diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faforever/client/chat/IrcChatToken.java b/src/main/java/com/faforever/client/chat/IrcChatToken.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5890d78b1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/faforever/client/chat/IrcChatToken.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package com.faforever.client.chat;
+
+public record IrcChatToken(String value) {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faforever/client/chat/KittehChatService.java b/src/main/java/com/faforever/client/chat/KittehChatService.java
index 86d5e7ed8a..0febf10a9d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/faforever/client/chat/KittehChatService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/faforever/client/chat/KittehChatService.java
@@ -14,13 +14,11 @@
 import com.faforever.client.remote.FafServerAccessor;
 import com.faforever.client.ui.tray.event.UpdateApplicationBadgeEvent;
 import com.faforever.client.user.LoginService;
-import com.faforever.commons.lobby.IrcPasswordInfo;
 import com.faforever.commons.lobby.Player.LeaderboardStats;
 import com.faforever.commons.lobby.SocialInfo;
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus;
 import com.google.common.eventbus.Subscribe;
-import com.google.common.hash.Hashing;
 import javafx.beans.InvalidationListener;
 import javafx.beans.WeakInvalidationListener;
 import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty;
@@ -54,18 +52,18 @@
 import org.kitteh.irc.client.library.event.connection.ClientConnectionEndedEvent;
 import org.kitteh.irc.client.library.event.connection.ClientConnectionFailedEvent;
 import org.kitteh.irc.client.library.event.user.PrivateMessageEvent;
-import org.kitteh.irc.client.library.event.user.PrivateNoticeEvent;
 import org.kitteh.irc.client.library.event.user.UserQuitEvent;
-import org.kitteh.irc.client.library.event.user.WhoisEvent;
-import org.kitteh.irc.client.library.feature.auth.NickServ;
+import org.kitteh.irc.client.library.feature.auth.SaslPlain;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Lazy;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
 
-import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.ArrayDeque;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -101,7 +99,8 @@ public class KittehChatService implements ChatService, InitializingBean, Disposa
   private final PlayerService playerService;
   private final ChatPrefs chatPrefs;
   private final FxApplicationThreadExecutor fxApplicationThreadExecutor;
-
+  @Qualifier("userWebClient")
+  private final ObjectFactory<WebClient> userWebClientFactory;
 
   /**
    * Maps channels by name.
@@ -114,9 +113,7 @@ public class KittehChatService implements ChatService, InitializingBean, Disposa
   String defaultChannelName;
   @VisibleForTesting
   DefaultClient client;
-  private NickServ nickServ;
   private String username;
-  private String password;
   /**
    * A list of channels the server wants us to join.
    */
@@ -192,11 +189,6 @@ private ChatChannelUser initializeUserForChannel(String username, ChatChannel ch
     return chatChannelUser;
   }
 
-  @Subscribe
-  public void onIrcPassword(IrcPasswordInfo event) {
-    password = Hashing.md5().hashString(event.getPassword(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8).toString();
-  }
-
   @Subscribe
   public void onPlayerOnline(PlayerOnlineEvent event) {
     PlayerBean player = event.player();
@@ -323,31 +315,8 @@ private void onPrivateMessage(PrivateMessageEvent event) {
     getOrCreateChannel(user.getNick()).addMessage(new ChatMessage(Instant.now(), user.getNick(), event.getMessage()));
   }
 
-  @Handler
-  private void onWhoIs(WhoisEvent event) {
-    if (event.getWhoisData().getRealName().map(realName -> username.equals(realName)).orElse(false)) {
-      nickServ.startAuthentication();
-    }
-  }
-
-  @Handler
-  private void onNotice(PrivateNoticeEvent event) {
-    String message = event.getMessage();
-
-    if (message.contains("isn't registered")) {
-      client.sendMessage("NickServ", String.format("register %s %s@users.faforever.com", password, client.getNick()));
-    } else if (message.contains("you are now recognized")) {
-      client.sendMessage("NickServ", String.format("recover %s", username));
-    } else if (message.contains("You have regained control")) {
-      client.setNick(username);
-    }
-  }
-
   private void joinAutoChannels() {
     log.trace("Joining auto channels: {}", autoChannels);
-    if (autoChannels == null) {
-      return;
-    }
     autoChannels.forEach(this::joinChannel);
   }
 
