diff --git a/dist/doip.core.js b/dist/doip.core.js
index e019a48b8136941fd8e21091a7d323d5cfbf83e7..368e9b0b7ea0b5dde987ea3805a69d82c724536d 100644
--- a/dist/doip.core.js
+++ b/dist/doip.core.js
@@ -5263,6 +5263,7 @@ var doip = (function (exports, fetcher, openpgp$1) {
    * @property {string|null} claims.activitypub.privateKey - The private key to sign the request
    * @property {object} claims.irc                      - Options related to the verification of IRC claims
    * @property {string|null} claims.irc.nick            - The nick that the library uses to connect to the IRC server
+   * @property {string|null} claims.irc.password        - The password that the library uses to connect to the IRC server
    * @property {object} claims.matrix                   - Options related to the verification of Matrix claims
    * @property {string|null} claims.matrix.instance     - The server hostname on which the library can log in
    * @property {string|null} claims.matrix.accessToken  - The access token required to identify the library ({@link https://www.matrix.org/docs/guides/client-server-api|Matrix docs})
@@ -5284,7 +5285,8 @@ var doip = (function (exports, fetcher, openpgp$1) {
         privateKey: null
       },
       irc: {
-        nick: null
+        nick: null,
+        password: null
       },
       matrix: {
         instance: null,
diff --git a/dist/doip.fetchers.js b/dist/doip.fetchers.js
index acef0d990b81eba01e78404e726766e81bf46ddd..e056d695a3aabe16ce5312e42b733fb930110b59 100644
--- a/dist/doip.fetchers.js
+++ b/dist/doip.fetchers.js
@@ -23603,6 +23603,7 @@ var doipFetchers = (function (exports) {
 	 * @param {object} opts.claims
 	 * @param {object} opts.claims.irc
 	 * @param {string} opts.claims.irc.nick - The nick to be used by the library to log in
+	 * @param {string} opts.claims.irc.password - The password to be used by the library to log in
 	 * @returns {Promise<object>}
 	 */
 	async function fn$3 (data, opts) {
@@ -23627,7 +23628,10 @@ var doipFetchers = (function (exports) {
 	        secure: true,
 	        channels: [],
 	        showErrors: false,
-	        debug: false
+	        debug: false,
+          sasl: opts.claims.irc.password !== null ? true : false,
+          userName: opts.claims.irc.nick,
+          password: opts.claims.irc.password
 	      });
 	      const reKey = /[a-zA-Z0-9\-_]+\s+:\s(openpgp4fpr:.*)/;
 	      const reEnd = /End\sof\s.*\staxonomy./;
diff --git a/src/defaults.js b/src/defaults.js
index 024cc19612bba1e55f5233e61f78e0f00bc9aa92..2ab81779576f4eb2a7ebc46544a7992d0b1fb7e9 100644
--- a/src/defaults.js
+++ b/src/defaults.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { ProxyPolicy } from './enums.js'
  * @property {string|null} claims.activitypub.privateKey - The private key to sign the request
  * @property {object} claims.irc                      - Options related to the verification of IRC claims
  * @property {string|null} claims.irc.nick            - The nick that the library uses to connect to the IRC server
+ * @property {string|null} claims.irc.password        - The password that the library uses to connect to the IRC server
  * @property {object} claims.matrix                   - Options related to the verification of Matrix claims
  * @property {string|null} claims.matrix.instance     - The server hostname on which the library can log in
  * @property {string|null} claims.matrix.accessToken  - The access token required to identify the library ({@link https://www.matrix.org/docs/guides/client-server-api|Matrix docs})
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ export const opts = {
       privateKey: null
     },
     irc: {
-      nick: null
+      nick: null,
+      password: null
     },
     matrix: {
       instance: null,
diff --git a/src/fetcher/irc.js b/src/fetcher/irc.js
index f07a32a7c54a9489dbab27b32b1b1d8246485ec1..c3c953257431a50f826c24d2a9ba7f638860fda5 100644
--- a/src/fetcher/irc.js
+++ b/src/fetcher/irc.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export const timeout = 20000
  * @param {object} opts.claims
  * @param {object} opts.claims.irc
  * @param {string} opts.claims.irc.nick - The nick to be used by the library to log in
+ * @param {string} opts.claims.irc.password - The password to be used by the library to log in
  * @returns {Promise<object>}
  */
 export async function fn (data, opts) {
@@ -54,7 +55,10 @@ export async function fn (data, opts) {
         secure: true,
         channels: [],
         showErrors: false,
-        debug: false
+        debug: false,
+        sasl: opts.claims.irc.password !== null ? true : false,
+        userName: opts.claims.irc.nick,
+        password: opts.claims.irc.password
       })
       const reKey = /[a-zA-Z0-9\-_]+\s+:\s(openpgp4fpr:.*)/
       const reEnd = /End\sof\s.*\staxonomy./