mod_authz_delegate/README.md
author Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:21:45 +0200
changeset 5292 f61564b522f7
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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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summary: Authorization delegation
rockspec: {}
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This module allows delegating authorization questions (role assignment and
role policies) to another host within prosody.

The primary use of this is for a group of virtual hosts to use a common
authorization database, for example to allow a MUC component to grant
administrative access to an admin on a corresponding user virtual host.

## Configuration

The following example will make all role assignments for local and remote JIDs
from domain.example effective on groups.domain.example:

```
VirtualHost "domain.example"

Component "groups.domain.example" "muc"
    authorization = "delegate"
    authz_delegate_to = "domain.example"
```