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mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts See the readme :-). Motivation is allowing Snikket admins to change circle avatars via the web portal without bypassing Prosody access checks.
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2 summary: Authorization delegation
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6 This module allows delegating authorization questions (role assignment and
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7 role policies) to another host within prosody.
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9 The primary use of this is for a group of virtual hosts to use a common
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10 authorization database, for example to allow a MUC component to grant
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11 administrative access to an admin on a corresponding user virtual host.
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13 ## Configuration
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15 The following example will make all role assignments for local and remote JIDs
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16 from domain.example effective on groups.domain.example:
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18 ```
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19 VirtualHost "domain.example"
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21 Component "groups.domain.example" "muc"
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22 authorization = "delegate"
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23 authz_delegate_to = "domain.example"
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24 ```