From 55e4d0bc488232a7630fad3bfa1e75636cd6300c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Goffi Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 01:23:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc (component): document use of Gateway Relayed Encryption: fix 455 --- doc/components.rst | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/components.rst b/doc/components.rst index 36d3b5fe..8fef924c 100644 --- a/doc/components.rst +++ b/doc/components.rst @@ -969,6 +969,20 @@ from the gateway (using `XEP-0498 (PubSub File Sharing)`_). and deleted, they are not yet sent with the message. This functionality will be added as development progresses. +End-to-End Encryption +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The gateway supports end-to-end encryption through the Gateway Relayed Encryption +specification. This works by indicating to client how to format and encrypt the message +(in technical terms, it's by telling it to use MIME and OpenPGP) before sending it to the +gateway. This only works with clients implementing this specification. + + +.. note:: + + Gateway Relayed Encryption is not yet an official XEP, it will be evaluated by XMPP + council to see if it gets an official number in coming weeks. + .. _XEP-0033 (Extended Stanza Addressing): https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0033.html .. _XEP-0100 (Gateway Interaction): https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0100.html