, or worry about hackers
taking your channel at 6 am when everyone is sleeping. That's what PGPIRC can do for you.
(THIS
IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE!) PGPIRC.ZIP (67 KB) Contains:
PGPIRC.EXE, PGPIRC.HLP, and
PGPIRC Confidential User List.mdb
Main program, help file, and database (NOT yet in full distribution until the testing is complete)
mirc502_script.txt (5 KB) Just add /pgpirc to your startup commands, and make sure Listening for 'Events' and 'CTCP's' is ON
mIRC 5.02 Script - Just open up this file in notepad, select-all and paste it into your remote-events window.
mirc500_script.txt (5 KB)
mIRC 5.0 and lower Script - Just open up this file in notepad and read the instructions on where to place the various sections.
PGPIRC.HLP (50 KB)Shift-Click this
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PGPIRC Help File (If you can't download it, you can at least read about it)
DAO35.ZIP (3209 KB) This is a redistributable
install program for database support.
DAO (Data Access Objects) Version 3.5
If you have MS Access 97 installed, you may not need this.
Microsoft's IE Page IE 3.0 and up contain the CryptoAPI extensions that PGPIRC needs.
Internet Explorer 3.02
If you have Win 95 OSR 3 or higher, or Memphis (aka Windows 98), you won't need this.
This program was built with the MS Visual C++ 5.0 and MFC 4.21 You may also need some of the latest mfcXXXX.dll's.
PGPIRC is currently Beta-Testing at version 1.0 As soon as the testing is over, the complete source code will be released so that others may verify the absence of backdoors and other nonsense.
PGPIRC is licensed for Free Non-Commercial use. Seanster assumes absolutely no responsibility for this program other than feeling bad if it won't work for you. Please distribute the manual with the program.
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