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mod_smacks: Prevent ack loop on misbehaving clients
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date Wed, 15 Mar 2017 16:24:03 +0100
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2 labels:
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3 - 'Stage-Alpha'
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4 summary: A web interface to register user accounts
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5 ...
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7 Introduction
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8 ------------
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10 There are various reasons to prefer web registration instead of
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11 "in-band" account registration over XMPP. For example the lack of
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12 CAPTCHA support in clients and servers.
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14 Details
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15 -------
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17 mod\_register\_web has Prosody serve a web page where users can sign up
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18 for an account. It implements reCaptcha to prevent automated sign-ups
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19 (from bots, etc.).
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21 Configuration
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22 -------------
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23
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24 The module is served on Prosody's default HTTP ports at the path
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25 `/register_web`. More details on configuring HTTP modules in Prosody can
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26 be found in our [HTTP documentation](http://prosody.im/doc/http).
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28 To configure the CAPTCHA you need to supply a 'captcha\_options' option:
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30 captcha_options = {
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31 recaptcha_private_key = "12345";
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32 recaptcha_public_key = "78901";
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33 }
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35 The keys for reCaptcha are available in your reCaptcha account, visit
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36 [recaptcha.net](http://recaptcha.net/) for more info.
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38 If no reCaptcha options are set, a simple built in captcha is used.
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40 Compatibility
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41 -------------
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44 0.9 Works
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45 0.8 Doesn't work
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48 Todo
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49 ----
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51 Lots. The module is very basic at the moment. In particular I would like
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52 to see:
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54 Customisation (CSS and/or HTML)
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56 Different CAPTCHA implementation support
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58 Collection of additional data, such as email address
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60 The module kept simple!