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mod_http_oauth2: Use more compact IDs UUIDs are nice but so verbose! The reduction in entropy for the nonce should be fine since the timestamp is also counts towards this, and it changes every second (modulo clock shenanigans), so the chances of someone managing to get the same client_secret by registering with the same information at the same time as another entity should be negligible.

author	Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
date	Sat, 11 Mar 2023 22:46:27 +0100
parents	816c2fa1ca84
children	2f7fff6c8c73

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96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	2 labels:
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	3 - 'Stage-Beta'
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	4 summary: 'Invite management module for Prosody'
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96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	7 Introduction
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	8 ============
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	9
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	10 This module is part of the suite of modules that implement invite-based
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	11 account registration for Prosody. The other modules are:
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	12
4223 4ec755c13e9b mod_invites: Link to each other Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>* parents: 4097 diff changeset	13 - [mod_invites_adhoc]
4ec755c13e9b mod_invites: Link to each other Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>* parents: 4097 diff changeset	14 - [mod_invites_page]
4ec755c13e9b mod_invites: Link to each other Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>* parents: 4097 diff changeset	15 - [mod_invites_register]
4ec755c13e9b mod_invites: Link to each other Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>* parents: 4097 diff changeset	16 - [mod_invites_register_web]
4224 816c2fa1ca84 mod_invites: Also link to mod_invites_api Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>* parents: 4223 diff changeset	17 - [mod_invites_api]
4223 4ec755c13e9b mod_invites: Link to each other Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>* parents: 4097 diff changeset	18 - [mod_register_apps]
3776 80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	19
80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	20 This module manages the creation and consumption of invite codes for the
80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	21 host(s) it is loaded onto. It currently does not expose any admin/user-facing
80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	22 functionality (though in the future it will probably gain a way to view/manage
80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	23 pending invites).
80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	24
4097 96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	25 Instead, other modules can use the API from this module to create invite tokens
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	26 which can be used to e.g. register accounts or create automatic subscription
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	27 approvals.
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	28
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	29 This module should not be confused with the similarly named mod_invite (note the
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	30 missing 's'!). That module was a precursor to this one that helped test and prove
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	31 the concept of invite-based registration, and is now deprecated.
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80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	33 # Configuration
80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	34
4097 96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	35 This module exposes just one option - the length of time that a generated invite
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	36 should be valid for by default.
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3780 824447fc7759 mod_invites/README: Fix code block syntax Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se> parents: 3776 diff changeset	38 ``` {.lua}
3776 80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	39 -- Configure the number of seconds a token is valid for (default 7 days)
80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	40 invite_expiry = 86400 * 7
80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	41 ```
80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	42
4097 96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	43 # Invites setup
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	44
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	45 For a fully-featured invite-based setup, the following provides an example
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	46 configuration:
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	47
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	48 ``` {.lua}
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	49 -- Specify the external URL format of the invite links
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	50
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	51 VirtualHost "example.com"
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	52 invites_page = "https://example.com/invite?{invite.token}"
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	53 http_external_url = "https://example.com/"
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	54 http_paths = {
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	55 invites_page = "/invite";
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	56 invites_register_web = "/register";
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	57 }
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	58 modules_enabled = {
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	59 "invites";
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	60 "invites_adhoc";
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	61 "invites_page";
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	62 "invites_register";
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	63 "invites_register_web";
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96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	65 "http_libjs"; -- See 'external dependencies' below
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	66 }
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	67 ```
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	68
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	69 Restart Prosody and create a new invite using an ad-hoc command in an XMPP client connected
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	70 to your admin account, or use the command line:
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	71
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	72 prosodyctl mod_invites generate example.com
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96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	74 ## External dependencies
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	75
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	76 The default HTML templates for the web-based modules depend on some CSS and Javascript
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	77 libraries. They expect these to be available at `https://example.com/share`. An easy
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	78 way of doing this if you are on Debian 10 (buster) is to enable mod_http_libjs and install
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	79 the following packages:
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	80
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	81 apt install libjs-bootstrap4 libjs-jquery
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	82
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	83 On other systems you will need to manually put these libraries somewhere on the filesystem
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	84 that Prosody can read, and serve them using mod_http_libjs with a custom `libjs_path`
96838617695a mod_invites: Update documentation Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: 3780 diff changeset	85 setting.
3776 80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	86
80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	87 # Compatibility
80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	88
80830d97da81 mod_invites: New module providing an API to create/manage invite tokens Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	89 0.11 and later.

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