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authorQuentin Gliech <quentingliech@gmail.com>2020-05-08 14:30:40 +0200
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2020-05-08 08:30:40 -0400
commit616af44137c78d481024da83bb51ed0d50a49522 (patch)
tree0dff524691b7619ccb157755c4d138f33ec82ef9
parentAdd room details admin endpoint (#7317) (diff)
downloadsynapse-616af44137c78d481024da83bb51ed0d50a49522.tar.xz
Implement OpenID Connect-based login (#7256)
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/7256.feature1
-rw-r--r--docs/dev/oidc.md175
-rw-r--r--docs/sample_config.yaml95
-rw-r--r--mypy.ini3
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/homeserver.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/_base.pyi2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/homeserver.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/oidc_config.py177
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/sso.py17
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/auth.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/oidc_handler.py998
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/client.py7
-rw-r--r--synapse/python_dependencies.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/res/templates/sso_error.html18
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py28
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/oidc/__init__.py27
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/oidc/callback_resource.py31
-rw-r--r--synapse/server.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/server.pyi5
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_oidc.py565
-rw-r--r--tox.ini1
21 files changed, 2163 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/changelog.d/7256.feature b/changelog.d/7256.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ad767bf71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/7256.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add OpenID Connect login/registration support. Contributed by Quentin Gliech, on behalf of [les Connecteurs](https://connecteu.rs).
diff --git a/docs/dev/oidc.md b/docs/dev/oidc.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a90c5d2441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/dev/oidc.md
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+# How to test OpenID Connect
+
+Any OpenID Connect Provider (OP) should work with Synapse, as long as it supports the authorization code flow.
+There are a few options for that:
+
+ - start a local OP. Synapse has been tested with [Hydra][hydra] and [Dex][dex-idp].
+   Note that for an OP to work, it should be served under a secure (HTTPS) origin.
+   A certificate signed with a self-signed, locally trusted CA should work. In that case, start Synapse with a `SSL_CERT_FILE` environment variable set to the path of the CA.
+ - use a publicly available OP. Synapse has been tested with [Google][google-idp].
+ - setup a SaaS OP, like [Auth0][auth0] and [Okta][okta]. Auth0 has a free tier which has been tested with Synapse.
+
+[google-idp]: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OpenIDConnect#authenticatingtheuser
+[auth0]: https://auth0.com/
+[okta]: https://www.okta.com/
+[dex-idp]: https://github.com/dexidp/dex
+[hydra]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/
+
+
+## Sample configs
+
+Here are a few configs for providers that should work with Synapse.
+
+### [Dex][dex-idp]
+
+[Dex][dex-idp] is a simple, open-source, certified OpenID Connect Provider.
+Although it is designed to help building a full-blown provider, with some external database, it can be configured with static passwords in a config file.
+
+Follow the [Getting Started guide](https://github.com/dexidp/dex/blob/master/Documentation/getting-started.md) to install Dex.
+
+Edit `examples/config-dev.yaml` config file from the Dex repo to add a client:
+
+```yaml
+staticClients:
+- id: synapse
+  secret: secret
+  redirectURIs:
+  - '[synapse base url]/_synapse/oidc/callback'
+  name: 'Synapse'
+```
+
+Run with `dex serve examples/config-dex.yaml`
+
+Synapse config:
+
+```yaml
+oidc_config:
+   enabled: true
+   skip_verification: true # This is needed as Dex is served on an insecure endpoint
+   issuer: "http://127.0.0.1:5556/dex"
+   discover: true
+   client_id: "synapse"
+   client_secret: "secret"
+   scopes:
+     - openid
+     - profile
+   user_mapping_provider:
+     config:
+       localpart_template: '{{ user.name }}'
+       display_name_template: '{{ user.name|capitalize }}'
+```
+
+### [Auth0][auth0]
+
+1. Create a regular web application for Synapse
+2. Set the Allowed Callback URLs to `[synapse base url]/_synapse/oidc/callback`
+3. Add a rule to add the `preferred_username` claim.
+   <details>
+    <summary>Code sample</summary>
+
+    ```js
+    function addPersistenceAttribute(user, context, callback) {
+      user.user_metadata = user.user_metadata || {};
+      user.user_metadata.preferred_username = user.user_metadata.preferred_username || user.user_id;
+      context.idToken.preferred_username = user.user_metadata.preferred_username;
+
+      auth0.users.updateUserMetadata(user.user_id, user.user_metadata)
+        .then(function(){
+            callback(null, user, context);
+        })
+        .catch(function(err){
+            callback(err);
+        });
+    }
+    ```
+
+  </details>
+
+
+```yaml
+oidc_config:
+   enabled: true
+   issuer: "https://your-tier.eu.auth0.com/" # TO BE FILLED
+   discover: true
+   client_id: "your-client-id" # TO BE FILLED
+   client_secret: "your-client-secret" # TO BE FILLED
+   scopes:
+     - openid
+     - profile
+   user_mapping_provider:
+     config:
+       localpart_template: '{{ user.preferred_username }}'
+       display_name_template: '{{ user.name }}'
+```
+
+### GitHub
+
+GitHub is a bit special as it is not an OpenID Connect compliant provider, but just a regular OAuth2 provider.
+The `/user` API endpoint can be used to retrieve informations from the user.
+As the OIDC login mechanism needs an attribute to uniquely identify users and that endpoint does not return a `sub` property, an alternative `subject_claim` has to be set.
+
+1. Create a new OAuth application: https://github.com/settings/applications/new
+2. Set the callback URL to `[synapse base url]/_synapse/oidc/callback`
+
+```yaml
+oidc_config:
+   enabled: true
+   issuer: "https://github.com/"
+   discover: false
+   client_id: "your-client-id" # TO BE FILLED
+   client_secret: "your-client-secret" # TO BE FILLED
+   authorization_endpoint: "https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize"
+   token_endpoint: "https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token"
+   userinfo_endpoint: "https://api.github.com/user"
+   scopes:
+     - read:user
+   user_mapping_provider:
+     config:
+       subject_claim: 'id'
+       localpart_template: '{{ user.login }}'
+       display_name_template: '{{ user.name }}'
+```
+
+### Google
+
+1. Setup a project in the Google API Console
+2. Obtain the OAuth 2.0 credentials (see <https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/openid-connect>)
+3. Add this Authorized redirect URI: `[synapse base url]/_synapse/oidc/callback`
+
+```yaml
+oidc_config:
+   enabled: true
+   issuer: "https://accounts.google.com/"
+   discover: true
+   client_id: "your-client-id" # TO BE FILLED
+   client_secret: "your-client-secret" # TO BE FILLED
+   scopes:
+     - openid
+     - profile
+   user_mapping_provider:
+     config:
+       localpart_template: '{{ user.given_name|lower }}'
+       display_name_template: '{{ user.name }}'
+```
+
+### Twitch
+
+1. Setup a developer account on [Twitch](https://dev.twitch.tv/)
+2. Obtain the OAuth 2.0 credentials by [creating an app](https://dev.twitch.tv/console/apps/)
+3. Add this OAuth Redirect URL: `[synapse base url]/_synapse/oidc/callback`
+
+```yaml
+oidc_config:
+   enabled: true
+   issuer: "https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/"
+   discover: true
+   client_id: "your-client-id" # TO BE FILLED
+   client_secret: "your-client-secret" # TO BE FILLED
+   client_auth_method: "client_secret_post"
+   scopes:
+     - openid
+   user_mapping_provider:
+     config:
+       localpart_template: '{{ user.preferred_username }}'
+       display_name_template: '{{ user.name }}'
+```
diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index 98ead7dc0e..1e397f7734 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -1470,6 +1470,94 @@ saml2_config:
   #template_dir: "res/templates"
 
