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changeset 4348:35d41de5b2aa default tip @
doc (component): document use of Gateway Relayed Encryption:
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| author | Goffi <goffi@goffi.org> |
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| date | Mon, 13 Jan 2025 01:23:22 +0100 |
| parents | 54df67d5646c |
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| files | doc/components.rst |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/doc/components.rst Mon Jan 13 01:23:22 2025 +0100 +++ b/doc/components.rst Mon Jan 13 01:23:22 2025 +0100 @@ -969,6 +969,20 @@ and deleted, they are not yet sent with the message. This functionality will be added as development progresses. +End-to-End Encryption +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The gateway supports end-to-end encryption through the Gateway Relayed Encryption +specification. This works by indicating to client how to format and encrypt the message +(in technical terms, it's by telling it to use MIME and OpenPGP) before sending it to the +gateway. This only works with clients implementing this specification. + + +.. note:: + + Gateway Relayed Encryption is not yet an official XEP, it will be evaluated by XMPP + council to see if it gets an official number in coming weeks. + .. _XEP-0033 (Extended Stanza Addressing): https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0033.html .. _XEP-0100 (Gateway Interaction): https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0100.html