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== Activating your cloak == <!--T:15-->

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Once you get a cloak, you need to identify yourself to NickServ to activate it. It's a good idea to configure your client to automatically log you in when you connect by using [[en:Simple Authentication and Security Layer|SASL]]. Libera Chat has [<tvar name="1">https://libera.chat/guides/sasl</tvar> several guides on how to configure SASL] in your IRC client. You can also identify to NickServ by typing <tvar name="ns-identify"><code>/msg nickserv identify <your password></code></tvar>, or just put your NickServ password as your server password in your IRC client.

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If you identify manually after connecting, there is normally a few seconds delay between identifying to NickServ and your cloak being set. This can result in the following:
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<blockquote>
[21:00] » Join: An_IRC_User (~User@11.22.33.44)<br />
[21:00] × Quit: An_IRC_User (~User@11.22.33.44) (Changing host)<br />
[21:00] » Join: An_IRC_User (~User@wikimedia/Example)<br />
</blockquote>
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This usually happens because the IRC client has been configured to automatically join channels upon a successful connection to the server. SASL prevents this from happening as it identifies you to NickServ before anything else happens such as automatically joining a channel.