 
+# Enable OpenID Connect for registration and login. Uses authlib.
+#
+oidc_config:
+    # enable OpenID Connect. Defaults to false.
+    #
+    #enabled: true
+
+    # use the OIDC discovery mechanism to discover endpoints. Defaults to true.
+    #
+    #discover: true
+
+    # the OIDC issuer. Used to validate tokens and discover the providers endpoints. Required.
+    #
+    #issuer: "https://accounts.example.com/"
+
+    # oauth2 client id to use. Required.
+    #
+    #client_id: "provided-by-your-issuer"
+
+    # oauth2 client secret to use. Required.
+    #
+    #client_secret: "provided-by-your-issuer"
+
+    # auth method to use when exchanging the token.
+    # Valid values are "client_secret_basic" (default), "client_secret_post" and "none".
+    #
+    #client_auth_method: "client_auth_basic"
+
+    # list of scopes to ask. This should include the "openid" scope. Defaults to ["openid"].
+    #
+    #scopes: ["openid"]
+
+    # the oauth2 authorization endpoint. Required if provider discovery is disabled.
+    #
+    #authorization_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/auth"
+
+    # the oauth2 token endpoint. Required if provider discovery is disabled.
+    #
+    #token_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/token"
+
+    # the OIDC userinfo endpoint. Required if discovery is disabled and the "openid" scope is not asked.
+    #
+    #userinfo_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/userinfo"
+
+    # URI where to fetch the JWKS. Required if discovery is disabled and the "openid" scope is used.
+    #
+    #jwks_uri: "https://accounts.example.com/.well-known/jwks.json"
+
+    # skip metadata verification. Defaults to false.
+    # Use this if you are connecting to a provider that is not OpenID Connect compliant.
+    # Avoid this in production.
+    #
+    #skip_verification: false
+
+
+    # An external module can be provided here as a custom solution to mapping
+    # attributes returned from a OIDC provider onto a matrix user.
+    #
+    user_mapping_provider:
+      # The custom module's class. Uncomment to use a custom module.
+      # Default is 'synapse.handlers.oidc_handler.JinjaOidcMappingProvider'.
+      #
+      #module: mapping_provider.OidcMappingProvider
+
+      # Custom configuration values for the module. Below options are intended
+      # for the built-in provider, they should be changed if using a custom
+      # module. This section will be passed as a Python dictionary to the
+      # module's `parse_config` method.
+      #
+      # Below is the config of the default mapping provider, based on Jinja2
+      # templates. Those templates are used to render user attributes, where the
+      # userinfo object is available through the `user` variable.
+      #
+      config:
+        # name of the claim containing a unique identifier for the user.
+        # Defaults to `sub`, which OpenID Connect compliant providers should provide.
+        #
+        #subject_claim: "sub"
+
+        # Jinja2 template for the localpart of the MXID
+        #
+        localpart_template: "{{ user.preferred_username }}"
+
+        # Jinja2 template for the display name to set on first login. Optional.
+        #
+        #display_name_template: "{{ user.given_name }} {{ user.last_name }}"
+
+
 
 # Enable CAS for registration and login.
 #
@@ -1554,6 +1642,13 @@ sso:
     #
     #   This template has no additional variables.
     #
+    # * HTML page to display to users if something goes wrong during the
+    #   OpenID Connect authentication process: 'sso_error.html'.
+    #
+    #   When rendering, this template is given two variables:
+    #     * error: the technical name of the error
+    #     * error_description: a human-readable message for the error
+    #
     # You can see the default templates at:
     # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/master/synapse/res/templates
     #
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index 69be2f67ad..3533797d68 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -75,3 +75,6 @@ ignore_missing_imports = True
 
 [mypy-jwt.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-authlib.*]
+ignore_missing_imports = True
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index cbd1ea475a..bc8695d8dd 100644
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
                 }
             )
 
+            if self.get_config().oidc_enabled:
+                from synapse.rest.oidc import OIDCResource
+
+                resources["/_synapse/oidc"] = OIDCResource(self)
+
             if self.get_config().saml2_enabled:
                 from synapse.rest.saml2 import SAML2Resource
 
@@ -422,6 +427,13 @@ def setup(config_options):
                 # Check if it needs to be reprovisioned every day.
                 hs.get_clock().looping_call(reprovision_acme, 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
 
+            # Load the OIDC provider metadatas, if OIDC is enabled.
+            if hs.config.oidc_enabled:
+                oidc = hs.get_oidc_handler()
+                # Loading the provider metadata also ensures the provider config is valid.
+                yield defer.ensureDeferred(oidc.load_metadata())
+                yield defer.ensureDeferred(oidc.load_jwks())
+
             _base.start(hs, config.listeners)
 
             hs.get_datastore().db.updates.start_doing_background_updates()
diff --git a/synapse/config/_base.pyi b/synapse/config/_base.pyi
index 3053fc9d27..9e576060d4 100644
--- a/synapse/config/_base.pyi
+++ b/synapse/config/_base.pyi
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from synapse.config import (
     key,
     logger,
     metrics,
+    oidc_config,
     password,
     password_auth_providers,
     push,
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ class RootConfig:
     saml2: saml2_config.SAML2Config
     cas: cas.CasConfig
     sso: sso.SSOConfig
+    oidc: oidc_config.OIDCConfig
     jwt: jwt_config.JWTConfig
     password: password.PasswordConfig
     email: emailconfig.EmailConfig
diff --git a/synapse/config/homeserver.py b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
index be6c6afa74..996d3e6bf7 100644
--- a/synapse/config/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from .jwt_config import JWTConfig
 from .key import KeyConfig
 from .logger import LoggingConfig
 from .metrics import MetricsConfig
+from .oidc_config import OIDCConfig
 from .password import PasswordConfig
 from .password_auth_providers import PasswordAuthProviderConfig
 from .push import PushConfig
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ class HomeServerConfig(RootConfig):
         AppServiceConfig,
         KeyConfig,
         SAML2Config,
+        OIDCConfig,
         CasConfig,
         SSOConfig,
         JWTConfig,
diff --git a/synapse/config/oidc_config.py b/synapse/config/oidc_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5af110745e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/config/oidc_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2020 Quentin Gliech
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from synapse.python_dependencies import DependencyException, check_requirements
+from synapse.util.module_loader import load_module
+
+from ._base import Config, ConfigError
+
+DEFAULT_USER_MAPPING_PROVIDER = "synapse.handlers.oidc_handler.JinjaOidcMappingProvider"
+
+
+class OIDCConfig(Config):
+    section = "oidc"
+
+    def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
+        self.oidc_enabled = False
+
+        oidc_config = config.get("oidc_config")
+
+        if not oidc_config or not oidc_config.get("enabled", False):
+            return
+
+        try:
+            check_requirements("oidc")
+        except DependencyException as e:
+            raise ConfigError(e.message)
+
+        public_baseurl = self.public_baseurl
+        if public_baseurl is None:
+            raise ConfigError("oidc_config requires a public_baseurl to be set")
+        self.oidc_callback_url = public_baseurl + "_synapse/oidc/callback"
+
+        self.oidc_enabled = True
+        self.oidc_discover = oidc_config.get("discover", True)
+        self.oidc_issuer = oidc_config["issuer"]
+        self.oidc_client_id = oidc_config["client_id"]
+        self.oidc_client_secret = oidc_config["client_secret"]
+        self.oidc_client_auth_method = oidc_config.get(
+            "client_auth_method", "client_secret_basic"
+        )
+        self.oidc_scopes = oidc_config.get("scopes", ["openid"])
+        self.oidc_authorization_endpoint = oidc_config.get("authorization_endpoint")
+        self.oidc_token_endpoint = oidc_config.get("token_endpoint")
+        self.oidc_userinfo_endpoint = oidc_config.get("userinfo_endpoint")
+        self.oidc_jwks_uri = oidc_config.get("jwks_uri")
+        self.oidc_subject_claim = oidc_config.get("subject_claim", "sub")
+        self.oidc_skip_verification = oidc_config.get("skip_verification", False)
+
+        ump_config = oidc_config.get("user_mapping_provider", {})
+        ump_config.setdefault("module", DEFAULT_USER_MAPPING_PROVIDER)
+        ump_config.setdefault("config", {})
+
+        (
+            self.oidc_user_mapping_provider_class,
+            self.oidc_user_mapping_provider_config,
+        ) = load_module(ump_config)
+
+        # Ensure loaded user mapping module has defined all necessary methods
+        required_methods = [
+            "get_remote_user_id",
+            "map_user_attributes",
+        ]
+        missing_methods = [
+            method
+            for method in required_methods
+            if not hasattr(self.oidc_user_mapping_provider_class, method)
+        ]
+        if missing_methods:
+            raise ConfigError(
+                "Class specified by oidc_config."
+                "user_mapping_provider.module is missing required "
+                "methods: %s" % (", ".join(missing_methods),)
+            )
+
+    def generate_config_section(self, config_dir_path, server_name, **kwargs):
+        return """\
+        # Enable OpenID Connect for registration and login. Uses authlib.
+        #
+        oidc_config:
+            # enable OpenID Connect. Defaults to false.
+            #
+            #enabled: true
+
+            # use the OIDC discovery mechanism to discover endpoints. Defaults to true.
+            #
+            #discover: true
+
+            # the OIDC issuer. Used to validate tokens and discover the providers endpoints. Required.
+            #
+            #issuer: "https://accounts.example.com/"
+
+            # oauth2 client id to use. Required.
+            #
+            #client_id: "provided-by-your-issuer"
+
+            # oauth2 client secret to use. Required.
+            #
+            #client_secret: "provided-by-your-issuer"
+
+            # auth method to use when exchanging the token.
+            # Valid values are "client_secret_basic" (default), "client_secret_post" and "none".
+            #
+            #client_auth_method: "client_auth_basic"
+
+            # list of scopes to ask. This should include the "openid" scope. Defaults to ["openid"].
+            #
+            #scopes: ["openid"]
+
+            # the oauth2 authorization endpoint. Required if provider discovery is disabled.
+            #
+            #authorization_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/auth"
+
+            # the oauth2 token endpoint. Required if provider discovery is disabled.
+            #
+            #token_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/token"
+
+            # the OIDC userinfo endpoint. Required if discovery is disabled and the "openid" scope is not asked.
+            #
+            #userinfo_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/userinfo"
+
+            # URI where to fetch the JWKS. Required if discovery is disabled and the "openid" scope is used.
+            #
+            #jwks_uri: "https://accounts.example.com/.well-known/jwks.json"
+
+            # skip metadata verification. Defaults to false.
+            # Use this if you are connecting to a provider that is not OpenID Connect compliant.
+            # Avoid this in production.
+            #
+            #skip_verification: false
+
+
+            # An external module can be provided here as a custom solution to mapping
+            # attributes returned from a OIDC provider onto a matrix user.
+            #
+            user_mapping_provider:
+              # The custom module's class. Uncomment to use a custom module.
+              # Default is {mapping_provider!r}.
+              #
+              #module: mapping_provider.OidcMappingProvider
+
+              # Custom configuration values for the module. Below options are intended
+              # for the built-in provider, they should be changed if using a custom
+              # module. This section will be passed as a Python dictionary to the
+              # module's `parse_config` method.
+              #
+              # Below is the config of the default mapping provider, based on Jinja2
+              # templates. Those templates are used to render user attributes, where the
+              # userinfo object is available through the `user` variable.
+              #
+              config:
+                # name of the claim containing a unique identifier for the user.
+                # Defaults to `sub`, which OpenID Connect compliant providers should provide.
+                #
+                #subject_claim: "sub"
+
+                # Jinja2 template for the localpart of the MXID
+                #
+                localpart_template: "{{{{ user.preferred_username }}}}"
+
+                # Jinja2 template for the display name to set on first login. Optional.
+                #
+                #display_name_template: "{{{{ user.given_name }}}} {{{{ user.last_name }}}}"
+        """.format(
+            mapping_provider=DEFAULT_USER_MAPPING_PROVIDER
+        )
diff --git a/synapse/config/sso.py b/synapse/config/sso.py
index cac6bc0139..aff642f015 100644
--- a/synapse/config/sso.py
+++ b/synapse/config/sso.py
@@ -36,17 +36,13 @@ class SSOConfig(Config):
         if not template_dir:
             template_dir = pkg_resources.resource_filename("synapse", "res/templates",)
 
