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.Dd @IRCCD_MAN_DATE@
.Dt IRCCD-PLUGIN-AUTH 7
.Os
.\" NAME
.Sh NAME
.Nm auth
.Nd irccd auth plugin
.\" DESCRIPTION
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The plugin
.Nm
provides generic authentication to the most popular services.
.Pp
For the moment,
.Nm auth
supports the following backends:
.Bl -tag -width nickserv
.It nickserv
the NickServ service, using /msg NickServ identify user pass
.It quakenet
the quakenet.org service, using /msg Q@CServe.quakenet.org AUTH user pass
.El
.\" INSTALLATION
.Sh INSTALLATION
The plugin
.Nm
is distributed with irccd. To enable it add it into your
.Xr irccd.conf 5
configuration file.
.Pp
.Bd -literal -offset indent
plugin "auth"
.Ed
.\" USAGE
.Sh USAGE
You must configure the file to enable authentication.
.\" CONFIGURATION
.Sh CONFIGURATION
The plugin
.Nm
supports the following configuration properties:
.Bl -tag -width "server.password (string)"
.It Va server.type No (string)
Must be
.Em nickserv
or
.Em quakenet .
.It Va server.password No (string)
The password.
.It Va server.username No (string)
The username to use. Required for quakenet, optional for nickserv.
.El
.Pp
Note: you must replace server prefix with the server identifier you refer to in
the
.Xr irccd.conf 5
file.
.Pp
Example of configuration:
.Bd -literal
plugin "auth" {
  config {
    "freenode.type"     "nickserv";
    "freenode.password" "mysecretpassword";
    "freenode.username" "jeanfrancois";

    "wanadoo.type"      "nickserv";
    "wanadoo.password"  "wanadoo is dead";
  }
}
.Ed
.\" SEE ALSO
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr irccd 1 ,
.Xr irccd-templates 7