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author | Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> |
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date | Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:03:58 +0200 |
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/mod_privilege/README.markdown Fri Aug 28 18:03:58 2015 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,130 @@ +--- +labels: +- 'Stage-Alpha' +summary: 'XEP-0356 (Privileged Entity) implementation' +... + +Introduction +============ + +Privileged Entity is an extension which allows entity/component to have +privileged access to server (set/get roster, send message on behalf of +server, access presence informations). It can be used to build services +independently of server (e.g.: PEP service). + +Details +======= + +You can have all the details by reading the +[XEP-0356](http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0356.html). + +If you use it with a component, you need to patch +core/mod\_component.lua to fire a new signal. To do it, copy the +following patch in a, for example, /tmp/component.patch file: + +``` {.patch} + diff --git a/plugins/mod_component.lua b/plugins/mod_component.lua + --- a/plugins/mod_component.lua + +++ b/plugins/mod_component.lua + @@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ + session.type = "component"; + module:log("info", "External component successfully authenticated"); + session.send(st.stanza("handshake")); + + module:fire_event("component-authenticated", { session = session }); + + return true; + end +``` + +Then, at the root of prosody, enter: + +`patch -p1 < /tmp/component.patch` + +Usage +===== + +To use the module, like usual add **"privilege"** to your +modules\_enabled. Note that if you use it with a local component, you +also need to activate the module in your component section: + + modules_enabled = { + [...] + + "privilege"; + } + + [...] + + Component "youcomponent.yourdomain.tld" + component_secret = "yourpassword" + modules_enabled = {"privilege"} + +then specify privileged entities **in your host section** like that: + + VirtualHost "yourdomain.tld" + + privileged_entities = { + ["romeo@montaigu.lit"] = { + roster = "get"; + presence = "managed_entity"; + }, + ["juliet@capulet.lit"] = { + roster = "both"; + message = "outgoing"; + presence = "roster"; + }, + } + +Here *romeo@montaigu.lit* can **get** roster of anybody on the host, and +will **have presence for any user** of the host, while +*juliet@capulet.lit* can **get** and **set** a roster, **send messages** +on the behalf of the server, and **access presence of anybody linked to +the host** (not only people on the server, but also people in rosters of +users of the server). + +**/! Be extra careful when you give a permission to an entity/component, +it's a powerful access, only do it if you absoly trust the +component/entity, and you know where the software is coming from** + +Configuration +============= + +All the permissions give access to all accounts of the virtual host. + + -------- ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------- + roster none *(default)* No access to rosters + get Allow **read** access to rosters + set Allow **write** access to rosters + both Allow **read** and **write** access to rosters + -------- ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------- + +message +------- + + ------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ + none *(default)* Can't send message from server + outgoing Allow to send message on behalf of server (from bare jids) + ------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ + +presence +-------- + + ------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + none *(default)* Do not have extra presence information + managed\_entity Receive presence stanzas (except subscriptions) from host users + roster Receive all presence stanzas (except subsciptions) from host users and people in their rosters + ------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Compatibility +============= + + ----- ---------------------------------------------------- + dev Need a patched core/mod\_component.lua (see above) + 0.9 Need a patched core/mod\_component.lua (see above) + ----- ---------------------------------------------------- + +Note +==== + +This module is often used with mod\_delegation (c.f. XEP for more +details)