-        self.sso_redirect_confirm_template_dir = template_dir
+        self.sso_template_dir = template_dir
         self.sso_account_deactivated_template = self.read_file(
-            os.path.join(
-                self.sso_redirect_confirm_template_dir, "sso_account_deactivated.html"
-            ),
+            os.path.join(self.sso_template_dir, "sso_account_deactivated.html"),
             "sso_account_deactivated_template",
         )
         self.sso_auth_success_template = self.read_file(
-            os.path.join(
-                self.sso_redirect_confirm_template_dir, "sso_auth_success.html"
-            ),
+            os.path.join(self.sso_template_dir, "sso_auth_success.html"),
             "sso_auth_success_template",
         )
 
@@ -137,6 +133,13 @@ class SSOConfig(Config):
             #
             #   This template has no additional variables.
             #
+            # * HTML page to display to users if something goes wrong during the
+            #   OpenID Connect authentication process: 'sso_error.html'.
+            #
+            #   When rendering, this template is given two variables:
+            #     * error: the technical name of the error
+            #     * error_description: a human-readable message for the error
+            #
             # You can see the default templates at:
             # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/master/synapse/res/templates
             #
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 7613e5b6ab..f8d2331bf1 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         # It notifies the user they are about to give access to their matrix account
         # to the client.
         self._sso_redirect_confirm_template = load_jinja2_templates(
-            hs.config.sso_redirect_confirm_template_dir, ["sso_redirect_confirm.html"],
+            hs.config.sso_template_dir, ["sso_redirect_confirm.html"],
         )[0]
         # The following template is shown during user interactive authentication
         # in the fallback auth scenario. It notifies the user that they are
         # authenticating for an operation to occur on their account.
         self._sso_auth_confirm_template = load_jinja2_templates(
-            hs.config.sso_redirect_confirm_template_dir, ["sso_auth_confirm.html"],
+            hs.config.sso_template_dir, ["sso_auth_confirm.html"],
         )[0]
         # The following template is shown after a successful user interactive
         # authentication session. It tells the user they can close the window.
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/oidc_handler.py b/synapse/handlers/oidc_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..178f263439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/handlers/oidc_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,998 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2020 Quentin Gliech
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import json
+import logging
+from typing import Dict, Generic, List, Optional, Tuple, TypeVar
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
+
+import attr
+import pymacaroons
+from authlib.common.security import generate_token
+from authlib.jose import JsonWebToken
+from authlib.oauth2.auth import ClientAuth
+from authlib.oauth2.rfc6749.parameters import prepare_grant_uri
+from authlib.oidc.core import CodeIDToken, ImplicitIDToken, UserInfo
+from authlib.oidc.discovery import OpenIDProviderMetadata, get_well_known_url
+from jinja2 import Environment, Template
+from pymacaroons.exceptions import (
+    MacaroonDeserializationException,
+    MacaroonInvalidSignatureException,
+)
+from typing_extensions import TypedDict
+
+from twisted.web.client import readBody
+
+from synapse.config import ConfigError
+from synapse.http.server import finish_request
+from synapse.http.site import SynapseRequest
+from synapse.push.mailer import load_jinja2_templates
+from synapse.server import HomeServer
+from synapse.types import UserID, map_username_to_mxid_localpart
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+SESSION_COOKIE_NAME = b"oidc_session"
+
+#: A token exchanged from the token endpoint, as per RFC6749 sec 5.1. and
+#: OpenID.Core sec 3.1.3.3.
+Token = TypedDict(
+    "Token",
+    {
+        "access_token": str,
+        "token_type": str,
+        "id_token": Optional[str],
+        "refresh_token": Optional[str],
+        "expires_in": int,
+        "scope": Optional[str],
+    },
+)
+
+#: A JWK, as per RFC7517 sec 4. The type could be more precise than that, but
+#: there is no real point of doing this in our case.
+JWK = Dict[str, str]
+
+#: A JWK Set, as per RFC7517 sec 5.
+JWKS = TypedDict("JWKS", {"keys": List[JWK]})
+
+
+class OidcError(Exception):
+    """Used to catch errors when calling the token_endpoint
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, error, error_description=None):
+        self.error = error
+        self.error_description = error_description
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        if self.error_description:
+            return "{}: {}".format(self.error, self.error_description)
+        return self.error
+
+
+class MappingException(Exception):
+    """Used to catch errors when mapping the UserInfo object
+    """
+
+
+class OidcHandler:
+    """Handles requests related to the OpenID Connect login flow.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, hs: HomeServer):
+        self._callback_url = hs.config.oidc_callback_url  # type: str
+        self._scopes = hs.config.oidc_scopes  # type: List[str]
+        self._client_auth = ClientAuth(
+            hs.config.oidc_client_id,
+            hs.config.oidc_client_secret,
+            hs.config.oidc_client_auth_method,
+        )  # type: ClientAuth
+        self._client_auth_method = hs.config.oidc_client_auth_method  # type: str
+        self._subject_claim = hs.config.oidc_subject_claim
+        self._provider_metadata = OpenIDProviderMetadata(
+            issuer=hs.config.oidc_issuer,
+            authorization_endpoint=hs.config.oidc_authorization_endpoint,
+            token_endpoint=hs.config.oidc_token_endpoint,
+            userinfo_endpoint=hs.config.oidc_userinfo_endpoint,
+            jwks_uri=hs.config.oidc_jwks_uri,
+        )  # type: OpenIDProviderMetadata
+        self._provider_needs_discovery = hs.config.oidc_discover  # type: bool
+        self._user_mapping_provider = hs.config.oidc_user_mapping_provider_class(
+            hs.config.oidc_user_mapping_provider_config
+        )  # type: OidcMappingProvider
+        self._skip_verification = hs.config.oidc_skip_verification  # type: bool
+
+        self._http_client = hs.get_proxied_http_client()
+        self._auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
+        self._registration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
+        self._datastore = hs.get_datastore()
+        self._clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self._hostname = hs.hostname  # type: str
+        self._server_name = hs.config.server_name  # type: str
+        self._macaroon_secret_key = hs.config.macaroon_secret_key
+        self._error_template = load_jinja2_templates(
+            hs.config.sso_template_dir, ["sso_error.html"]
+        )[0]
+
+        # identifier for the external_ids table
+        self._auth_provider_id = "oidc"
+
+    def _render_error(
+        self, request, error: str, error_description: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> None:
+        """Renders the error template and respond with it.
+
+        This is used to show errors to the user. The template of this page can
+        be found under ``synapse/res/templates/sso_error.html``.
+
+        Args:
+            request: The incoming request from the browser.
+                We'll respond with an HTML page describing the error.
+            error: A technical identifier for this error. Those include
+                well-known OAuth2/OIDC error types like invalid_request or
+                access_denied.
+            error_description: A human-readable description of the error.
+        """
+        html_bytes = self._error_template.render(
+            error=error, error_description=error_description
+        ).encode("utf-8")
+
+        request.setResponseCode(400)
+        request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"text/html; charset=utf-8")
+        request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%i" % len(html_bytes))
+        request.write(html_bytes)
+        finish_request(request)
+
+    def _validate_metadata(self):
+        """Verifies the provider metadata.
+
+        This checks the validity of the currently loaded provider. Not
+        everything is checked, only:
+
+          - ``issuer``
+          - ``authorization_endpoint``
+          - ``token_endpoint``
+          - ``response_types_supported`` (checks if "code" is in it)
+          - ``jwks_uri``
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: if something in the provider is not valid
+        """
+        # Skip verification to allow non-compliant providers (e.g. issuers not running on a secure origin)
+        if self._skip_verification is True:
+            return
+
+        m = self._provider_metadata
+        m.validate_issuer()
+        m.validate_authorization_endpoint()
+        m.validate_token_endpoint()
+
+        if m.get("token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported") is not None:
+            m.validate_token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported()
+            if (
+                self._client_auth_method
+                not in m["token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported"]
+            ):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    '"{auth_method}" not in "token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported" ({supported!r})'.format(
+                        auth_method=self._client_auth_method,
+                        supported=m["token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported"],
+                    )
+                )
+
+        if m.get("response_types_supported") is not None:
+            m.validate_response_types_supported()
+
+            if "code" not in m["response_types_supported"]:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    '"code" not in "response_types_supported" (%r)'
+                    % (m["response_types_supported"],)
+                )
+
+        # If the openid scope was not requested, we need a userinfo endpoint to fetch user infos
