January 2026 - Standards

Proposed XMPP Extension: End-to-End Encrypted Contacts Metadata

by Daniel Gultsch

The XMPP Extensions Editor has received a proposal for a new XEP. Title: End-to-End Encrypted Contacts Metadata Abstract: This specification describes how to encrypt contacts metadata to minimize server exposure. URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/contacts-e2e.html The Council will decide in the next two weeks whether to accept this proposal as an official XEP.

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Participation of civil society in the standardization process + Last Calls

by Daniel Gultsch

Hi, I saw a talk by Sophia Longwe, who I believe works at Wikimedia Germany, at 39C3 (Chaos Communication Congress). I saw the talk in person, but there is a recording of it here: https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-who-runs-the-www-wsis20-and-the-future-of-inter… The talk is a rudimentary overview of how the different bodies that "steer" the internet work t ranging from UN committees and ICANN down to mere mortals such as us. The XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) was not called out specifically, but our colleagues at the IETF and W3C were mentioned. In her talk, she criticized the lack of participation from "civil society" in standardization work. She attributed this partially to high barriers to entry at IETF events (high costs, fancy hotels) and said (I’m paraphrasing) that it’s basically just rich FAANG employees. Some of that doesn’t exactly match my own experience at the IETF, but I don’t think any of what she said was in bad faith. I hope to meet her in Vienna (IETF126) to discuss some of these things in person. And who knows, maybe she is right. Anyway, long story short, this got me thinking about our processes here at the XSF (which, again, she didn’t mention at all): I think the XMPP Standards Foundation is in a unique position where many of our members can be described as "civil society" - people who might describe themselves as activists or promoters of XMPP rather than developers. (And/or people who do software development for a living, but whose jobs are unrelated to XMPP and who joined the XSF more in the capacity of a user.) At the same time, I’m observing that a lot of our Last Calls (and standards work in general) have few participants, at least relative to our overall membership numbers. Furthermore, I've heard criticism that the XSF doesn’t take the concerns of some minority groups seriously enough. (Which may or may not be true; I don’t want to take sides on that at this point.) This leads me to a question: Can we kill two or three birds with one stone here? Can we either rephrase some of the questions in the Last Call or add new ones that explicitly invite feedback from "civil society" (for lack of a better word)? I just want to get the discussion started, so I don’t have a final list, but the questions could go in a direction like this: * Would you use this feature if it were implemented in the XMPP client you currently use? * Do you think an implementation of this feature could negatively impact your community? * Does this improve (make easier) the work you do in your community? Cheers, Daniel

4 days, 17 hours

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i1_m2ogwfahkc6bk@anonymous.cheogram.com

by joseperezguerrero730＠gmail.com

hello

5 days, 19 hours

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UPDATED: XEP-0386 (Bind 2)

by Daniel Gultsch

Version 1.1.0 of XEP-0386 (Bind 2) has been released. Abstract: This specification provides a single-request replacement for several activities an XMPP client needs to do at startup. Changelog: It's authorization-identifier not authorization-identity (dg) URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0386.html Note: The information in the XEP list at https://xmpp.org/extensions/ is updated by a separate automated process and may be stale at the time this email is sent. The XEP documents linked herein are up-to- date.

5 days, 21 hours

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LAST CALL: XEP-0377 (Spam Reporting)

by Daniel Gultsch

This message constitutes notice of a Last Call for comments on XEP-0377. Title: Spam Reporting Abstract: This document specifies a mechanism by which users can report spam and other abuse to a server operator or other spam service. URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0377.html This Last Call begins today and shall end at the close of business on 2026-01-05. Please consider the following questions during this Last Call and send your feedback to the standards(a)xmpp.org discussion list: 1. Is this specification needed to fill gaps in the XMPP protocol stack or to clarify an existing protocol? 2. Does the specification solve the problem stated in the introduction and requirements? 3. Do you plan to implement this specification in your code? If not, why not? 4. Do you have any security concerns related to this specification? 5. Is the specification accurate and clearly written? Your feedback is appreciated!

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