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Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC),
Protocol Specification
+<draft-riikonen-silc-spec-00.txt>
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Client usually sends the commands and server replies by sending a reply
packet to the command. Server may also send commands usually to serve
the original client's request. However, server may not send command
-to client and there are some commands that server must not send.
+to client and there are some commands that server must not send. Server
+is also able to send the forwarded command packets. For example,
+SILC_COMMAND_JOIN is always forwarded packet. See [SILC2] for more
+about packet forwarding.
Note that the command reply is usually sent only after client has sent
the command request but server is allowed to send command reply packet
also distributed to the router and to all clients on the channel.
If the channel does not exist in the local list the command must be
-sent to the router which will then perform the actual joining
+fowarded to the router which will then perform the actual joining
procedure. When server receives the reply to the command from the
router it must be distributed to the client who sent the command
originally. Server will also receive the channel key from the server
Reply messages to the command:
- Max Arguments: 3
- Arguments: (1) <Status Payload> (2) <channel>
- (3) <topic>
+ Max Arguments: 4
+ Arguments: (1) <Status Payload> (2) <Channel ID>
+ (3) <channel> (4) <topic>
This command may reply with several command reply messages to form
a list of results. In this case the status payload will include
the last reply to indicate the end of the list. If there are only
one reply the status is set to normal STATUS_OK.
- This command replies with channel name and the topic of the
+ This command replies with Channel ID, name and the topic of the
channel. If the channel is private channel the <topic> includes
"*private*" string.
8 SILC_COMMAND_INVITE
Max Arguments: 2
- Arguments: (1) <Client ID> (2) <channel>
+ Arguments: (1) <Client ID> (2) <Channel ID>
This command is used to invite other clients to join to the
- channel. There is no requirement that the channel the target
- client is being invited to must exist or be a valid channel.
- The <Client ID> argument is the target client's ID that is being
- invited.
+ channel. The <Client ID> argument is the target client's ID that
+ is being invited. The <Channel ID> is the Channel ID of the
+ requested channel. The sender of this command must be on the
+ channel. This command must fail if the requested channel does
+ not exist, the requested client is already on the channel or if
+ the channel is invite only channel and the caller of this command
+ does not have at least channel operator privileges.
Reply messages to the command:
-
Max Arguments: 2
Arguments: (1) <Status Payload>
Status messages:
SILC_STATUS_OK
- SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_ON_CHANNEL
- SILC_STATUS_ERR_WILDCARDS
SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_REGISTERED
SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_ENOUGH_PARAMS
- SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_SUCH_CLIENT_ID
SILC_STATUS_ERR_TOO_MANY_PARAMS
- SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_RECIPIENT
- SILC_STATUS_ERR_USER_ON_CHANNEL
+ SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_SUCH_CLIENT_ID
SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_CLIENT_ID
+ SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_SUCH_CHANNEL_ID
+ SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_CHANNEL_ID
+ SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_ON_CHANNEL
+ SILC_STATUS_ERR_USER_ON_CHANNEL
9 SILC_COMMAND_QUIT
Max Arguments: 1
Arguments: (1) <Server ID>
- This command is used by clients to test the communication
- channel to its server if client suspects that the communication
- is not working correctly. The <Server ID> is the ID of the
- server the client is connected to.
+ This command is used by client and server to test the communication
+ channel to its server if one suspects that the communication is not
+ working correctly. The <Server ID> is the ID of the server the
+ sender is connected to.
Reply messages to the command:
SILC_STATUS_OK
SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_ENOUGH_PARAMS
SILC_STATUS_ERR_TOO_MANY_PARAMS
- SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_SUCH_SERVER_ID
+ SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_SERVER_ID
+ SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_SUCH_SERVER
SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_REGISTERED
Join to channel/create new channel. This command is used to
join to a channel. If the channel does not exist the channel is
- created on the server receiving the join request. The channel
- may be protected with passphrase. If this is the case the
- passphrase must be sent along the join command.
+ created. If server is normal server this command must be forwarded
+ to router who will create the channel. The channel may be protected
+ with passphrase. If this is the case the passphrase must be sent
+ along the join command.
The name of the <channel> must not include any spaces (` '),
non-printable characters, commas (`,') or any wildcard characters.
Reply messages to the command:
- Max Arguments: 2
- Arguments: (1) <Status Payload> (2) <name list>
+ Max Arguments: 3
+ Arguments: (1) <Status Payload> (2) <Channel ID>
+ (3) <name list>
This command replies with the comma separated list of users on
- the channel.
