[IRCServices] secure Identify Feature..

[Andrew Church]

>Also, it would prevent an "over the shoulder" viewer of the password the
>ability to use it.  I keep an access mask on my nick ident for this very
>reason.  I think it makes some sense to have this on the channel founder as
>well (as an option).  Of course, if for some reason you are the founder and
>no longer have access to the mask you set for yourself, you could be sol
>also :P

     The same issue applies for nicks, since you can identify regardless of
whether you match an access mask or not--unless you set KILL IMMED on your
nick, in which case, as you say, you're SOL.  The solution is to not let
people watch you type your password.

  --Andrew Church
    achurch at achurch.org
    http://achurch.org/