+        if self._uses_userinfo:
+            if m.get("userinfo_endpoint") is None:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    'provider has no "userinfo_endpoint", even though it is required because the "openid" scope is not requested'
+                )
+        else:
+            # If we're not using userinfo, we need a valid jwks to validate the ID token
+            if m.get("jwks") is None:
+                if m.get("jwks_uri") is not None:
+                    m.validate_jwks_uri()
+                else:
+                    raise ValueError('"jwks_uri" must be set')
+
+    @property
+    def _uses_userinfo(self) -> bool:
+        """Returns True if the ``userinfo_endpoint`` should be used.
+
+        This is based on the requested scopes: if the scopes include
+        ``openid``, the provider should give use an ID token containing the
+        user informations. If not, we should fetch them using the
+        ``access_token`` with the ``userinfo_endpoint``.
+        """
+
+        # Maybe that should be user-configurable and not inferred?
+        return "openid" not in self._scopes
+
+    async def load_metadata(self) -> OpenIDProviderMetadata:
+        """Load and validate the provider metadata.
+
+        The values metadatas are discovered if ``oidc_config.discovery`` is
+        ``True`` and then cached.
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: if something in the provider is not valid
+
+        Returns:
+            The provider's metadata.
+        """
+        # If we are using the OpenID Discovery documents, it needs to be loaded once
+        # FIXME: should there be a lock here?
+        if self._provider_needs_discovery:
+            url = get_well_known_url(self._provider_metadata["issuer"], external=True)
+            metadata_response = await self._http_client.get_json(url)
+            # TODO: maybe update the other way around to let user override some values?
+            self._provider_metadata.update(metadata_response)
+            self._provider_needs_discovery = False
+
+        self._validate_metadata()
+
+        return self._provider_metadata
+
+    async def load_jwks(self, force: bool = False) -> JWKS:
+        """Load the JSON Web Key Set used to sign ID tokens.
+
+        If we're not using the ``userinfo_endpoint``, user infos are extracted
+        from the ID token, which is a JWT signed by keys given by the provider.
+        The keys are then cached.
+
+        Args:
+            force: Force reloading the keys.
+
+        Returns:
+            The key set
+
+            Looks like this::
+
+                {
+                    'keys': [
+                        {
+                            'kid': 'abcdef',
+                            'kty': 'RSA',
+                            'alg': 'RS256',
+                            'use': 'sig',
+                            'e': 'XXXX',
+                            'n': 'XXXX',
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+        """
+        if self._uses_userinfo:
+            # We're not using jwt signing, return an empty jwk set
+            return {"keys": []}
+
+        # First check if the JWKS are loaded in the provider metadata.
+        # It can happen either if the provider gives its JWKS in the discovery
+        # document directly or if it was already loaded once.
+        metadata = await self.load_metadata()
+        jwk_set = metadata.get("jwks")
+        if jwk_set is not None and not force:
+            return jwk_set
+
+        # Loading the JWKS using the `jwks_uri` metadata
+        uri = metadata.get("jwks_uri")
+        if not uri:
+            raise RuntimeError('Missing "jwks_uri" in metadata')
+
+        jwk_set = await self._http_client.get_json(uri)
+
+        # Caching the JWKS in the provider's metadata
+        self._provider_metadata["jwks"] = jwk_set
+        return jwk_set
+
+    async def _exchange_code(self, code: str) -> Token:
+        """Exchange an authorization code for a token.
+
+        This calls the ``token_endpoint`` with the authorization code we
+        received in the callback to exchange it for a token. The call uses the
+        ``ClientAuth`` to authenticate with the client with its ID and secret.
+
+        Args:
+            code: The autorization code we got from the callback.
+
+        Returns:
+            A dict containing various tokens.
+
+            May look like this::
+
+                {
+                    'token_type': 'bearer',
+                    'access_token': 'abcdef',
+                    'expires_in': 3599,
+                    'id_token': 'ghijkl',
+                    'refresh_token': 'mnopqr',
+                }
+
+        Raises:
+            OidcError: when the ``token_endpoint`` returned an error.
+        """
+        metadata = await self.load_metadata()
+        token_endpoint = metadata.get("token_endpoint")
+        headers = {
+            "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+            "User-Agent": self._http_client.user_agent,
+            "Accept": "application/json",
+        }
+
+        args = {
+            "grant_type": "authorization_code",
+            "code": code,
+            "redirect_uri": self._callback_url,
+        }
+        body = urlencode(args, True)
+
+        # Fill the body/headers with credentials
+        uri, headers, body = self._client_auth.prepare(
+            method="POST", uri=token_endpoint, headers=headers, body=body
+        )
+        headers = {k: [v] for (k, v) in headers.items()}
+
+        # Do the actual request
+        # We're not using the SimpleHttpClient util methods as we don't want to
+        # check the HTTP status code and we do the body encoding ourself.
+        response = await self._http_client.request(
+            method="POST", uri=uri, data=body.encode("utf-8"), headers=headers,
+        )
+
+        # This is used in multiple error messages below
+        status = "{code} {phrase}".format(
+            code=response.code, phrase=response.phrase.decode("utf-8")
+        )
+
+        resp_body = await readBody(response)
+
+        if response.code >= 500:
+            # In case of a server error, we should first try to decode the body
+            # and check for an error field. If not, we respond with a generic
+            # error message.
+            try:
+                resp = json.loads(resp_body.decode("utf-8"))
+                error = resp["error"]
+                description = resp.get("error_description", error)
+            except (ValueError, KeyError):
+                # Catch ValueError for the JSON decoding and KeyError for the "error" field
+                error = "server_error"
+                description = (
+                    (
+                        'Authorization server responded with a "{status}" error '
+                        "while exchanging the authorization code."
+                    ).format(status=status),
+                )
+
+            raise OidcError(error, description)
+
+        # Since it is a not a 5xx code, body should be a valid JSON. It will
+        # raise if not.
+        resp = json.loads(resp_body.decode("utf-8"))
+
+        if "error" in resp:
+            error = resp["error"]
+            # In case the authorization server responded with an error field,
+            # it should be a 4xx code. If not, warn about it but don't do
+            # anything special and report the original error message.
+            if response.code < 400:
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Invalid response from the authorization server: "
+                    'responded with a "{status}" '
+                    "but body has an error field: {error!r}".format(
+                        status=status, error=resp["error"]
+                    )
+                )
+
+            description = resp.get("error_description", error)
+            raise OidcError(error, description)
+
+        # Now, this should not be an error. According to RFC6749 sec 5.1, it
+        # should be a 200 code. We're a bit more flexible than that, and will
+        # only throw on a 4xx code.
+        if response.code >= 400:
+            description = (
+                'Authorization server responded with a "{status}" error '
+                'but did not include an "error" field in its response.'.format(
+                    status=status
+                )
+            )
+            logger.warning(description)
+            # Body was still valid JSON. Might be useful to log it for debugging.
+            logger.warning("Code exchange response: {resp!r}".format(resp=resp))
+            raise OidcError("server_error", description)
+
+        return resp
+
+    async def _fetch_userinfo(self, token: Token) -> UserInfo:
+        """Fetch user informations from the ``userinfo_endpoint``.
+
+        Args:
+            token: the token given by the ``token_endpoint``.
+                Must include an ``access_token`` field.
+
+        Returns:
+            UserInfo: an object representing the user.
+        """
+        metadata = await self.load_metadata()
+
+        resp = await self._http_client.get_json(
+            metadata["userinfo_endpoint"],
+            headers={"Authorization": ["Bearer {}".format(token["access_token"])]},
+        )
+
+        return UserInfo(resp)
+
+    async def _parse_id_token(self, token: Token, nonce: str) -> UserInfo:
+        """Return an instance of UserInfo from token's ``id_token``.
+
+        Args:
+            token: the token given by the ``token_endpoint``.
+                Must include an ``id_token`` field.
+            nonce: the nonce value originally sent in the initial authorization
+                request. This value should match the one inside the token.
+
+        Returns:
+            An object representing the user.
+        """
+        metadata = await self.load_metadata()
+        claims_params = {
+            "nonce": nonce,
+            "client_id": self._client_auth.client_id,
+        }
+        if "access_token" in token:
+            # If we got an `access_token`, there should be an `at_hash` claim
+            # in the `id_token` that we can check against.
+            claims_params["access_token"] = token["access_token"]
+            claims_cls = CodeIDToken
+        else:
+            claims_cls = ImplicitIDToken
+
+        alg_values = metadata.get("id_token_signing_alg_values_supported", ["RS256"])
+
+        jwt = JsonWebToken(alg_values)
+
+        claim_options = {"iss": {"values": [metadata["issuer"]]}}
+
