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mod_compression: Rename to mod_compression_unsafe and add security note
author | Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> |
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date | Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:08:39 +0100 |
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/mod_compression_unsafe/README.markdown Tue Sep 26 14:08:39 2017 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +**NOTE:** XMPP compression has unresolved [security concerns](https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/standards/2014-October/029215.html), +and this module has been removed from Prosody and renamed. + +While the bandwidth usage of XMPP isn't that much, compressing the data +sent to/from your server can give significant benefits to those on slow +connections, such as dial-up or mobile networks. Prosody supports +compression for client-to-server (if your client supports it) and +server-to-server streams using the mod\_compression plugin. + +# Details + +mod\_compression implements [XEP-0138], and supports the zlib compression +algorithm. + +## Dependencies + +The XMPP protocol specifies that all clients and servers supporting +compression must support the "zlib" compression method, and this is what +Prosody uses. However you will need to install zlib support for Lua on +your system. There are different ways of doing this depending on your +system. If in doubt whether it is installed correctly, the command +`lua -lzlib` in a console should open a Lua prompt with no errors. + +Debian/Ubuntu +: `apt-get install lua-zlib` + +LuaRocks +: `luarocks install lua-zlib` + +Source +: <https://github.com/brimworks/lua-zlib> + +# Usage + +``` lua +modules_enabled = { + -- Other modules + "compression"; -- Enable mod_compression +} +``` + +## Configuration + +The compression level can be set using the `compression_level` option +which can be a number from 1 to 9. Higher compression levels will use +more resources but less bandwidth. + +## Example + +``` lua +modules_enabled = { + -- Other modules + "compression"; -- Enable mod_compression +} + +compression_level = 5 +```