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Dear Business Owner, https://wiki.soprani.ca/GatewayContactUX | This is a sketch of UX and protocol considerations for a client which wishes to help users use gateways. |
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Are you aware that Cisco's security products have been proven to reduce security risks by an impressive 70% across organizations, leading to heightened productivity and efficient incident response? | In every place where the UI would ask for a Jabber ID (most notably contact add, but possibly also invite to chatroom, create chatroom from 1:1 conversation, start voice/video call to non-contact, search view where a Jabber ID can be used, etc) it should scan the user's roster for JIDs which have `disco#info > identity[category=gateway]` and show some way of choosing to enter an identifier for that gateway instead of a Jabber ID. The simplest example might be a drop-down with `disco#info > identity[type]` and optional disambiguating `disco#info > idenity[name]` such as "sms (Cheogram)". |
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We invite you to join us for an exclusive Microsoft Teams Video Call, where our team of experts will explore the latest in secure firewall technologies and strategies to safeguard your network. | If a user has unambiguously selected a gateway, use https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0100.html#addressing-iqgateway to get a prompt: |
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During this session, you'll discover how Cisco's cutting-edge firewall solutions can fortify your defenses and elevate your security posture. Our experts will provide in-depth insights into Cisco's firewall options, including key features, benefits, and additional add-ons that enhance network protection. | {{{ <iq type='get' to='gateway.tld' id='gate1'> <query xmlns='jabber:iq:gateway'/> </iq> |
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Key topics include: Malware Blocking: Learn how to shield your network from malicious attacks and intrusions. |
<iq type='result' from='gateway.tld' id='gate1'> <query xmlns='jabber:iq:gateway'> <desc> Please enter the Whatever of the person you would like to contact. </desc> <prompt>Whatever</prompt> </query> </iq> }}} |
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Application Filtering: Protect your data and applications with advanced filtering mechanisms. | This text may then be used as part of the UX as makes sense to help the user feel comfortable. Getting a success here and not an error also means that `jabber:iq:gateway` can be used in the next step. |
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VPN Accessibility: Enable secure VPN connections for remote employees and inter-site communications. | NOTE: it is also acceptable (and in some UX may be preferred or even necessary) to pre-emptively ask all gateways for the prompt, instead of only once one is selected. |
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Don't miss this opportunity to take a crucial step towards securing your business. | If an identifier is (or might be, depending on UX) one for a particular gateway, use the following procedure to map it to a Jabber ID and then perform the in-context relevant action on that Jabber ID as though it had been entered directly: |
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Wishing you unparalleled success, | 1. If a prompt was got for `jabber:iq:gateway` above then use that protocol to finish resolution: {{{ <iq type='set' to='gateway.tld' id='gate2'> <query xmlns='jabber:iq:gateway'> <prompt>(555) 123-4567</prompt> </query> </iq> |
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<iq type='result' from='gateway.tld' id='gate2'> <query xmlns='jabber:iq:gateway'> <jid>+15551234567@gateway.tld</jid> </query> </iq> }}} 2. If an error is received in response to `jabber:iq:gateway` protocol, print the error message to the user and allow them to try again. This allows the gateway to provide useful feedback about format errors to the user. 3. If an error was received in response to fetching the `jabber:iq:gateway` prompt, then the gateway does not support this protocol. Look for a `disco#info > feature[var="jid\20escaping"]` and if found construct a JID using XEP-0106 escaping on the user input concatenated with `@gateway.tld` 4. If `jabber:iq:gateway` and `jid\20escaping` are both unsupported, replace any `@` in the user input with `%` and concatenate `@gateway.tld` |
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NOTE: If the result of this procedure is a string that is not a valid Jabber ID, it should be rejected just as if a user manually keyed in an invalid Jabber ID. |
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This is a sketch of UX and protocol considerations for a client which wishes to help users use gateways.
In every place where the UI would ask for a Jabber ID (most notably contact add, but possibly also invite to chatroom, create chatroom from 1:1 conversation, start voice/video call to non-contact, search view where a Jabber ID can be used, etc) it should scan the user's roster for JIDs which have `disco#info > identity[category=gateway]` and show some way of choosing to enter an identifier for that gateway instead of a Jabber ID. The simplest example might be a drop-down with `disco#info > identity[type]` and optional disambiguating `disco#info > idenity[name]` such as "sms (Cheogram)".
If a user has unambiguously selected a gateway, use https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0100.html#addressing-iqgateway to get a prompt:
<iq type='get' to='gateway.tld' id='gate1'> <query xmlns='jabber:iq:gateway'/> </iq> <iq type='result' from='gateway.tld' id='gate1'> <query xmlns='jabber:iq:gateway'> <desc> Please enter the Whatever of the person you would like to contact. </desc> <prompt>Whatever</prompt> </query> </iq>
This text may then be used as part of the UX as makes sense to help the user feel comfortable. Getting a success here and not an error also means that `jabber:iq:gateway` can be used in the next step.
NOTE: it is also acceptable (and in some UX may be preferred or even necessary) to pre-emptively ask all gateways for the prompt, instead of only once one is selected.
If an identifier is (or might be, depending on UX) one for a particular gateway, use the following procedure to map it to a Jabber ID and then perform the in-context relevant action on that Jabber ID as though it had been entered directly:
1. If a prompt was got for `jabber:iq:gateway` above then use that protocol to finish resolution:
<iq type='set' to='gateway.tld' id='gate2'> <query xmlns='jabber:iq:gateway'> <prompt>(555) 123-4567</prompt> </query> </iq> <iq type='result' from='gateway.tld' id='gate2'> <query xmlns='jabber:iq:gateway'> <jid>+15551234567@gateway.tld</jid> </query> </iq>
2. If an error is received in response to `jabber:iq:gateway` protocol, print the error message to the user and allow them to try again. This allows the gateway to provide useful feedback about format errors to the user. 3. If an error was received in response to fetching the `jabber:iq:gateway` prompt, then the gateway does not support this protocol. Look for a `disco#info > feature[var="jid\20escaping"]` and if found construct a JID using XEP-0106 escaping on the user input concatenated with `@gateway.tld` 4. If `jabber:iq:gateway` and `jid\20escaping` are both unsupported, replace any `@` in the user input with `%` and concatenate `@gateway.tld`
NOTE: If the result of this procedure is a string that is not a valid Jabber ID, it should be rejected just as if a user manually keyed in an invalid Jabber ID.