+        # Try to decode the keys in cache first, then retry by forcing the keys
+        # to be reloaded
+        jwk_set = await self.load_jwks()
+        try:
+            claims = jwt.decode(
+                token["id_token"],
+                key=jwk_set,
+                claims_cls=claims_cls,
+                claims_options=claim_options,
+                claims_params=claims_params,
+            )
+        except ValueError:
+            jwk_set = await self.load_jwks(force=True)  # try reloading the jwks
+            claims = jwt.decode(
+                token["id_token"],
+                key=jwk_set,
+                claims_cls=claims_cls,
+                claims_options=claim_options,
+                claims_params=claims_params,
+            )
+
+        claims.validate(leeway=120)  # allows 2 min of clock skew
+        return UserInfo(claims)
+
+    async def handle_redirect_request(
+        self, request: SynapseRequest, client_redirect_url: bytes
+    ) -> None:
+        """Handle an incoming request to /login/sso/redirect
+
+        It redirects the browser to the authorization endpoint with a few
+        parameters:
+
+          - ``client_id``: the client ID set in ``oidc_config.client_id``
+          - ``response_type``: ``code``
+          - ``redirect_uri``: the callback URL ; ``{base url}/_synapse/oidc/callback``
+          - ``scope``: the list of scopes set in ``oidc_config.scopes``
+          - ``state``: a random string
+          - ``nonce``: a random string
+
+        In addition to redirecting the client, we are setting a cookie with
+        a signed macaroon token containing the state, the nonce and the
+        client_redirect_url params. Those are then checked when the client
+        comes back from the provider.
+
+
+        Args:
+            request: the incoming request from the browser.
+                We'll respond to it with a redirect and a cookie.
+            client_redirect_url: the URL that we should redirect the client to
+                when everything is done
+        """
+
+        state = generate_token()
+        nonce = generate_token()
+
+        cookie = self._generate_oidc_session_token(
+            state=state, nonce=nonce, client_redirect_url=client_redirect_url.decode(),
+        )
+        request.addCookie(
+            SESSION_COOKIE_NAME,
+            cookie,
+            path="/_synapse/oidc",
+            max_age="3600",
+            httpOnly=True,
+            sameSite="lax",
+        )
+
+        metadata = await self.load_metadata()
+        authorization_endpoint = metadata.get("authorization_endpoint")
+        uri = prepare_grant_uri(
+            authorization_endpoint,
+            client_id=self._client_auth.client_id,
+            response_type="code",
+            redirect_uri=self._callback_url,
+            scope=self._scopes,
+            state=state,
+            nonce=nonce,
+        )
+        request.redirect(uri)
+        finish_request(request)
+
+    async def handle_oidc_callback(self, request: SynapseRequest) -> None:
+        """Handle an incoming request to /_synapse/oidc/callback
+
+        Since we might want to display OIDC-related errors in a user-friendly
+        way, we don't raise SynapseError from here. Instead, we call
+        ``self._render_error`` which displays an HTML page for the error.
+
+        Most of the OpenID Connect logic happens here:
+
+          - first, we check if there was any error returned by the provider and
+            display it
+          - then we fetch the session cookie, decode and verify it
+          - the ``state`` query parameter should match with the one stored in the
+            session cookie
+          - once we known this session is legit, exchange the code with the
+            provider using the ``token_endpoint`` (see ``_exchange_code``)
+          - once we have the token, use it to either extract the UserInfo from
+            the ``id_token`` (``_parse_id_token``), or use the ``access_token``
+            to fetch UserInfo from the ``userinfo_endpoint``
+            (``_fetch_userinfo``)
+          - map those UserInfo to a Matrix user (``_map_userinfo_to_user``) and
+            finish the login
+
+        Args:
+            request: the incoming request from the browser.
+        """
+
+        # The provider might redirect with an error.
+        # In that case, just display it as-is.
+        if b"error" in request.args:
+            error = request.args[b"error"][0].decode()
+            description = request.args.get(b"error_description", [b""])[0].decode()
+
+            # Most of the errors returned by the provider could be due by
+            # either the provider misbehaving or Synapse being misconfigured.
+            # The only exception of that is "access_denied", where the user
+            # probably cancelled the login flow. In other cases, log those errors.
+            if error != "access_denied":
+                logger.error("Error from the OIDC provider: %s %s", error, description)
+
+            self._render_error(request, error, description)
+            return
+
+        # Fetch the session cookie
+        session = request.getCookie(SESSION_COOKIE_NAME)
+        if session is None:
+            logger.info("No session cookie found")
+            self._render_error(request, "missing_session", "No session cookie found")
+            return
+
+        # Remove the cookie. There is a good chance that if the callback failed
+        # once, it will fail next time and the code will already be exchanged.
+        # Removing it early avoids spamming the provider with token requests.
+        request.addCookie(
+            SESSION_COOKIE_NAME,
+            b"",
+            path="/_synapse/oidc",
+            expires="Thu, Jan 01 1970 00:00:00 UTC",
+            httpOnly=True,
+            sameSite="lax",
+        )
+
+        # Check for the state query parameter
+        if b"state" not in request.args:
+            logger.info("State parameter is missing")
+            self._render_error(request, "invalid_request", "State parameter is missing")
+            return
+
+        state = request.args[b"state"][0].decode()
+
+        # Deserialize the session token and verify it.
+        try:
+            nonce, client_redirect_url = self._verify_oidc_session_token(session, state)
+        except MacaroonDeserializationException as e:
+            logger.exception("Invalid session")
+            self._render_error(request, "invalid_session", str(e))
+            return
+        except MacaroonInvalidSignatureException as e:
+            logger.exception("Could not verify session")
+            self._render_error(request, "mismatching_session", str(e))
+            return
+
+        # Exchange the code with the provider
+        if b"code" not in request.args:
+            logger.info("Code parameter is missing")
+            self._render_error(request, "invalid_request", "Code parameter is missing")
+            return
+
+        logger.info("Exchanging code")
+        code = request.args[b"code"][0].decode()
+        try:
+            token = await self._exchange_code(code)
+        except OidcError as e:
+            logger.exception("Could not exchange code")
+            self._render_error(request, e.error, e.error_description)
+            return
+
+        # Now that we have a token, get the userinfo, either by decoding the
+        # `id_token` or by fetching the `userinfo_endpoint`.
+        if self._uses_userinfo:
+            logger.info("Fetching userinfo")
+            try:
+                userinfo = await self._fetch_userinfo(token)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.exception("Could not fetch userinfo")
+                self._render_error(request, "fetch_error", str(e))
+                return
+        else:
+            logger.info("Extracting userinfo from id_token")
+            try:
+                userinfo = await self._parse_id_token(token, nonce=nonce)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.exception("Invalid id_token")
+                self._render_error(request, "invalid_token", str(e))
+                return
+
+        # Call the mapper to register/login the user
+        try:
+            user_id = await self._map_userinfo_to_user(userinfo, token)
+        except MappingException as e:
+            logger.exception("Could not map user")
+            self._render_error(request, "mapping_error", str(e))
+            return
+
+        # and finally complete the login
+        await self._auth_handler.complete_sso_login(
+            user_id, request, client_redirect_url
+        )
+
+    def _generate_oidc_session_token(
+        self,
+        state: str,
+        nonce: str,
+        client_redirect_url: str,
+        duration_in_ms: int = (60 * 60 * 1000),
+    ) -> str:
+        """Generates a signed token storing data about an OIDC session.
+
+        When Synapse initiates an authorization flow, it creates a random state
+        and a random nonce. Those parameters are given to the provider and
+        should be verified when the client comes back from the provider.
+        It is also used to store the client_redirect_url, which is used to
+        complete the SSO login flow.
+
+        Args:
+            state: The ``state`` parameter passed to the OIDC provider.
+            nonce: The ``nonce`` parameter passed to the OIDC provider.
+            client_redirect_url: The URL the client gave when it initiated the
+                flow.
+            duration_in_ms: An optional duration for the token in milliseconds.
+                Defaults to an hour.
+
+        Returns:
+            A signed macaroon token with the session informations.
+        """
+        macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
+            location=self._server_name, identifier="key", key=self._macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
+        macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
+        macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = session")
+        macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("state = %s" % (state,))
+        macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("nonce = %s" % (nonce,))
+        macaroon.add_first_party_caveat(
+            "client_redirect_url = %s" % (client_redirect_url,)
+        )
+        now = self._clock.time_msec()
+        expiry = now + duration_in_ms
+        macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("time < %d" % (expiry,))
+        return macaroon.serialize()
+
