SSL

mIRC supports secure server connections via SSL through the use of the OpenSSL libraries.

mIRC loads the OpenSSL libraries automatically when it is first run if it finds libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll in the mIRC folder. The OpenSSL libraries are not distributed with mIRC - they must be downloaded separately from an appropriate website. You can find more information about mIRC's SSL support on the mIRC website.

Various SSL settings can be changed in the Connect/Options dialog and are available only if the OpenSSL libraries have been loaded successfully.

Commands

To initiate a secure connection to an SSL capable server, you can use the /server -e switch, or prefix the port number with a plus sign, eg. +7001.

Identifiers

$sslready can be used to determine whether mIRC has loaded the dlls successfully.

$ssl can be used to determine whether the current server connection is secure or not.