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Hi Dave, thanks for the review.

On 6/2/09 3:42 PM, Dave Cridland wrote:
> On Thu May 28 21:50:34 2009, XMPP Extensions Editor wrote:
>
>> 4. Do you have any security concerns related to this specification?
> 
> The Security Considerations section is a bit weak 

You're right!

> - I think it should
> make it clear that clients mustn't be allowed to resume other people's
> streams, and discuss how this is prevented. (Answer, don't allow
> unauthenticated clients to resume streams, etc).

Yes, I will add some text about that.

> I don't think it needs to mention intermediate proxies - that one had me
> bewildered until I realised it means transparent proxies between client
> and server.

I suppose it means things like BOSH connection managers. Justin?

>> 5. Is the specification accurate and clearly written?
> 
> Mostly. I think it would be useful to define "handled" stanzas by way of
> transfer of responsibility.
> 
> That is to say, each stanza, under XEP-0198, is either the
> responsibility of the sender (to send) or the receiver (to process,
> forward, etc). Until a sender receives an ack for the stanza, it has
> responsibility, and once the receiver sends an ack, it assumes
> responsibility.

Good point.

> Example 12 uses the wrong single letter element local-name - doesn't it?

Fixed.

> I'll probably send more comments later.

Thanks.

Peter

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Peter Saint-Andre
https://stpeter.im/

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