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=== TLS (Transport Layer Security) ===
Some IRCd support [[Transport Layer Security]], or TLS, for those who don't, it is still possible to use SSL via [[Stunnel]]. The unofficial, but most often used port for TLS IRCd connections is [[List of TCP and UDP port numbers#Registered ports|6697]]. More recently, as a security enhancement and usability enhancement, various client and server authors have begun drafting a standard known as the STARTTLS standard<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.inspircd.org/wiki/STARTTLS_Documentation |title=STARTTLS standard |access-date=2008-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624222000/http://www.inspircd.org/wiki/STARTTLS_Documentation |archive-date=2008-06-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which allows for TLS and plain text connections to co-exist on the same TCP port.