@@ -383,7 +352,6 @@ private void onChatUserLeftChannel(String channelName, String username) {
   }
 
   private void onMessage(String message) {
-    message = message.replace(password, "*****");
     ircLog.debug(message);
   }
 
@@ -437,7 +405,6 @@ public void connect() {
     username = loginService.getUsername();
 
     client = (DefaultClient) Client.builder()
-        .user(String.valueOf(loginService.getUserId()))
         .realName(username)
         .nick(username)
         .server()
@@ -451,11 +418,18 @@ public void connect() {
         .then()
         .build();
 
-    nickServ = NickServ.builder(client).account(username).password(password).build();
-
-    client.getEventManager().registerEventListener(this);
-    client.getActorTracker().setQueryChannelInformation(false);
-    client.connect();
+    userWebClientFactory.getObject()
+        .get()
+        .uri("irc/ergochat/token")
+        .retrieve()
+        .bodyToMono(IrcChatToken.class)
+        .map(IrcChatToken::value)
+        .subscribe(token -> {
+          client.getAuthManager().addProtocol(new SaslPlain(client, username, "token:%s".formatted(token)));
+          client.getEventManager().registerEventListener(this);
+          client.getActorTracker().setQueryChannelInformation(false);
+          client.connect();
+        });
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faforever/client/remote/FafServerAccessor.java b/src/main/java/com/faforever/client/remote/FafServerAccessor.java
index 7bc8da408d..4a939f1de4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/faforever/client/remote/FafServerAccessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/faforever/client/remote/FafServerAccessor.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import com.faforever.commons.lobby.GameLaunchResponse;
 import com.faforever.commons.lobby.GameVisibility;
 import com.faforever.commons.lobby.GpgGameOutboundMessage;
-import com.faforever.commons.lobby.IrcPasswordInfo;
 import com.faforever.commons.lobby.MatchmakerState;
 import com.faforever.commons.lobby.MessageTarget;
 import com.faforever.commons.lobby.NoticeInfo;
@@ -79,9 +78,6 @@ public class FafServerAccessor implements InitializingBean, DisposableBean {
   @Override
   public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
     eventBus.register(this);
-    getEvents(IrcPasswordInfo.class).doOnError(throwable -> log.error("Error processing irc password", throwable))
-        .retry()
-        .subscribe(this::onIrcPassword);
     getEvents(NoticeInfo.class).doOnError(throwable -> log.error("Error processing notice", throwable))
         .retry()
         .subscribe(this::onNotice);
@@ -250,10 +246,6 @@ private void onNotice(NoticeInfo noticeMessage) {
     notificationService.addServerNotification(new ImmediateNotification(i18n.get("messageFromServer"), noticeMessage.getText(), severity, Collections.singletonList(new DismissAction(i18n))));
   }
 
-  private void onIrcPassword(IrcPasswordInfo ircPasswordInfo) {
-    eventBus.post(ircPasswordInfo);
-  }
-
   public void restoreGameSession(int id) {
     lobbyClient.restoreGameSession(id);
   }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/faforever/client/chat/KittehChatServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/com/faforever/client/chat/KittehChatServiceTest.java
index 2d796418fb..52aa0711d9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/faforever/client/chat/KittehChatServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/faforever/client/chat/KittehChatServiceTest.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import com.faforever.client.remote.FafServerAccessor;
 import com.faforever.client.test.ServiceTest;
 import com.faforever.client.user.LoginService;
-import com.faforever.commons.lobby.IrcPasswordInfo;
 import com.faforever.commons.lobby.SocialInfo;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSortedSet;
 import com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus;
@@ -675,13 +674,6 @@ public void testAddChannelUserListListener() {
     verify(listener, times(2)).onChanged(any());
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void testLeaveChannel() {
-    IrcPasswordInfo event = new IrcPasswordInfo("abc");
-    instance.onIrcPassword(event);
-    instance.leaveChannel(new ChatChannel(DEFAULT_CHANNEL_NAME));
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void testSendActionInBackground() throws Exception {
     connect();