When enabled, this configuration option lets ngIRCd send a PING with an
numeric "token" to clients logging in; and it will not become registered
in the network until the client responds with the correct PONG.
This is used by QuakeNet for example (ircu/snircd), and looks like this:
NICK nick
:irc.example.net PING :
1858979527
USER user . . :real name
PONG
1858979527
:irc.example.net 001 nick :Welcome to the Internet Relay Network ...