annotate mod_authz_delegate/README.md @ 5289:308024be6d6f

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.
author Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
date Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:21:45 +0200
parents
children
Ignore whitespace changes - Everywhere: Within whitespace: At end of lines:
rev   line source
5289
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
1 ---
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
2 summary: Authorization delegation
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
3 rockspec: {}
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
4 ...
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
5
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
6 This module allows delegating authorization questions (role assignment and
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
7 role policies) to another host within prosody.
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
8
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
9 The primary use of this is for a group of virtual hosts to use a common
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
10 authorization database, for example to allow a MUC component to grant
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
11 administrative access to an admin on a corresponding user virtual host.
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
12
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
13 ## Configuration
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
14
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
15 The following example will make all role assignments for local and remote JIDs
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
16 from domain.example effective on groups.domain.example:
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
17
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
18 ```
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
19 VirtualHost "domain.example"
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
20
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
21 Component "groups.domain.example" "muc"
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
22 authorization = "delegate"
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
23 authz_delegate_to = "domain.example"
308024be6d6f mod_authz_delegate: introduce module to "link" authorization of hosts
Jonas Schäfer <jonas@wielicki.name>
parents:
diff changeset
24 ```