SILC (protocol)

SILC
Communication protocol
AbbreviationSILC
PurposeSynchronous conferencing
Developer(s)Pekka Riikonen
Introduction2000; 24 years ago (2000)
OSI layerApplication layer
Port(s)706/tcp, 706/udp
Websitesilcnet.org

SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing protocol) is a protocol that provides secure synchronous conferencing services (very much like IRC) over the Internet.[1]