h1. Connect to Libera.Chat through TOR

To connect to Libera.Chat through "TOR":https://www.torproject.org/ you will have to create a client certificate and associate it with your SASL/nickserv account.

* Go to [[Options_Dialog|Options]] -> [[Server_Options|Server]], at the bottom click *Create new certificate*.
_(if you are not using windows 10, see  "here":https://dev.adiirc.com/projects/adiirc/wiki/FAQ#How-do-I-use-CERTFP-PEM-files-etc-with-AdiIRC)_

* During the client certificate generation there is a checkbox *Use as client certificate*, if checked, the new client certificate will be used as a global client certificate for all SSL connections, if left unchecked, you must add the path to the new client certificate file to your [[Serverlist_Dialog|Serverlist]] [[Serverlist_SSL|SSL tab]] and uncheck *Use global client certificate*.

* Open the [[Serverlist_Dialog|Serverlist]] and add a Libera.Chat network if you haven't already, it should connect to irc.libera.chat:6697 with SSL enabled and "TOR":https://www.torproject.org/ should be disabled for this connection.

* Make sure the login method is set to *SASL (username/password)* with your regular SASL/nickserv username/password underneath it.

* If not using a global client certificate, add the path to the client certificate in the [[Serverlist_SSL|SSL tab]] and uncheck *Use global client certificate*.

* Connect to the Libera.Chat network from the [[Serverlist_Dialog|Serverlist]].

* Type */whois <nick>* where <nick> is your current nick, you should see a line that says *<nick> has client certificate fingerprint <long line of numbers>*.

* If the /whois was successful, type */msg nickserv cert add*

* Disconnect from Libera.Chat.

* Change the server hostname for the Libera.Chat network in the [[Serverlist_Dialog|Serverlist]] from irc.libera.chat to libera75jm6of4wxpxt4aynol3xjmbtxgfyjpu34ss4d7r7q2v5zrpyd.onion

* Change your login method from *SASL (username/password)* to *SASL (external)*.

* If you are using "TOR":https://www.torproject.org/ as a global proxy for all connections in [[Options Dialog|Options]] -> [[Proxy Options|Proxy]], make sure *Use global proxy settings* is checked in the [[Serverlist_Dialog|Serverlist]] -> [[Serverlist_Proxy|proxy tab]], otherwise make sure it is set like this:

!proxy.png!

* Make sure "TOR":https://www.torproject.org/ is running.

* You should now be able to connect the Libera.Chat network in the [[Serverlist_Dialog|Serverlist]] through "TOR":https://www.torproject.org/.