+    def _verify_oidc_session_token(self, session: str, state: str) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+        """Verifies and extract an OIDC session token.
+
+        This verifies that a given session token was issued by this homeserver
+        and extract the nonce and client_redirect_url caveats.
+
+        Args:
+            session: The session token to verify
+            state: The state the OIDC provider gave back
+
+        Returns:
+            The nonce and the client_redirect_url for this session
+        """
+        macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon.deserialize(session)
+
+        v = pymacaroons.Verifier()
+        v.satisfy_exact("gen = 1")
+        v.satisfy_exact("type = session")
+        v.satisfy_exact("state = %s" % (state,))
+        v.satisfy_general(lambda c: c.startswith("nonce = "))
+        v.satisfy_general(lambda c: c.startswith("client_redirect_url = "))
+        v.satisfy_general(self._verify_expiry)
+
+        v.verify(macaroon, self._macaroon_secret_key)
+
+        # Extract the `nonce` and `client_redirect_url` from the token
+        nonce = self._get_value_from_macaroon(macaroon, "nonce")
+        client_redirect_url = self._get_value_from_macaroon(
+            macaroon, "client_redirect_url"
+        )
+
+        return nonce, client_redirect_url
+
+    def _get_value_from_macaroon(self, macaroon: pymacaroons.Macaroon, key: str) -> str:
+        """Extracts a caveat value from a macaroon token.
+
+        Args:
+            macaroon: the token
+            key: the key of the caveat to extract
+
+        Returns:
+            The extracted value
+
+        Raises:
+            Exception: if the caveat was not in the macaroon
+        """
+        prefix = key + " = "
+        for caveat in macaroon.caveats:
+            if caveat.caveat_id.startswith(prefix):
+                return caveat.caveat_id[len(prefix) :]
+        raise Exception("No %s caveat in macaroon" % (key,))
+
+    def _verify_expiry(self, caveat: str) -> bool:
+        prefix = "time < "
+        if not caveat.startswith(prefix):
+            return False
+        expiry = int(caveat[len(prefix) :])
+        now = self._clock.time_msec()
+        return now < expiry
+
+    async def _map_userinfo_to_user(self, userinfo: UserInfo, token: Token) -> str:
+        """Maps a UserInfo object to a mxid.
+
+        UserInfo should have a claim that uniquely identifies users. This claim
+        is usually `sub`, but can be configured with `oidc_config.subject_claim`.
+        It is then used as an `external_id`.
+
+        If we don't find the user that way, we should register the user,
+        mapping the localpart and the display name from the UserInfo.
+
+        If a user already exists with the mxid we've mapped, raise an exception.
+
+        Args:
+            userinfo: an object representing the user
+            token: a dict with the tokens obtained from the provider
+
+        Raises:
+            MappingException: if there was an error while mapping some properties
+
+        Returns:
+            The mxid of the user
+        """
+        try:
+            remote_user_id = self._user_mapping_provider.get_remote_user_id(userinfo)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise MappingException(
+                "Failed to extract subject from OIDC response: %s" % (e,)
+            )
+
+        logger.info(
+            "Looking for existing mapping for user %s:%s",
+            self._auth_provider_id,
+            remote_user_id,
+        )
+
+        registered_user_id = await self._datastore.get_user_by_external_id(
+            self._auth_provider_id, remote_user_id,
+        )
+
+        if registered_user_id is not None:
+            logger.info("Found existing mapping %s", registered_user_id)
+            return registered_user_id
+
+        try:
+            attributes = await self._user_mapping_provider.map_user_attributes(
+                userinfo, token
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise MappingException(
+                "Could not extract user attributes from OIDC response: " + str(e)
+            )
+
+        logger.debug(
+            "Retrieved user attributes from user mapping provider: %r", attributes
+        )
+
+        if not attributes["localpart"]:
+            raise MappingException("localpart is empty")
+
+        localpart = map_username_to_mxid_localpart(attributes["localpart"])
+
+        user_id = UserID(localpart, self._hostname)
+        if await self._datastore.get_users_by_id_case_insensitive(user_id.to_string()):
+            # This mxid is taken
+            raise MappingException(
+                "mxid '{}' is already taken".format(user_id.to_string())
+            )
+
+        # It's the first time this user is logging in and the mapped mxid was
+        # not taken, register the user
+        registered_user_id = await self._registration_handler.register_user(
+            localpart=localpart, default_display_name=attributes["display_name"],
+        )
+
+        await self._datastore.record_user_external_id(
+            self._auth_provider_id, remote_user_id, registered_user_id,
+        )
+        return registered_user_id
+
+
+UserAttribute = TypedDict(
+    "UserAttribute", {"localpart": str, "display_name": Optional[str]}
+)
+C = TypeVar("C")
+
+
+class OidcMappingProvider(Generic[C]):
+    """A mapping provider maps a UserInfo object to user attributes.
+
+    It should provide the API described by this class.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: C):
+        """
+        Args:
+            config: A custom config object from this module, parsed by ``parse_config()``
+        """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_config(config: dict) -> C:
+        """Parse the dict provided by the homeserver's config
+
+        Args:
+            config: A dictionary containing configuration options for this provider
+
+        Returns:
+            A custom config object for this module
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def get_remote_user_id(self, userinfo: UserInfo) -> str:
+        """Get a unique user ID for this user.
+
+        Usually, in an OIDC-compliant scenario, it should be the ``sub`` claim from the UserInfo object.
+
+        Args:
+            userinfo: An object representing the user given by the OIDC provider
+
+        Returns:
+            A unique user ID
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    async def map_user_attributes(
+        self, userinfo: UserInfo, token: Token
+    ) -> UserAttribute:
+        """Map a ``UserInfo`` objects into user attributes.
+
+        Args:
+            userinfo: An object representing the user given by the OIDC provider
+            token: A dict with the tokens returned by the provider
+
+        Returns:
+            A dict containing the ``localpart`` and (optionally) the ``display_name``
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+
+# Used to clear out "None" values in templates
+def jinja_finalize(thing):
+    return thing if thing is not None else ""
+
+
+env = Environment(finalize=jinja_finalize)
+
+
+@attr.s
+class JinjaOidcMappingConfig:
+    subject_claim = attr.ib()  # type: str
+    localpart_template = attr.ib()  # type: Template
+    display_name_template = attr.ib()  # type: Optional[Template]
+
+
+class JinjaOidcMappingProvider(OidcMappingProvider[JinjaOidcMappingConfig]):
+    """An implementation of a mapping provider based on Jinja templates.
+
+    This is the default mapping provider.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: JinjaOidcMappingConfig):
+        self._config = config
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_config(config: dict) -> JinjaOidcMappingConfig:
+        subject_claim = config.get("subject_claim", "sub")
+
+        if "localpart_template" not in config:
+            raise ConfigError(
+                "missing key: oidc_config.user_mapping_provider.config.localpart_template"
+            )
+
+        try:
+            localpart_template = env.from_string(config["localpart_template"])
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise ConfigError(
+                "invalid jinja template for oidc_config.user_mapping_provider.config.localpart_template: %r"
+                % (e,)
+            )
+
+        display_name_template = None  # type: Optional[Template]
+        if "display_name_template" in config:
+            try:
+                display_name_template = env.from_string(config["display_name_template"])
+            except Exception as e:
+                raise ConfigError(
+                    "invalid jinja template for oidc_config.user_mapping_provider.config.display_name_template: %r"
+                    % (e,)
+                )
+
+        return JinjaOidcMappingConfig(
+            subject_claim=subject_claim,
+            localpart_template=localpart_template,
+            display_name_template=display_name_template,
+        )
+
+    def get_remote_user_id(self, userinfo: UserInfo) -> str:
+        return userinfo[self._config.subject_claim]
+
+    async def map_user_attributes(
+        self, userinfo: UserInfo, token: Token
+    ) -> UserAttribute:
+        localpart = self._config.localpart_template.render(user=userinfo).strip()
+
+        display_name = None  # type: Optional[str]
+        if self._config.display_name_template is not None:
+            display_name = self._config.display_name_template.render(
+                user=userinfo
+            ).strip()
+
+            if display_name == "":
+                display_name = None
+
+        return UserAttribute(localpart=localpart, display_name=display_name)
diff --git a/synapse/http/client.py b/synapse/http/client.py
index 3797545824..58eb47c69c 100644
--- a/synapse/http/client.py
+++ b/synapse/http/client.py
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ class SimpleHttpClient(object):
         actual_headers = {
             b"Content-Type": [b"application/x-www-form-urlencoded"],
             b"User-Agent": [self.user_agent],
+            b"Accept": [b"application/json"],
         }
         if headers:
             actual_headers.update(headers)
@@ -399,6 +400,7 @@ class SimpleHttpClient(object):
         actual_headers = {
             b"Content-Type": [b"application/json"],
             b"User-Agent": [self.user_agent],
+            b"Accept": [b"application/json"],
         }
         if headers:
             actual_headers.update(headers)
@@ -434,6 +436,10 @@ class SimpleHttpClient(object):
 
