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Hi folks

I'm linking 2 ircds in windows with ssl support as you all suggest it is safer. The problem is that i want my ircds to restart in case they disconnect, and that wont happen if i'm not present to enter the ssl password. This doesnt make much sense, therefore i have to find a way to solve this.

What do you suggest? Running ircd as processes but without ssl? Or are there any other suggestion you might have?
I'm not very confortable by forgetting ssl, but i want my server being able to reconnect.

I read somewhere we could remove the ssl password, but is it safe? And how can i do this?

Thanks

The sollution is not to encrypt the SSL key and just make sure you secure the server as best you can. And for the record when you create the key and certificate during the installation of UnrealIRCd on windows it doesnt encrypt the key in the first place.

I dont know how to remove the password need from the key but i do know it's possible.

So, your suggestion is not to use ssl when connecting to servers, nor to clients? Is that right? Cause i'm not very confortable on having my server connections exposed to sniffing.

Isnt there any way to use ssl but avoiding the password window on connection?

The connections can still be encrypted using the SSL key but the SSL key itself is whats currently encrypted causing it to require the password.