[jdev] Regitering new users with external component

[Waqas Hussain]

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:03 PM, Julien Genestoux
<julien.genestoux at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Hussain for your precious help.
> I was able to set the Disco as well as implement XEP 077 (partially)...
> However, I still have a problem, to be able to send the IQs, my client must
> already be registered against the server...
> The goal here is to be able to create users with the component (only...), so
> how can clients connect to my component without being authenticated to my
> server first?
> Thanks again!
>
>
> --
> Julien Genestoux
> http://www.ouvre-boite.com
> http://blog.notifixio.us
>
> +1 (415) 254 7340
> +33 (0)9 70 44 76 29
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 6:53 AM, Waqas Hussain <waqas20 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 2:45 AM, Julien Genestoux
>> <julien.genestoux at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hey everyone,
>> > Some people complained about the fact that, despite our XMPP API, users
>> > still had to register using our HTTP API (or thourgh our website). We
>> > agree
>> > this is a pain, so I wanted to implement user regsitration as well.
>> > However, I wanted to know if it was possible to manage this regsitration
>> > within our component, and not on the Jabber server.
>> > Anyone knows if this is possible?
>> > Thanks a lot!
>> > Julien
>> >
>> > --
>> > Julien Genestoux
>> > http://www.ouvre-boite.com
>> > http://blog.notifixio.us
>> >
>> > +1 (415) 254 7340
>> > +33 (0)9 70 44 76 29
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > JDev mailing list
>> > FAQ: http://www.jabber.org/discussion-lists/jdev-faq
>> > Forum: http://www.jabberforum.org/forumdisplay.php?f=20
>> > Info: http://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/jdev
>> > Unsubscribe: JDev-unsubscribe at jabber.org
>> > _______________________________________________
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Yes, components can support registration, but you would need to manage
>> it on your own (i.e., save the registration data, etc). The relevent
>> XEP is XEP-0077: In-Band Registration. And you should also also
>> include <feature var="jabber:iq:register" /> in the disco#info replies
>> from your component.
>>
>> Note that this isn't the same as normal registration in that this is
>> generally used to provide initial login info, which your component
>> saves along with the JID, and then later you just check the JID of the
>> sender (and don't need to authenticate every time). MSN/Yahoo/etc
>> transports work this way.
>>
>> --
>> Waqas Hussain
>> _______________________________________________
>> JDev mailing list
>> FAQ: http://www.jabber.org/discussion-lists/jdev-faq
>> Forum: http://www.jabberforum.org/forumdisplay.php?f=20
>> Info: http://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/jdev
>> Unsubscribe: JDev-unsubscribe at jabber.org
>> _______________________________________________
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> JDev mailing list
> FAQ: http://www.jabber.org/discussion-lists/jdev-faq
> Forum: http://www.jabberforum.org/forumdisplay.php?f=20
> Info: http://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/jdev
> Unsubscribe: JDev-unsubscribe at jabber.org
> _______________________________________________
>
>

There could be multiple ways to achieve that.

Letting the server allow anonymous users would work (though you won't
be able to store JIDs of the users in your component, since they would
be random and temporary).

You could write a module for an existing server, which lets the server
deal with the authentication, and the module with the IQs you want.
And you can run this server+module as a second server on the
sub-domain you want.

Or you could just stop using auth on your component. I don't see why
you need it. If you get an IQ, then it's always from an authenticated
user. And if it's just some initial information you want to load for
JIDs, just send the user a form to fill (XEP-0004: Data Forms).

Hope that helps.

--
waqas