             ValueError: if the response was not JSON
         """
+        actual_headers = {b"Accept": [b"application/json"]}
+        if headers:
+            actual_headers.update(headers)
+
         body = yield self.get_raw(uri, args, headers=headers)
         return json.loads(body)
 
@@ -467,6 +473,7 @@ class SimpleHttpClient(object):
         actual_headers = {
             b"Content-Type": [b"application/json"],
             b"User-Agent": [self.user_agent],
+            b"Accept": [b"application/json"],
         }
         if headers:
             actual_headers.update(headers)
diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index 39c99a2802..8b4312e5a3 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ CONDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS = {
         'eliot<1.8.0;python_version<"3.5.3"',
     ],
     "saml2": ["pysaml2>=4.5.0"],
+    "oidc": ["authlib>=0.14.0"],
     "systemd": ["systemd-python>=231"],
     "url_preview": ["lxml>=3.5.0"],
     "test": ["mock>=2.0", "parameterized"],
diff --git a/synapse/res/templates/sso_error.html b/synapse/res/templates/sso_error.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43a211386b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/res/templates/sso_error.html
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <title>SSO error</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <p>Oops! Something went wrong during authentication.</p>
+    <p>
+        Try logging in again from your Matrix client and if the problem persists
+        please contact the server's administrator.
+    </p>
+    <p>Error: <code>{{ error }}</code></p>
+    {% if error_description %}
+    <pre><code>{{ error_description }}</code></pre>
+    {% endif %}
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
index 4de2f97d06..de7eca21f8 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class LoginRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.jwt_algorithm = hs.config.jwt_algorithm
         self.saml2_enabled = hs.config.saml2_enabled
         self.cas_enabled = hs.config.cas_enabled
+        self.oidc_enabled = hs.config.oidc_enabled
         self.auth_handler = self.hs.get_auth_handler()
         self.registration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
@@ -96,9 +97,7 @@ class LoginRestServlet(RestServlet):
         flows = []
         if self.jwt_enabled:
             flows.append({"type": LoginRestServlet.JWT_TYPE})
-        if self.saml2_enabled:
-            flows.append({"type": LoginRestServlet.SSO_TYPE})
-            flows.append({"type": LoginRestServlet.TOKEN_TYPE})
+
         if self.cas_enabled:
             flows.append({"type": LoginRestServlet.SSO_TYPE})
 
