Gpgirc

Gpgirc crypt your irc query with other users using gpg with an asimmetric algorithm. You can chat with more privacy and the application is transparent for the irc client because work like a proxy.

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Download

Here you can download the last release of the tool:

• gpgirc-0.3.tar.gz (stable)
• gpgirc-0.22.tar.gz
• gpgirc-0.2.tar.gz
• gpgirc-0.1.tar.gz

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Documentation

Here is some documentation:

• What I need to use Gpgirc?

  If you want compile Gpgirc you need:
  gpg software package (www.gnupg.org)
  gpgme library (www.gnupg.org)
  
  If you want SSL support:
  openssl library (www.openssl.org)
  
  And your favourite IRC client.

• How can I compile Gpgirc?

  If you want compile Gpgirc without SSL support use this command:
  gcc gpgirc.c -o gpgirc `gpgme-config --cflags --libs` -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
  
  If you want SSL support use instead this command:
  gcc gpgirc.c -o gpgirc `gpgme-config --cflags --libs` -lssl -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DUSE_OPENSSL

• How can I configure Gpgirc?

  If you want to chat with another Gpgirc user you have to import his public key in your gpg keyring, see man gpg for more detail. Then you have to put in the users file one line with the irc nickname of the other user and the email associated with his public key separated with a space or tab character.

• How can I use Gpgirc?

  If you have successfully compiled and configured Gpgirc you can run it with:
  ./gpgirc ircserver
  
  Now you can run your favourite IRC client and connect it to 127.0.0.1 loopback address. Query the other user and check if it works. You can use SSL secure connection if you run Gpgirc with the -s option switch:
  ./gpgirc -s ircserver