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captpackratThe default connection to FurryMUCK is plain text, anyone using a packet sniffer can read anything you send or receive, including your username and password! FM has offered a secure connection port for several years now, but it requires either a client designed for SSL or a wrapper program such as stunnel. If you use a wrapper, you can continue to use your current client.
Here's how to use stunnel version 4.20, which runs as a Windows Service so it's always available.
Step 1: Download and install the latest version of stunnel
Step 2: Click on Start --> Programs --> stunnel --> Edit stunnel.conf
Step 3: Delete everything in the conf file and paste the following:
Step 4: Save the file and exit Notepad.
Step 5: Click on Start --> Programs --> stunnel --> Service install
Step 6: Click on Start --> Programs --> stunnel --> Service start
Step 7: Change the settings in your MU program to point to 127.0.0.1:8899 instead of furrymuck.com:8888
Step 8: Connect to FurryMUCK and enjoy having a secure connection that others can't eavesdrop on!
You can also use stunnel 3.26 instead. This version has to be started each time you want a secure connection; it doesn't run as a service. However, this means you can run it from a USB drive without needing to install anything.
Step 1: Download the latest 3.x version of stunnel and the OpenSSL library openssl.zip (available near the bottom of the same page)
Step 2: Unzip the openssl.zip file into a folder.
Step 3: Copy the stunnel binary into that folder.
Step 4: Open Notepad and copy and paste the following:
Step 6: Double-click on FurryMUCK.bat to start the SSL wrapper.
Step 7: Change the settings in your MU program to point to 127.0.0.1:8899 instead of furrymuck.com:8888
Step 8: Connect to FurryMUCK and enjoy having a secure connection that others can't eavesdrop on!
Here's how to use stunnel version 4.20, which runs as a Windows Service so it's always available.
Step 1: Download and install the latest version of stunnel
Step 2: Click on Start --> Programs --> stunnel --> Edit stunnel.conf
Step 3: Delete everything in the conf file and paste the following:
socket = l:TCP_NODELAY=1
socket = r:TCP_NODELAY=1
client = yes
service = STunnel to FurryMUCK
taskbar = no
[FurryMUCK]
accept = 8899
connect = furrymuck.com:8899
Step 4: Save the file and exit Notepad.
Step 5: Click on Start --> Programs --> stunnel --> Service install
Step 6: Click on Start --> Programs --> stunnel --> Service start
Step 7: Change the settings in your MU program to point to 127.0.0.1:8899 instead of furrymuck.com:8888
Step 8: Connect to FurryMUCK and enjoy having a secure connection that others can't eavesdrop on!
You can also use stunnel 3.26 instead. This version has to be started each time you want a secure connection; it doesn't run as a service. However, this means you can run it from a USB drive without needing to install anything.
Step 1: Download the latest 3.x version of stunnel and the OpenSSL library openssl.zip (available near the bottom of the same page)
Step 2: Unzip the openssl.zip file into a folder.
Step 3: Copy the stunnel binary into that folder.
Step 4: Open Notepad and copy and paste the following:
stunnel.exe -c -d 8899 -r furrymuck.com:8899Step 5: Save into the same folder as stunnel and openssl, using the name FurryMUCK.bat (You can name it whatever you want, but it must have a .BAT extension!), then exit Notepad
Step 6: Double-click on FurryMUCK.bat to start the SSL wrapper.
Step 7: Change the settings in your MU program to point to 127.0.0.1:8899 instead of furrymuck.com:8888
Step 8: Connect to FurryMUCK and enjoy having a secure connection that others can't eavesdrop on!
