[JDEV] MUC problems
Peter Saint-Andre
stpeter at jabber.org
Thu Feb 13 15:01:33 CST 2003
First of all, the question here is related more to browse implementation
than MUC implementation. Unfortunately, the browse specification is not
consistent with usage such as this:
<iq
type='result'
id='1011'
to='xxx at localhost/coccinella'
from='girls at conference.localhost'>
<conference xmlns='jabber:iq:browse' name='girls' type='public'>
<ns>http://jabber.org/protocol/muc</ns>
<user name='mats'
jid='girls at conference.localhost/13c6a01dc31309e331c2b018640b9c03b8534327'/>
</conference>
</iq>
The browse JEP (which is incomplete) does not seem to allow <conference/>
as a root element for the jabber:iq:browse namespace (there is no DTD or
schema so we can't be sure, but it appears that <item/> is the root
element and as we know only one root element should be allowed). In
addition, it does not define <user/> as a child element of the root
element. So I would say that the above stanza is questionable from the
perspective of browse.
Second, given the ambiguities involved in browse, it may behoove the
author of JEP-0045 to remove all references to browse and require support
for disco only. However, I am loath to do so until disco goes to Draft, so
it is possible I will hold off on submitting JEP-0045 to the Council until
disco is advanced to Draft.
Third, I would agree with Constantin that the hashed resource in the 'jid'
attribute in the stanza shown above is inconsistent with the spirit of
MUC. Note example 10 in version 1.3 of JEP-0045:
Example 10. Room Returns Disco Item Results (Items are Public)
<iq
type='result'
from='darkcave at macbeth.shakespeare.lit'
to='hag66 at shakespeare.lit/pda'
id='disco4'>
<query xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/disco#items'>
<item jid='darkcave at macbeth.shakespeare.lit/firstwitch'/>
<item jid='darkcave at macbeth.shakespeare.lit/secondwitch'/>
</query>
</iq>
In this instance, the user information is public and the implementation
returns each user's room JID (not a hash).
If user information is *not* public, then the implementation SHOULD return
empty results, not hashed information, as in Example 11:
Example 11. Room Returns Empty Disco Item Results (Items are Private)
<iq
type='result'
from='darkcave at macbeth.shakespeare.lit'
to='hag66 at shakespeare.lit/pda'
id='disco4'>
<query xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/disco#items'/>
</iq>
Or at least so it seems to me. Thoughts?
Peter
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Peter Saint-Andre
Jabber Software Foundation
http://www.jabber.org/people/stpeter.php
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Constantin Nickonov wrote:
> I understand what you're trying to do. The problem is that your methods
> conflict with the intent of JEP-0045, which will eventually result in
> fragmentation of the standard, i.e., when two or more implementations of MUC
> accomplish the same thing in incompatible ways. Perhaps the JEP should be
> more specific when it comes to laying out the 'jabber:iq:browse'
> capabilities (which are being phased out in favor of disco), but it seems to
> me the re-introduction of SHA-hashing for this purpose is not a good thing.
>
> Sure, you can talk about race conditions, like when I browse to get a list
> of users and one of them chooses that moment to change his nick, making my
> subsequent user-level browse requests invalid. But why not just return the
> real JID (if it's allowed by the room) in the room-level browse result?
> Something like this:
>
> SENT: <iq type='get' to='room at muc.server'>
> <query xmlns='jabber:iq:browse'/>
> </iq>
> READ: <iq type='result' to='user at server/resource' from='room at muc.server'>
> <conference xmlns='jabber:iq:browse' name='room' type='public'>
> <ns>http://jabber.org/protocol/muc</ns>
> <user name='nick1' jid='user2 at server/resource'/>
> </conference>
> </iq>
>
> In the case of an anonymous room, the 'jid' attribute could be omitted (or
> contain the in-room JID for that user, i.e., 'room at muc.server/nick2').
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Sutton [mailto:jabber at dsutton.legend.uk.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 8:59 AM
> > To: jdev at jabber.org
> > Subject: Re: [JDEV] MUC problems
> >
> >
> > Hello there,
> >
> > We are both correct in this situation. The JEP does define
> > how the jid
> > is to be handled for a presence packet, and MU-Conference follows
> > that. You will never see the SHA1 string in a presence packet.
> >
> > On the other hand, the system of using an iq request, xmlns
> > jabber:iq:browse, to discover the room roster is not covered by the
> > JEP. In order to maintain sanity, I have opted to continue using the
> > existing methods. If you require to see the real jid, and you are
> > allowed, then browsing the SHA1 resource will reveal the true jid. I
> > have to use the sha1, since it allows you to track the user more
> > consistantly - as I tried to explain before, I could use
> > 'girls at conference.localhost/NICK' for the nickname reported
> > by browse,
> > the problem is that if users swap nicknames, I have no way
> > of knowing
> > that is what happened. The SHA1 string is unique to that user.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > David
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 08:12:16AM -0700, Constantin Nickonov wrote:
> > > see below
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: David Sutton [mailto:jabber at dsutton.legend.uk.com]
> > > > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 8:51 PM
> > > > To: jdev at jabber.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [JDEV] MUC problems
> > >
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > > The hex string is actually a SHA1 hash of the users real
> > jid. Its used
> > > > to reference a user, but not reveal the true jid. If the room
> > > > is set up to allow people to see the real jid, then just browse
> > > >
> > girls at conference.localhost/13c6a01dc31309e331c2b018640b9c03b85
> > 34327 and
> > > > it will show you the true jid. This also helps to keep
> > compatability to
> > > > existing clients that are used to this form with the
> > > > groupchat/conferencing module. The real jid is used as
> > the reference, as
> > > > a person can keep changing their nick throughout a
> > session, but they
> > > > can't change their real jid
> > >
> > > The problem with this is that the MUC standard (JEP-0045)
> > specifies how
> > > nicknames are passed along with presence information, and
> > how they are
> > > changed -- and SHA-hashing isn't the way.
> > >
> > > Entering a room (JEP-0045, section 6.2):
> > >
> > > SENT: <presence to='foo at muc.server/nick1'>
> > > <x xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/muc'/>
> > > </presence>
> > > READ: <presence from='foo at muc.server/nick1'
> > to='user at server/resource'>
> > > <x xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/muc#user'>
> > > <item affiliation='owner' jid='user at server/resource'
> > > role='moderator'/>
> > > </x>
> > > </presence>
> > >
> > > Changing the nick (JEP-0045, section 6.4):
> > >
> > > SENT: <presence to='foo at muc.server/nick2'/>
> > > READ: <presence type='unavailable' from='foo at muc.server/nick1'
> > > to='user at server/resource'>
> > > <x xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/muc#user'>
> > > <item nick='nick2' affiliation='owner'
> > > jid='user at server/resource' role='moderator'/>
> > > <status code='303'/>
> > > </x>
> > > </presence>
> > > <presence from='foo at muc.server/nick2'
> > to='user at server/resource'>
> > > <x xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/muc#user'>
> > > <item affiliation='owner' jid='user at server/resource'
> > > role='moderator'/>
> > > </x>
> > > </presence>
> > >
> > > The MUC protocol wasn't designed to be fully
> > backward-compatible with the
> > > JCF draft.
> > >
> > > Constantin
> > > _______________________________________________
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> >
> > --
> > David Sutton
> > Email: dsutton at legend.co.uk
> > Jabber: peregrine at legend.net.uk
> >
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