1 files changed, 31 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/registration.py b/synapse/config/registration.py
index a888d976f2..df1d83dfaa 100644
--- a/synapse/config/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/config/registration.py
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import argparse
-from typing import Any, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 from synapse.api.constants import RoomCreationPreset
-from synapse.config._base import Config, ConfigError
+from synapse.config._base import Config, ConfigError, read_file
 from synapse.types import JsonDict, RoomAlias, UserID
 from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string_with_symbols, strtobool
 
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ password resets, configure Synapse with an SMTP server via the `email` setting,
 remove `account_threepid_delegates.email`.
 """
 
+CONFLICTING_SHARED_SECRET_OPTS_ERROR = """\
+You have configured both `registration_shared_secret` and
+`registration_shared_secret_path`. These are mutually incompatible.
+"""
+
 
 class RegistrationConfig(Config):
     section = "registration"
@@ -53,7 +58,16 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
         self.enable_registration_token_3pid_bypass = config.get(
             "enable_registration_token_3pid_bypass", False
         )
+
+        # read the shared secret, either inline or from an external file
         self.registration_shared_secret = config.get("registration_shared_secret")
+        registration_shared_secret_path = config.get("registration_shared_secret_path")
+        if registration_shared_secret_path:
+            if self.registration_shared_secret:
+                raise ConfigError(CONFLICTING_SHARED_SECRET_OPTS_ERROR)
+            self.registration_shared_secret = read_file(
+                registration_shared_secret_path, ("registration_shared_secret_path",)
+            ).strip()
 
         self.bcrypt_rounds = config.get("bcrypt_rounds", 12)
 
@@ -218,6 +232,21 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
         else:
             return ""
 
+    def generate_files(self, config: Dict[str, Any], config_dir_path: str) -> None:
+        # if 'registration_shared_secret_path' is specified, and the target file
+        # does not exist, generate it.
+        registration_shared_secret_path = config.get("registration_shared_secret_path")
+        if registration_shared_secret_path and not self.path_exists(
+            registration_shared_secret_path
+        ):
+            print(
+                "Generating registration shared secret file "
+                + registration_shared_secret_path
+            )
+            secret = random_string_with_symbols(50)
+            with open(registration_shared_secret_path, "w") as f:
+                f.write(f"{secret}\n")
+
     @staticmethod
     def add_arguments(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
         reg_group = parser.add_argument_group("registration")