XEP-0212: XMPP Basic Server 2008

Abstract:This document defines the XMPP Basic Server 2008 compliance level.
Author:Peter Saint-Andre
Copyright:© 1999 - 2013 XMPP Standards Foundation. SEE LEGAL NOTICES.
Status:Obsolete
Type:Standards Track
Version:1.0
Last Updated:2007-07-11

WARNING: This document has been obsoleted by the XMPP Standards Foundation. Implementation of the protocol described herein is not recommended. Developers desiring similar functionality are advised to implement the protocol that supersedes this one (if any).

Table of Contents


1. Introduction
2. Definition
3. Implementation Notes
4. Security Considerations
5. IANA Considerations
6. XMPP Registrar Considerations

Appendices
    A: Document Information
    B: Author Information
    C: Legal Notices
    D: Relation to XMPP
    E: Discussion Venue
    F: Requirements Conformance
    G: Notes
    H: Revision History

1. Introduction

The XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) [1] defines protocol suites for the purpose of compliance testing and software certification. This document specifies the XMPP Basic Server 2008 certification level.

2. Definition

The XMPP Basic Server 2008 certification level is defined as follows:

Table 1: Required and Recommended Specifications

Specification Requirement Level
RFC 6120 [2] REQUIRED
RFC 6121 [3] REQUIRED
Service Discovery [4] REQUIRED
Non-SASL Authentication [5] RECOMMENDED *
Error Condition Mappings [6] RECOMMENDED *
Stream Compression [7] RECOMMENDED

* Note: Support for XEP-0078 and XEP-0086 is recommended for backward compatibility only. It is likely that compliance definitions for future years will remove these recommendations.

3. Implementation Notes

Some of the protocol specifications referenced herein have their own dependencies; developers must refer to the relevant specifications for further information.

Developers are advised to refer to Best Practices for Use of SASL EXTERNAL [8] regarding proper implementation of the SASL EXTERNAL mechanism in XMPP.

4. Security Considerations

This document introduces no additional security considerations above and beyond those defined in the documents on which it depends.

5. IANA Considerations

This document requires no interaction with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) [9].

6. XMPP Registrar Considerations

This document requires no interaction with the XMPP Registrar [10].

Appendices

Appendix A: Document Information

Series: XEP
Number: 0212
Publisher: XMPP Standards Foundation
Status: Obsolete
Type: Standards Track
Version: 1.0
Last Updated: 2007-07-11
Approving Body: XMPP Council
Dependencies: XMPP Core, XMPP IM, XEP-0030, XEP-0078, XEP-0086, XEP-0138
Supersedes: None
Superseded By: XEP-0243
Short Name: N/A
Source Control: HTML
This document in other formats: XML  PDF

Appendix B: Author Information

Peter Saint-Andre

Email: stpeter@jabber.org
JabberID: stpeter@jabber.org
URI: https://stpeter.im/

Appendix C: Legal Notices

Copyright

This XMPP Extension Protocol is copyright © 1999 - 2013 by the XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF).

Permissions

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this specification (the "Specification"), to make use of the Specification without restriction, including without limitation the rights to implement the Specification in a software program, deploy the Specification in a network service, and copy, modify, merge, publish, translate, distribute, sublicense, or sell copies of the Specification, and to permit persons to whom the Specification is furnished to do so, subject to the condition that the foregoing copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Specification. Unless separate permission is granted, modified works that are redistributed shall not contain misleading information regarding the authors, title, number, or publisher of the Specification, and shall not claim endorsement of the modified works by the authors, any organization or project to which the authors belong, or the XMPP Standards Foundation.

Disclaimer of Warranty

## NOTE WELL: This Specification is provided on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ##

Limitation of Liability

In no event and under no legal theory, whether in tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, unless required by applicable law (such as deliberate and grossly negligent acts) or agreed to in writing, shall the XMPP Standards Foundation or any author of this Specification be liable for damages, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character arising from, out of, or in connection with the Specification or the implementation, deployment, or other use of the Specification (including but not limited to damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other commercial damages or losses), even if the XMPP Standards Foundation or such author has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

IPR Conformance

This XMPP Extension Protocol has been contributed in full conformance with the XSF's Intellectual Property Rights Policy (a copy of which can be found at <http://xmpp.org/about-xmpp/xsf/xsf-ipr-policy/> or obtained by writing to XMPP Standards Foundation, 1899 Wynkoop Street, Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202 USA).

Appendix D: Relation to XMPP

The Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) is defined in the XMPP Core (RFC 6120) and XMPP IM (RFC 6121) specifications contributed by the XMPP Standards Foundation to the Internet Standards Process, which is managed by the Internet Engineering Task Force in accordance with RFC 2026. Any protocol defined in this document has been developed outside the Internet Standards Process and is to be understood as an extension to XMPP rather than as an evolution, development, or modification of XMPP itself.

Appendix E: Discussion Venue

The primary venue for discussion of XMPP Extension Protocols is the <standards@xmpp.org> discussion list.

Discussion on other xmpp.org discussion lists might also be appropriate; see <http://xmpp.org/about/discuss.shtml> for a complete list.

Errata can be sent to <editor@xmpp.org>.

Appendix F: Requirements Conformance

The following requirements keywords as used in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119: "MUST", "SHALL", "REQUIRED"; "MUST NOT", "SHALL NOT"; "SHOULD", "RECOMMENDED"; "SHOULD NOT", "NOT RECOMMENDED"; "MAY", "OPTIONAL".

Appendix G: Notes

1. The XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) is an independent, non-profit membership organization that develops open extensions to the IETF's Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). For further information, see <http://xmpp.org/xsf/>.

2. RFC 6120: Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP): Core <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6120>.

3. RFC 6121: Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP): Instant Messaging and Presence <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6121>.

4. XEP-0030: Service Discovery <http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0030.html>.

5. XEP-0078: Non-SASL Authentication <http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0078.html>.

6. XEP-0086: Error Condition Mappings <http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0086.html>.

7. XEP-0138: Stream Compression <http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0138.html>.

8. XEP-0178: Best Practices for Use of SASL EXTERNAL <http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0178.html>.

9. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is the central coordinator for the assignment of unique parameter values for Internet protocols, such as port numbers and URI schemes. For further information, see <http://www.iana.org/>.

10. The XMPP Registrar maintains a list of reserved protocol namespaces as well as registries of parameters used in the context of XMPP extension protocols approved by the XMPP Standards Foundation. For further information, see <http://xmpp.org/registrar/>.

Appendix H: Revision History

Note: Older versions of this specification might be available at http://xmpp.org/extensions/attic/

Version 1.0 (2007-07-11)

Per a vote of the XMPP Council, advanced to Draft.

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Version 0.5 (2007-06-18)

Removed implementation note about XMPP ICA.

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Version 0.4 (2007-06-15)

Per community discussion, changed XMPP Core and XMPP IM references back to RFCs with recommendation for developers to also consult bis drafts; added reference to XEP-0178; suggested bundling of root and intermediate certificates for XMPP ICA.

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Version 0.3 (2007-06-11)

Removed JID Escaping (XEP-0106) as recommended since it applies to native clients but not native servers; changed XMPP Core and XMPP IM references to bis drafts added implementation notes.

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Version 0.2 (2007-05-11)

Added JID Escaping (XEP-0106) and Stream Compression (XEP-0138) as recommended.

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Version 0.1 (2007-04-20)

Initial published version.

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Version 0.0.1 (2007-03-30)

First draft, split from XEP-0073.

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