[jdev] Re: S2S and SASL

[Stephen Marquard]

Peter Saint-Andre wrote:

>> - If SASL should happen for each individual s2s connection, should
>> bi-directional communications be deferred until SASL is successfully
>> completed over each connection as is required for Server Dialback?
> 
> I think exchange of XML stanzas should be deferred until SASL is 
> successfully completed in both directions.
> 
> But those are merely my opinions.

Why would one want to have 2 unidirectional connections rather than 1 
bidirectional connection? Dialback is an authentication mechanism, so if SASL is 
in use it would seem to be redundant.

Regards
Stephen