doc (component): document use of Gateway Relayed Encryption:

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@ -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