Re: XEP-0077 password change

Yes, we implement this in Gajim.

And there are servers actively using it. I think https://xmpp.org/software/metronome-im/ has this feature.

Regards

On Mon, Apr 13, 2026, at 02:31, Stephen Paul Weber wrote:
> It seems to me that XEP-0077 is not RFC compliant in section 3.3 
> specifically it says:
>
>> In order to require additional information before changing the password, 
>> the server or service SHOULD return a Data Form in the error stanza:
>
> However https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6120#section-8.2.3 says:
>
>> An IQ stanza of type "error" MAY include the child element
>> contained in the associated "get" or "set" and MUST include an
>> <error/> child
>
> That is to say, it may not contain any child other than an <error/> child 
> and possibly an echo of the request.
>
> Now, one could imagine a syntax for embedding a data form in an <error/> but 
> this is not what XEP-0077 describes.
>
> Has anyone implemented this part of XEP-0077 in practise? If I return the 
> error with this form will anyone respect it? Do we need to care that this is 
> not RFC compliant or can we squint and say that it's a sort-of echo of the 
> request but with more fields to fill out...
>
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