Thilo, sorry!
I had somehow missed that SASL2 mandates XEP-0440. It makes a lot of sense.
But...
Openfire currently doesn't support any channel bindings.
It is sometimes used in cases where there is no TLS at all. This is quite
deliberate and sensible in this case, please don't argue with this! This
means there will always be cases where there are no channel bindings
available (because there's no channel to bind to!).
The schema doesn't include a minOccurs, and that means minOccurs='1' by
default. This means at least one channel binding MUST be included. Is this
intentional?
I appreciate this is an oddball case (and I can support tls-server-endpoint
for most normal cases), but is this the intent here or was the expectation
that the minOccurs should be '0'?
(I know tls-server-endpoint MUST be implemented, but MTI is not MTD etc).
Dave.
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This specification allows servers to annouce their supported SASL
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Version 0.5.0 of XEP-0474 (SASL SCRAM Downgrade Protection) has been
released.
Abstract:
This specification provides a way to secure the SASL and SASL2
handshakes against method and channel-binding downgrades.
Changelog:
* Add business rules describing client behavior
* Make clear that PLAIN still has to be pinned away, if not disabled
entirely (tm)
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Version 0.5 of XEP-0440 (SASL Channel-Binding Type Capability) has
been released.
Abstract:
This specification allows servers to annouce their supported SASL
channel-binding types to clients.
Changelog:
* Address a possible MITM attack vector by making the tls-server-end-
point channel-binding mandatory to implement
* Remove the whole 'Interaction with SASL mechanisms' section and
replace it with 'Business Rules'
* Rework whole 'Security Considerations' section
* Some minor editorial changes
* Add Thilo Molitor as author (tm)
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The XMPP Extensions Editor has received a proposal for a new XEP.
Title: Jingle Content Category
Abstract:
This specification defines an XMPP extension to negotiate the use of
Session Description Protocol (SDP) media- level attribute 'content' as
defined by RFC 4796 with Jingle RTP sessions
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/jingle-content-category.html
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The XMPP Extensions Editor has received a proposal for a new XEP.
Title: Forums
Abstract:
This specification describes how to implement XMPP-based discussion
forums.
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proposal as an official XEP.
Version 1.35.2 of XEP-0045 (Multi-User Chat) has been released.
Abstract:
This specification defines an XMPP protocol extension for multi-user
text chat, whereby multiple XMPP users can exchange messages in the
context of a room or channel, similar to Internet Relay Chat (IRC). In
addition to standard chatroom features such as room topics and
invitations, the protocol defines a strong room control model,
including the ability to kick and ban users, to name room moderators
and administrators, to require membership or passwords in order to
join the room, etc.
Changelog:
Fix inconsistency in 'roomconfig_roomsecret' data form field
definition. (gk)
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