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Prosodoy module to externalize MUC authorization via HTTP
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1 # Introduction
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3 This module externalizes MUC authorization via HTTP.
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4 Whenever a user wants to join a MUC, an HTTP GET request is made to `authorization_url`
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5 with the user bare jid (`userJID`) and the MUC jid (`mucJID`) as GET parameters.
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6 Example:
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7 `https://www.prosody.im/users/can-join/?userJID=romeo@example.com&mucJID=teaparty@chat.example.com`
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9 This allows an external service to decide whether a user is authorized to join a MUC or not.
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11 When a user is authorized to join a MUC, this module expects the following JSON payload:
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12 ```
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13 {
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14 allowed: true,
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15 error: "",
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16 }
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17 ```
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18 Otherwise, either the user not being authorized or some failure in the external service:
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19 ```
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20 {
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21 allowed: false,
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22 error: "Some error message to be displayed in this module's logs",
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23 }
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24 ```
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26 # Configuring
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28 ## Enabling
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30 ``` {.lua}
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31 Component "rooms.example.net" "muc"
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33 modules_enabled = {
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34 "muc_http_auth";
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35 }
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37 ```
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40 ## Settings
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42 |Name |Description |Default |
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43 |-----|------------|--------|
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44 |muc_http_auth_url| URL of the external HTTP service to which send `userJID` and `mucJID` in a GET request | "" |
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45 |muc_http_auth_enabled_for| List of MUC names (node part) to enable this module for | nil |
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46 |muc_http_auth_disabled_for| List of MUC names (node part) to disable this module for | nil |
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47 |muc_http_auth_insecure| Disable certificate verification for request. Only intended for development of the external service. | false |
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50 This module can be enabled/disabled for specific rooms. Only one of the following settings must be set.
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51 ```
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52 -- muc_http_auth_enabled_for = {"teaparty"}
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53 -- muc_http_auth_disabled_for = {"teaparty"}
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54 ```
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55 If none or both are found, all rooms in the MUC component will have this module enabled.
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57 Note: Use the node part of the MUC jid for these lists. Example:
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60 `muc_http_auth_enabled_for = {"teaparty@rooms.example.net"}`
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62 Correct:
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63 `muc_http_auth_enabled_for = {"teaparty"}`