diff --git a/synapse/config/ratelimiting.py b/synapse/config/ratelimiting.py
index 33f31cf213..b4df6612d6 100644
--- a/synapse/config/ratelimiting.py
+++ b/synapse/config/ratelimiting.py
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ class RatelimitConfig(Config):
"federation_rr_transactions_per_room_per_second", 50
)
+ rc_admin_redaction = config.get("rc_admin_redaction")
+ if rc_admin_redaction:
+ self.rc_admin_redaction = RateLimitConfig(rc_admin_redaction)
+ else:
+ self.rc_admin_redaction = None
+
def generate_config_section(self, **kwargs):
return """\
## Ratelimiting ##
@@ -102,6 +108,9 @@ class RatelimitConfig(Config):
# - one for login that ratelimits login requests based on the account the
# client is attempting to log into, based on the amount of failed login
# attempts for this account.
+ # - one for ratelimiting redactions by room admins. If this is not explicitly
+ # set then it uses the same ratelimiting as per rc_message. This is useful
+ # to allow room admins to quickly deal with abuse quickly.
#
# The defaults are as shown below.
#
@@ -123,6 +132,10 @@ class RatelimitConfig(Config):
# failed_attempts:
# per_second: 0.17
# burst_count: 3
+ #
+ #rc_admin_redaction:
+ # per_second: 1
+ # burst_count: 50
# Ratelimiting settings for incoming federation
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/_base.py b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
index c29c78bd65..853b72d8e7 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
self.state_handler = hs.get_state_handler()
self.distributor = hs.get_distributor()
self.ratelimiter = hs.get_ratelimiter()
+ self.admin_redaction_ratelimiter = hs.get_admin_redaction_ratelimiter()
self.clock = hs.get_clock()
self.hs = hs
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
self.event_builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
@defer.inlineCallbacks
- def ratelimit(self, requester, update=True):
+ def ratelimit(self, requester, update=True, is_admin_redaction=False):
"""Ratelimits requests.
Args:
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
Set to False when doing multiple checks for one request (e.g.
to check up front if we would reject the request), and set to
True for the last call for a given request.
+ is_admin_redaction (bool): Whether this is a room admin/moderator
+ redacting an event. If so then we may apply different
+ ratelimits depending on config.
Raises:
LimitExceededError if the request should be ratelimited
@@ -90,16 +94,33 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
messages_per_second = override.messages_per_second
burst_count = override.burst_count
else:
- messages_per_second = self.hs.config.rc_message.per_second
- burst_count = self.hs.config.rc_message.burst_count
-
- allowed, time_allowed = self.ratelimiter.can_do_action(
- user_id,
- time_now,
- rate_hz=messages_per_second,
- burst_count=burst_count,
- update=update,
- )
+ # We default to different values if this is an admin redaction and
+ # the config is set
+ if is_admin_redaction and self.hs.config.rc_admin_redaction:
+ messages_per_second = self.hs.config.rc_admin_redaction.per_second
+ burst_count = self.hs.config.rc_admin_redaction.burst_count
+ else:
+ messages_per_second = self.hs.config.rc_message.per_second
+ burst_count = self.hs.config.rc_message.burst_count
+
+ if is_admin_redaction and self.hs.config.rc_admin_redaction:
+ # If we have separate config for admin redactions we use a separate
+ # ratelimiter.
+ allowed, time_allowed = self.admin_redaction_ratelimiter.can_do_action(
+ user_id,
+ time_now,
+ rate_hz=messages_per_second,
+ burst_count=burst_count,
+ update=update,
+ )
+ else:
+ allowed, time_allowed = self.ratelimiter.can_do_action(
+ user_id,
+ time_now,
+ rate_hz=messages_per_second,
+ burst_count=burst_count,
+ update=update,
+ )
if not allowed:
raise LimitExceededError(
retry_after_ms=int(1000 * (time_allowed - time_now))
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 111f7c7e2f..184170ef8b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -729,7 +729,13 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
assert not self.config.worker_app
if ratelimit:
- yield self.base_handler.ratelimit(requester)
+ is_admin_redaction = (
+ event.type == EventTypes.Redaction
+ and event.sender != requester.user.to_string()
+ )
+ yield self.base_handler.ratelimit(
+ requester, is_admin_redaction=is_admin_redaction
+ )
yield self.base_handler.maybe_kick_guest_users(event, context)
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index 9e28dba2b1..1fcc7375d3 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class HomeServer(object):
self.clock = Clock(reactor)
self.distributor = Distributor()
self.ratelimiter = Ratelimiter()
+ self.admin_redaction_ratelimiter = Ratelimiter()
self.registration_ratelimiter = Ratelimiter()
self.datastore = None
@@ -279,6 +280,9 @@ class HomeServer(object):
def get_registration_ratelimiter(self):
return self.registration_ratelimiter
+ def get_admin_redaction_ratelimiter(self):
+ return self.admin_redaction_ratelimiter
+
def build_federation_client(self):
return FederationClient(self)
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