File

mod_flash_policy/README.md @ 6193:e977174082ee

mod_invites_register_api: Use set_password() for password resets Previously the code relied on the (weird) behaviour of create_user(), which would update the password for a user account if it already existed. This has several issues, and we plan to deprecate this behaviour of create_user(). The larger issue is that this route does not trigger the user-password-changed event, which can be a security problem. For example, it did not disconnect existing user sessions (this occurs in mod_c2s in response to the event). Switching to set_password() is the right thing to do
author Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com>
date Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:24:30 +0000
parent 6003:fe081789f7b5
line wrap: on
line source

---
labels:
- 'Stage-Alpha'
summary: Adds support for flash socket policy
...

Introduction
============

This Prosody plugin adds support for flash socket policies. When
connecting with a flash client (from a webpage, not an exe) to prosody
the flash client requests for an xml "file" on port 584 or the
connecting port (5222 in the case of default xmpp). Responding on port
584 is tricky because it requires root priviliges to set up a socket on
a port \< 1024.

This plugins filters the incoming data from the flash client. So when
the client connects with prosody it immediately sends a xml request
string (`<policy-file-request/>\0`). Prosody responds with a flash
cross-domain-policy. See
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/socket\_policy\_files.html
for more information.

Usage
=====

Add "flash\_policy" to your modules\_enabled list.

Configuration
=============

  --------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  crossdomain\_file     Optional. The path to a file containing an cross-domain-policy in xml format.
  crossdomain\_string   Optional. A cross-domain-policy as string. Should include the xml declaration.
  --------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Both configuration options are optional. If both are not specified a
cross-domain-policy with "`<allow-access-from domain="*" />`" is used as
default.

Compatibility
=============

  ----- -------
  0.7   Works
  ----- -------

Caveats/Todos/Bugs
==================

-   The assumption is made that the first packet received will always
    contain the policy request data, and all of it. This isn't robust
    against fragmentation, but on the other hand I highly doubt you'll
    be seeing that with such a small packet.
-   Only tested by me on a single server :)