or simply /CMODE * +f if you are already using the new keypair.
Here's how to transfer founder rights to different user using
- temporary keypair:
+ temporary keypair. First, create temporary keypair:
- Create temporary keypair:
+ # silc -C
- # silc -C
+ Become founder on your channel:
- Become founder on your channel:
+ /CUMODE * +f mynick
- /CUMODE * +f mynick
+ Set the temporary keypair on the channel and then send the key
+ pair to your friend with /FILE command or with encrypted Email:
- Set the temporary keypair on the channel and then send the key
- pair to your friend with /FILE command or with encrypted Email:
+ /CMODE * +f /path/to/temp/pubkey /path/to/temp/privkey
+ (/FILE send /path/to/temp/keypair.tgz yourfriend)
- /CMODE * +f /path/to/temp/pubkey /path/to/temp/privkey
- (/FILE send /path/to/temp/keypair.tgz yourfriend)
+ Tell your friend to give the following command to become founder:
- Tell your friend to give the following command to become founder:
+ /CUMODE * +f yourfriend /path/to/temp/pubkey /path/to/temp/privkey
- /CUMODE * +f yourfriend /path/to/temp/pubkey /path/to/temp/privkey
+ Your friend then sets his own keypair on the channel:
- Your friend then sets his own keypair on the channel:
-
- /CMODE * +f
+ /CMODE * +f
- After this the temporary keypair can be removed and your friend has
- become the founder of the channel. This way the founder rights can
- be transferred without ever revealing your own keypair. When your
- friend becomes the founder your founder rights will be removed by
- the server automatically. It is also possible to continue using the
- temporary keypair, thus sharing founder rights with two or more
- users. Note that it is possible for only one user at a time to
- have founder mode on the channel even if they share the keypair.
+ After this the temporary keypair can be removed and your friend has
+ become the founder of the channel. This way the founder rights can
+ be transferred without ever revealing your own keypair. When your
+ friend becomes the founder your founder rights will be removed by
+ the server automatically. It is also possible to continue using the
+ temporary keypair, thus sharing founder rights with two or more
+ users. Note that it is possible for only one user at a time to
+ have founder mode on the channel even if they share the keypair.
See also: CUMODE, UMODE, JOIN, KEY