diff --git a/changelog.d/16819.feature b/changelog.d/16819.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1af6f466b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/16819.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Send an email if the address is already bound to an user account.
diff --git a/synapse/config/emailconfig.py b/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
index a4dc9db03e..8033fa2e52 100644
--- a/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
+++ b/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ DEFAULT_SUBJECTS = {
"invite_from_person_to_space": "[%(app)s] %(person)s has invited you to join the %(space)s space on %(app)s...",
"password_reset": "[%(server_name)s] Password reset",
"email_validation": "[%(server_name)s] Validate your email",
+ "email_already_in_use": "[%(server_name)s] Email already in use",
}
LEGACY_TEMPLATE_DIR_WARNING = """
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ class EmailSubjectConfig:
invite_from_person_to_space: str
password_reset: str
email_validation: str
+ email_already_in_use: str
class EmailConfig(Config):
@@ -180,6 +182,12 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
registration_template_text = email_config.get(
"registration_template_text", "registration.txt"
)
+ already_in_use_template_html = email_config.get(
+ "already_in_use_template_html", "already_in_use.html"
+ )
+ already_in_use_template_text = email_config.get(
+ "already_in_use_template_html", "already_in_use.txt"
+ )
add_threepid_template_html = email_config.get(
"add_threepid_template_html", "add_threepid.html"
)
@@ -215,6 +223,8 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
self.email_password_reset_template_text,
self.email_registration_template_html,
self.email_registration_template_text,
+ self.email_already_in_use_template_html,
+ self.email_already_in_use_template_text,
self.email_add_threepid_template_html,
self.email_add_threepid_template_text,
self.email_password_reset_template_confirmation_html,
@@ -230,6 +240,8 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
password_reset_template_text,
registration_template_html,
registration_template_text,
+ already_in_use_template_html,
+ already_in_use_template_text,
add_threepid_template_html,
add_threepid_template_text,
"password_reset_confirmation.html",
diff --git a/synapse/push/mailer.py b/synapse/push/mailer.py
index f1ffc8115f..7c15eb7440 100644
--- a/synapse/push/mailer.py
+++ b/synapse/push/mailer.py
@@ -205,6 +205,22 @@ class Mailer:
template_vars,
)
+ emails_sent_counter.labels("already_in_use")
+
+ async def send_already_in_use_mail(self, email_address: str) -> None:
+ """Send an email if the address is already bound to an user account
+
+ Args:
+ email_address: Email address we're sending to the "already in use" mail
+ """
+
+ await self.send_email(
+ email_address,
+ self.email_subjects.email_already_in_use
+ % {"server_name": self.hs.config.server.server_name, "app": self.app_name},
+ {},
+ )
+
emails_sent_counter.labels("add_threepid")
async def send_add_threepid_mail(
diff --git a/synapse/res/templates/already_in_use.html b/synapse/res/templates/already_in_use.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c4c3c36a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/res/templates/already_in_use.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{% extends "_base.html" %}
+{% block title %}Email already in use{% endblock %}
+
+{% block body %}
+<p>You have asked us to register this email with a new Matrix account, but this email is already registered with an existing account.</p>
+
+<p>Please reset your password if needed.</p>
+
+<p>If this was not you, you can safely disregard this email.</p>
+
+<p>Thank you.</p>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/synapse/res/templates/already_in_use.txt b/synapse/res/templates/already_in_use.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c60401a940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/res/templates/already_in_use.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Hello there,
+
+You have asked us to register this email with a new Matrix account,
+but this email is already registered with an existing account.
+
+Please reset your password if needed.
+
+If this was not you, you can safely disregard this email.
+
+Thank you.
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/register.py
index 634ebed2be..5dddbc69be 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/register.py
@@ -86,12 +86,18 @@ class EmailRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
self.config = hs.config
if self.hs.config.email.can_verify_email:
- self.mailer = Mailer(
+ self.registration_mailer = Mailer(
hs=self.hs,
app_name=self.config.email.email_app_name,
template_html=self.config.email.email_registration_template_html,
template_text=self.config.email.email_registration_template_text,
)
+ self.already_in_use_mailer = Mailer(
+ hs=self.hs,
+ app_name=self.config.email.email_app_name,
+ template_html=self.config.email.email_already_in_use_template_html,
+ template_text=self.config.email.email_already_in_use_template_text,
+ )
async def on_POST(self, request: SynapseRequest) -> Tuple[int, JsonDict]:
if not self.hs.config.email.can_verify_email:
@@ -139,8 +145,10 @@ class EmailRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
if self.hs.config.server.request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors:
# Make the client think the operation succeeded. See the rationale in the
# comments for request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors.
+ # Still send an email to warn the user that an account already exists.
# Also wait for some random amount of time between 100ms and 1s to make it
# look like we did something.
+ await self.already_in_use_mailer.send_already_in_use_mail(email)
await self.hs.get_clock().sleep(random.randint(1, 10) / 10)
return 200, {"sid": random_string(16)}
@@ -151,7 +159,7 @@ class EmailRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
email,
client_secret,
send_attempt,
- self.mailer.send_registration_mail,
+ self.registration_mailer.send_registration_mail,
next_link,
)
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/test_register.py b/tests/rest/client/test_register.py
index 859051cdda..694f143eff 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/test_register.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
import datetime
import os
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
import pkg_resources
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ from synapse.types import JsonDict
from synapse.util import Clock
from tests import unittest
+from tests.server import ThreadedMemoryReactorClock
from tests.unittest import override_config
@@ -58,6 +60,13 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
config["allow_guest_access"] = True
return config
+ def make_homeserver(
+ self, reactor: ThreadedMemoryReactorClock, clock: Clock
+ ) -> HomeServer:
+ hs = super().make_homeserver(reactor, clock)
+ hs.get_send_email_handler()._sendmail = AsyncMock()
+ return hs
+
def test_POST_appservice_registration_valid(self) -> None:
user_id = "@as_user_kermit:test"
as_token = "i_am_an_app_service"
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