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mod_client_management: Use grant id from key This is a minor tweak - it's faster and preserves compatibility with older data formats (that we don't necessarily want to be compatible with, but some of us have messy data stores and it pays to be a little more robust).

author	Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com>
date	Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:20:25 +0100
parent	4558:8e58a1b78336

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4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	2 labels:
3884 f84ede3e9e3b mod_auth_external->mod_auth_external_insecure: Unmaintained and almost certainly insecure, discourage its use Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3390 diff changeset	3 - 'Stage-Deprecated'
1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	4 - 'Type-Auth'
3884 f84ede3e9e3b mod_auth_external->mod_auth_external_insecure: Unmaintained and almost certainly insecure, discourage its use Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3390 diff changeset	5 summary: 'Authentication via external script/process (DEPRECATED)'
1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	6 ...
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	8 Introduction
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	9 ============
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29f3d6b7ad16 Import wiki pages Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: diff changeset	11 Allow client authentication to be handled by an external script/process.
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4558 8e58a1b78336 mod_auth_external_insecure: Wrap warning in scary div Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 3884 diff changeset	13 :::{.alert .alert-warning}
3884 f84ede3e9e3b mod_auth_external->mod_auth_external_insecure: Unmaintained and almost certainly insecure, discourage its use Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3390 diff changeset	14 Warning: This module is not currently maintained, and may be buggy and insecure in
f84ede3e9e3b mod_auth_external->mod_auth_external_insecure: Unmaintained and almost certainly insecure, discourage its use Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3390 diff changeset	15 certain configurations/environments. It is not recommended for production use. Please
f84ede3e9e3b mod_auth_external->mod_auth_external_insecure: Unmaintained and almost certainly insecure, discourage its use Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3390 diff changeset	16 use one of the [many other authentication modules](/type_auth).
4558 8e58a1b78336 mod_auth_external_insecure: Wrap warning in scary div Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 3884 diff changeset	17 :::
3884 f84ede3e9e3b mod_auth_external->mod_auth_external_insecure: Unmaintained and almost certainly insecure, discourage its use Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3390 diff changeset	18
1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	19 Installation
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	20 ============
1782 29f3d6b7ad16 Import wiki pages Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: diff changeset	21
3884 f84ede3e9e3b mod_auth_external->mod_auth_external_insecure: Unmaintained and almost certainly insecure, discourage its use Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3390 diff changeset	22 mod\_auth\_external\_insecure depends on a Lua module called
1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	23 [lpty](http://www.tset.de/lpty/). You can install it on many platforms
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	24 using [LuaRocks](http://luarocks.org/), for example:
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1820 8de50be756e5 Various README files: Correct indentation levels, fix syntax and other small fixes Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1803 diff changeset	26 sudo luarocks install lpty
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	28 Configuration
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	31 As with all auth modules, there is no need to add this to
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	32 modules\_enabled. Simply add in the global section, or for the relevant
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	33 hosts:
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3884 f84ede3e9e3b mod_auth_external->mod_auth_external_insecure: Unmaintained and almost certainly insecure, discourage its use Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3390 diff changeset	35 authentication = "external_insecure"
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3884 f84ede3e9e3b mod_auth_external->mod_auth_external_insecure: Unmaintained and almost certainly insecure, discourage its use Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3390 diff changeset	37 These options are specific to mod\_auth\_external\_insecure:
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	39 -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	40 external\_auth\_protocol May be "generic" or "ejabberd" (the latter for compatibility with ejabberd external auth scripts. Default is "generic".
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	41 external\_auth\_command The command/script to execute.
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4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	44 Two other options are also available, depending on whether the module is
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	45 running in 'blocking' or 'non-blocking' mode:
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	47 --------------------------- -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	48 external\_auth\_timeout blocking The number of seconds to wait for a response from the auth process. Default is 5.
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	49 external\_auth\_processes non-blocking The number of concurrent processes to spawn. Default is 1, increase to handle high connection rates efficiently.
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	52 Blocking vs non-blocking
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3389 788200f5f481 mod_auth_external/README: Update to reflect non-blocking by default Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 2876 diff changeset	55 Non-blocking mode is experimental and is disabled by default.
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788200f5f481 mod_auth_external/README: Update to reflect non-blocking by default Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 2876 diff changeset	57 Enable at your own risk if you fulfil these conditions:
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	59 - Running Prosody trunk ([nightly](http://prosody.im/nightly/) build
3390 3287dd234f3f mod_auth_external/README: Update mentioning 0.11.x Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 3389 diff changeset	60 414+) or Prosody 0.11.x.
1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	61 - [libevent](http://prosody.im/doc/libevent) is enabled in the config,
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	62 and LuaEvent is available.
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	63 - lpty (see installation above) is version 1.0.1 or later.
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3389 788200f5f481 mod_auth_external/README: Update to reflect non-blocking by default Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 2876 diff changeset	65 ```lua
788200f5f481 mod_auth_external/README: Update to reflect non-blocking by default Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 2876 diff changeset	66 external_auth_blocking = false;
788200f5f481 mod_auth_external/README: Update to reflect non-blocking by default Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 2876 diff changeset	67 ```
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	69 Protocol
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29f3d6b7ad16 Import wiki pages Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: diff changeset	72 Prosody executes the given command/script, and sends it queries.
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	74 Your auth script should simply read a line from standard input, and
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	75 write the result to standard output. It must do this in a loop, until
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	76 there's nothing left to read. Prosody can keep sending more lines to the
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	77 script, with a command on each line.
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	79 Each command is one line, and the response is expected to be a single
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	80 line containing "0" for failure or "1" for success. Your script must
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	81 respond with "0" for anything it doesn't understand.
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29f3d6b7ad16 Import wiki pages Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: diff changeset	83 There are three commands used at the moment:
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	85 auth
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1782 29f3d6b7ad16 Import wiki pages Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: diff changeset	88 Check if a user's password is valid.
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	90 Example: `auth:username:example.com:abc123`
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29f3d6b7ad16 Import wiki pages Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: diff changeset	92 Note: The password can contain colons. Make sure to handle that.
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	94 isuser
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1782 29f3d6b7ad16 Import wiki pages Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: diff changeset	97 Check if a user exists.
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	99 Example: `isuser:username:example.com`
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	101 setpass
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1782 29f3d6b7ad16 Import wiki pages Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: diff changeset	104 Set a new password for the user. Implementing this is optional.
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	106 Example: `setpass:username:example.com:abc123`
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29f3d6b7ad16 Import wiki pages Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: diff changeset	108 Note: The password can contain colons. Make sure to handle that.
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2876 ea6b5321db50 README files: Fix typos Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 2144 diff changeset	110 ejabberd compatibility
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4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	113 ejabberd implements a similar protocol. The main difference is that
4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	114 Prosody's protocol is line-based, while ejabberd's is length-prefixed.
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29f3d6b7ad16 Import wiki pages Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: diff changeset	116 Add this to your config if you need to use an ejabberd auth script:
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4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	118 external_auth_protocol = "ejabberd"
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1803 4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	120 Compatibility
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4d73a1a6ba68 Convert all wiki pages to Markdown Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 1782 diff changeset	124 0.8 Works
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