RFC 7194: Default Port for Internet Relay Chat (IRC) via TLS/SSL

This document describes the commonly accepted practice of listening on TCP port 6697 for incoming Internet Relay Chat (IRC) connections encrypted via TLS/SSL.

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Outgoing relationships (6 related RFCs)

Updates, Normative reference — RFC 1459: Internet Relay Chat Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 5246: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.2
Normative reference — RFC 2810: Internet Relay Chat: Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 2811: Internet Relay Chat: Channel Management
Normative reference — RFC 2812: Internet Relay Chat: Client Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 2813: Internet Relay Chat: Server Protocol