From 24a1f5ba9ff4bfe52bbdabba87f78c959227fac6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bram Matthys Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 12:08:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Be more explicit about visually looking characters in Cyrillic script --- doc/RELEASE-NOTES | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/RELEASE-NOTES b/doc/RELEASE-NOTES index 5681714cb..c106165ad 100644 --- a/doc/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/doc/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Enhancements: lower/uppercase checking for allowed-nickchars nicks. So a nick with "O with accent" can be online at the same time as "o with accent". They are treated as two different users. + The identical character looking issue is particular noticeable in + cyrillic script where for example cyrillic "A" looks identical to + latin "A" and thus can be used to impersonate a user. Improved CASEMAPPING and "visually similar character"-checking is part of ongoing research at the IRCv3 working group. * Two optional modules. These are not loaded by default. To use them,