<spanclass="label label-danger">WeeChat version 0.4.2 or higher is required.</span><br>
The communication goes directly between your browser and your WeeChat relay in plain text. Check the instructions below for help on setting up encrypted communication.
Connection settings, including your password, are saved locally in your own browser between sessions.
If you check the encryption box, the communication between browser and WeeChat will be encrypted.<br>
<strong>Note</strong>: Due to a <ahref="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=594502">bug</a> encryption will not work in Firefox. Unless you are using a certificate trusted by your browser, you must also first visit the URL https://weechathost:relayport/ to accept the certificate.</p>
If you want to use an encrypted session you first have to set up the relay using SSL. It is easiest to use a self-signed certificate, which you can create like this:
<strong>Note</strong>: Due to a <ahref="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=594502">bug</a> encryption will not work in Firefox. Unless you are using a certificate trusted by your browser, you must also first visit the URL https://weechathost:relayport/ to mark the certificate as trusted.</p>
If you want to use an encrypted session you first have to set up the relay to use SSL. It is easiest to use a self-signed certificate, which you can create like this:
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