#summary XEP-0356 (Privileged Entity) implementation

#labels Stage-Alpha

= 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 [http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0356.html XEP-0356].

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:

{{{

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)