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XMPP Compliance Suites 2016 This document defines XMPP protocol compliance levels for 2016. &LEGALNOTICE; 0375 Retracted Standards Track Standards RFC 6120 RFC 6121 RFC 6122 RFC 7395 XEP-0030 XEP-0045 XEP-0084 XEP-0114 XEP-0115 XEP-0124 XEP-0163 XEP-0191 XEP-0198 XEP-0206 XEP-0280 XEP-0313 XEP-0352 XEP-0369 XEP-0270 XEP-0387 CS2016 &stpeter; &sam; 0.3 2016-07-20 ssw

Don't require both BOSH and Websockets.

 0.2 2016-07-11 ssw
  • Add rationale.
  • Refactor suites to focus less on XEPs and more on features.
 0.1.1 2016-05-25 ssw

Add mobile compliance suites.

 0.1.0 2016-05-10 XEP Editor (ssw)

Initial published version approved by the XMPP Council.

 0.0.1 2015-09-30 ssw

First draft.

The &XSF; defines protocol suites for the purpose of compliance testing and software certification. This document specifies the 2016 compliance levels for XMPP clients and servers; it is hoped that this document will advance the state of the art, and provide guidence and eventual certification to XMPP client and server authors. Unless explicitly noted, support for the listed specifications is REQUIRED for compliance purposes.

Feature Core Server Core Client Advanced Server Advanced Client Providers
&rfc6120; Compliance ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ N/A
&rfc6122; Compliance ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ N/A
Feature discovery ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ &xep0030;
Feature broadcasts ✕ ✓ ✓* ✓ &xep0115;
Server Extensibility ✓ N/A ✓ N/A &xep0114;
Event publishing ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓ &xep0163;

To be considered XMPP web compliant, all line items from the core compliance suite above must be met, as well as all items in this suite.

Feature Core Server Core Client Advanced Server Advanced Client Providers
Web Connection Mechanisms ✓† ✓§ ✓† ✓§ &rfc7395;, &xep0124; and &xep0206;

To be considered XMPP IM compliant, all line items from the core compliance suite above must be met, as well as all items in this suite.

Feature Core Server Core Client Advanced Server Advanced Client Providers
&rfc6121; Compliance ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ N/A
User Avatars N/A ✓ N/A ✓ &xep0084;
Outbound Message Synchronization ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ &xep0280;, &xep0313;
User Blocking ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓ &xep0191;
Group Chat ✓† ✓‡ ✓† ✓‡ &xep0045;; &xep0369;
Bookmarks ✕ ✕ ✓† ✓ &xep0048;
Session Resumption ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓ &xep0198;
Stanza Acknowledgements ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓ &xep0198;
History Storage / Retrieval ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓ &xep0313;

To be considered XMPP mobile compliant, all line items from the core compliance suite above must be met, as well as all items in this suite.

Feature Core Server Core Client Advanced Server Advanced Client Providers
Session Resumption ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ &xep0198;
Stanza Acknowledgements ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ &xep0198;
Client State Indiciation ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ &xep0352;
Third Party Push Notifications ✕ ✕ ✓† ✓ &xep0357;

* Necessary to support Personal Eventing Protocol (PEP).

† Support can be enabled via an external component or an internal server module/plugin.

‡ Support for the Entity Use Cases and Occupant Use Cases is REQUIRED; support for the remaining use cases is RECOMMENDED.

§ Only one of the recommended providers must be implemented for compliance.

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

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

This document requires no interaction with &IANA;.

This document requires no interaction with the ®ISTRAR;.

The author would like to thank Guus der Kinderen, Dele Olajide, Marc Laporte, Dave Cridland and Daniel Gultsch for their suggestions.