External Authenication Webservice Specification
Chatmongers Cloud can authenticate your users against a webservice which you maintain. This
document specifies the requirements of that service. The webservice can be either HTTP or
HTTPS, but HTTPS is recommended.
| HTTP Method |
|
|---|
| GET |
Supported |
| POST |
Default |
| Parameters |
|
|---|
| username |
the username part of JID to authenticate |
| domain |
the domain part of the JID to authenticate |
| password |
the password the user presented |
| secret |
a string used to prevent unauthorized access |
| Response |
|
|---|
| HTTP Code |
200 (any other code denies access) |
| Content-type |
application/json |
| Body |
true if authorized; else false |