On 2 April 2014 20:12, Peter Waher peter.wa...@clayster.com wrote:
Hello
I have some questions regarding the Jabber Components protocol. Couldn't
find anything about it in the XEP. It would be great if somebody with some
insight could answer:
1) Regarding TLS:
1a) How is starttls used together with the component protocol and stream
initiation?
1b) When? Before or after the handshake?
Components are a XMPP/0.9 protocol, in as much as they lack stream
features. I think some servers will provide you stream features, including
TLS, if you give a version number (but that's beyond what XEP-0114
discusses). Typically, they're deployed across loopback, so TLS is of
limited use.
2) Regarding port number:
2a) Is there a default port for this protocol? Is it the same as
client-to-server communication? Or another?
2b) OpenFire seems to use 5275, is this common?
There is no default port. Some servers use a distinct port, others use S2S
(or C2S, or both).
3) How about other stream initiation elements, like:
3a) features?
Features are not discussed by XEP-0114 at all; see above.
3b) sessions?
No, there's no sessions. There aren't, really, in anything.
XEP-0114 just terminates after the handshake element.
Think of XEP-0114 as a sort of relaying, simplified, S2S.
Best regards,
Peter Waher