+ the channel and the Channel ID of the channel requested.
Status messages:
"No Channel ID given". Channel ID were expected as command
parameter but were not found.
- 19 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BAD_CLIENT_ID
+ 19 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_SERVER_ID
+
+ "No Serve ID given". Server ID were expected as command
+ parameter but were not found.
+
+ 20 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BAD_CLIENT_ID
"Bad Client ID". Client ID provided were erroneous.
- 20 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BAD_CHANNEL_ID
+ 21 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BAD_CHANNEL_ID
"Bad Channel ID". Channel ID provided were erroneous.
- 21 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_SUCH_CLIENT_ID
+ 22 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_SUCH_CLIENT_ID
"No such Client ID". Client ID provided does not exist.
- 22 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_SUCH_CHANNEL_ID
+ 23 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_SUCH_CHANNEL_ID
"No such Channel ID". Channel ID provided does not exist.
- 23 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NICKNAME_IN_USE
+ 24 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NICKNAME_IN_USE
"Nickname already exists". Nickname created could not be
registered because number of same nicknames were already set to
maximum. This is not expected to happen in real life but is
possible to occur.
- 24 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_ON_CHANNEL
+ 25 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_ON_CHANNEL
"You are not on that channel". The command were specified for
client user is not currently on.
- 25 SILC_STATUS_ERR_USER_ON_CHANNEL
+ 26 SILC_STATUS_ERR_USER_ON_CHANNEL
"User already on channel". User were invited on channel they
already are on.
- 26 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_REGISTERED
+ 27 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_REGISTERED
"You have not registered". User executed command that requires
the client to be registered on the server before it may be
executed.
- 27 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_ENOUGH_PARAMS
+ 28 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_ENOUGH_PARAMS
"Not enough parameters". Command requires more parameters
than provided.
- 28 SILC_STATUS_ERR_TOO_MANY_PARAMS
+ 29 SILC_STATUS_ERR_TOO_MANY_PARAMS
"Too many parameters". Too many parameters were provided
for the command.
- 29 SILC_STATUS_ERR_PERM_DENIED
+ 30 SILC_STATUS_ERR_PERM_DENIED
"Your host is not among the privileged". The client tried to
register on server that does not allow this host to connect.
- 30 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BANNED_FROM_SERVER
+ 31 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BANNED_FROM_SERVER
"You are banned from this server". The client tried to register
on server that has explicitly denied this host to connect.
- 31 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BAD_PASSWORD
+ 32 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BAD_PASSWORD
"Cannot join channel. Incorrect password". Password provided for
channel were not accepted.
- 32 SILC_STATUS_ERR_CHANNEL_IS_FULL
+ 33 SILC_STATUS_ERR_CHANNEL_IS_FULL
"Cannot join channel. Channel is full". The channel is full
and client cannot be joined to it.
- 33 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_INVITED
+ 34 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_INVITED
"Cannot join channel. You have not been invited". The channel
is invite only channel and client has not been invited.
- 34 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BANNED_FROM_CHANNEL
+ 35 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BANNED_FROM_CHANNEL
"Cannot join channel. You have been banned". The client has
been banned from the channel.
- 35 SILC_STATUS_ERR_UNKNOWN_MODE
+ 36 SILC_STATUS_ERR_UNKNOWN_MODE
"Unknown mode". Mode provided by the client were unknown to
the server.
- 36 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_YOU
+ 37 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NOT_YOU
"Cannot change mode for other users". User tried to change
someone else's mode.
- 37 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_CHANNEL_PRIV
+ 38 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_CHANNEL_PRIV
"Permission denied. You are not channel operator". Command may
be executed only by channel operator.
- 38 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_SERVER_PRIV
+ 39 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_SERVER_PRIV
"Permission denied. You are not server operator". Command may
be executed only by server operator.
- 39 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_ROUTER_PRIV
+ 40 SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_ROUTER_PRIV
"Permission denied. You are not SILC operator". Command may be
executed only by router (SILC) operator.
- 40 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BAD_NICKNAME
+ 41 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BAD_NICKNAME
"Bad nickname". Nickname requested contained illegal characters
or were malformed.
- 41 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BAD_CHANNEL
+ 42 SILC_STATUS_ERR_BAD_CHANNEL
"Bad channel name". Channel requested contained illegal characters
or were malformed.
- 42 SILC_STATUS_ERR_AUTH_FAILED
+ 43 SILC_STATUS_ERR_AUTH_FAILED
"Authentication failed". The authentication data sent as
argument were wrong and thus authentication failed.
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