@@ -114,6 +113,11 @@ class LoginRestServlet(RestServlet):
             # fall back to the fallback API if they don't understand one of the
             # login flow types returned.
             flows.append({"type": LoginRestServlet.TOKEN_TYPE})
+        elif self.saml2_enabled:
+            flows.append({"type": LoginRestServlet.SSO_TYPE})
+            flows.append({"type": LoginRestServlet.TOKEN_TYPE})
+        elif self.oidc_enabled:
+            flows.append({"type": LoginRestServlet.SSO_TYPE})
 
         flows.extend(
             ({"type": t} for t in self.auth_handler.get_supported_login_types())
@@ -465,6 +469,22 @@ class SAMLRedirectServlet(BaseSSORedirectServlet):
         return self._saml_handler.handle_redirect_request(client_redirect_url)
 
 
+class OIDCRedirectServlet(RestServlet):
+    """Implementation for /login/sso/redirect for the OIDC login flow."""
+
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/login/sso/redirect", v1=True)
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self._oidc_handler = hs.get_oidc_handler()
+
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
+        args = request.args
+        if b"redirectUrl" not in args:
+            return 400, "Redirect URL not specified for SSO auth"
+        client_redirect_url = args[b"redirectUrl"][0]
+        await self._oidc_handler.handle_redirect_request(request, client_redirect_url)
+
+
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
     LoginRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     if hs.config.cas_enabled:
@@ -472,3 +492,5 @@ def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
         CasTicketServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     elif hs.config.saml2_enabled:
         SAMLRedirectServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    elif hs.config.oidc_enabled:
+        OIDCRedirectServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/oidc/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/oidc/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d958dd65bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/oidc/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2020 Quentin Gliech
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import logging
+
+from twisted.web.resource import Resource
+
+from synapse.rest.oidc.callback_resource import OIDCCallbackResource
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class OIDCResource(Resource):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        Resource.__init__(self)
+        self.putChild(b"callback", OIDCCallbackResource(hs))
diff --git a/synapse/rest/oidc/callback_resource.py b/synapse/rest/oidc/callback_resource.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c03194f001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/oidc/callback_resource.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2020 Quentin Gliech
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import logging
+
+from synapse.http.server import DirectServeResource, wrap_html_request_handler
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class OIDCCallbackResource(DirectServeResource):
+    isLeaf = 1
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._oidc_handler = hs.get_oidc_handler()
+
+    @wrap_html_request_handler
+    async def _async_render_GET(self, request):
+        return await self._oidc_handler.handle_oidc_callback(request)
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index bf97a16c09..b4aea81e24 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ class HomeServer(object):
         "account_validity_handler",
         "cas_handler",
         "saml_handler",
+        "oidc_handler",
         "event_client_serializer",
         "password_policy_handler",
         "storage",
@@ -562,6 +563,11 @@ class HomeServer(object):
 
         return SamlHandler(self)
 
+    def build_oidc_handler(self):
+        from synapse.handlers.oidc_handler import OidcHandler
+
+        return OidcHandler(self)
+
     def build_event_client_serializer(self):
         return EventClientSerializer(self)
 
diff --git a/synapse/server.pyi b/synapse/server.pyi
index 18043a2593..31a9cc0389 100644
--- a/synapse/server.pyi
+++ b/synapse/server.pyi
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import synapse.handlers.device
 import synapse.handlers.e2e_keys
 import synapse.handlers.message
 import synapse.handlers.presence
+import synapse.handlers.register
 import synapse.handlers.room
 import synapse.handlers.room_member
 import synapse.handlers.set_password
@@ -128,3 +129,7 @@ class HomeServer(object):
         pass
     def get_storage(self) -> synapse.storage.Storage:
         pass
+    def get_registration_handler(self) -> synapse.handlers.register.RegistrationHandler:
+        pass
+    def get_macaroon_generator(self) -> synapse.handlers.auth.MacaroonGenerator:
+        pass
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_oidc.py b/tests/handlers/test_oidc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61963aa90d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_oidc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,565 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2020 Quentin Gliech
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import json
+from urllib.parse import parse_qs, urlparse
+
+from mock import Mock, patch
+
+import attr
+import pymacaroons
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+from twisted.python.failure import Failure
+from twisted.web._newclient import ResponseDone
+
+from synapse.handlers.oidc_handler import (
+    MappingException,
+    OidcError,
+    OidcHandler,
+    OidcMappingProvider,
+)
+from synapse.types import UserID
+
+from tests.unittest import HomeserverTestCase, override_config
+
+
+@attr.s
+class FakeResponse:
+    code = attr.ib()
+    body = attr.ib()
+    phrase = attr.ib()
+
+    def deliverBody(self, protocol):
+        protocol.dataReceived(self.body)
+        protocol.connectionLost(Failure(ResponseDone()))
+
+
+# These are a few constants that are used as config parameters in the tests.
+ISSUER = "https://issuer/"
+CLIENT_ID = "test-client-id"
+CLIENT_SECRET = "test-client-secret"
+BASE_URL = "https://synapse/"
+CALLBACK_URL = BASE_URL + "_synapse/oidc/callback"
+SCOPES = ["openid"]
+
+AUTHORIZATION_ENDPOINT = ISSUER + "authorize"
+TOKEN_ENDPOINT = ISSUER + "token"
+USERINFO_ENDPOINT = ISSUER + "userinfo"
+WELL_KNOWN = ISSUER + ".well-known/openid-configuration"
+JWKS_URI = ISSUER + ".well-known/jwks.json"
+
+# config for common cases
+COMMON_CONFIG = {
+    "discover": False,
+    "authorization_endpoint": AUTHORIZATION_ENDPOINT,
+    "token_endpoint": TOKEN_ENDPOINT,
+    "jwks_uri": JWKS_URI,
+}
+
+
+# The cookie name and path don't really matter, just that it has to be coherent
+# between the callback & redirect handlers.
+COOKIE_NAME = b"oidc_session"
+COOKIE_PATH = "/_synapse/oidc"
+
+MockedMappingProvider = Mock(OidcMappingProvider)
+
+
+def simple_async_mock(return_value=None, raises=None):
+    # AsyncMock is not available in python3.5, this mimics part of its behaviour
+    async def cb(*args, **kwargs):
+        if raises:
+            raise raises
+        return return_value
+
+    return Mock(side_effect=cb)
+
+
+async def get_json(url):
+    # Mock get_json calls to handle jwks & oidc discovery endpoints
+    if url == WELL_KNOWN:
+        # Minimal discovery document, as defined in OpenID.Discovery
+        # https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-discovery-1_0.html#ProviderMetadata
+        return {
+            "issuer": ISSUER,
+            "authorization_endpoint": AUTHORIZATION_ENDPOINT,
+            "token_endpoint": TOKEN_ENDPOINT,
+            "jwks_uri": JWKS_URI,
+            "userinfo_endpoint": USERINFO_ENDPOINT,
+            "response_types_supported": ["code"],
+            "subject_types_supported": ["public"],
+            "id_token_signing_alg_values_supported": ["RS256"],
+        }
+    elif url == JWKS_URI:
+        return {"keys": []}
+
+
+class OidcHandlerTestCase(HomeserverTestCase):
+    def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
+
+        self.http_client = Mock(spec=["get_json"])
+        self.http_client.get_json.side_effect = get_json
+        self.http_client.user_agent = "Synapse Test"
+
+        config = self.default_config()
+        config["public_baseurl"] = BASE_URL
+        oidc_config = config.get("oidc_config", {})
+        oidc_config["enabled"] = True
+        oidc_config["client_id"] = CLIENT_ID
+        oidc_config["client_secret"] = CLIENT_SECRET
+        oidc_config["issuer"] = ISSUER
+        oidc_config["scopes"] = SCOPES
+        oidc_config["user_mapping_provider"] = {
+            "module": __name__ + ".MockedMappingProvider"
+        }
+        config["oidc_config"] = oidc_config
+
+        hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(
+            http_client=self.http_client,
+            proxied_http_client=self.http_client,
+            config=config,
+        )
+
+        self.handler = OidcHandler(hs)
+
+        return hs
+
+    def metadata_edit(self, values):
+        return patch.dict(self.handler._provider_metadata, values)
+
+    def assertRenderedError(self, error, error_description=None):
+        args = self.handler._render_error.call_args[0]
+        self.assertEqual(args[1], error)
+        if error_description is not None:
+            self.assertEqual(args[2], error_description)
+        # Reset the render_error mock
+        self.handler._render_error.reset_mock()
+
+    def test_config(self):
+        """Basic config correctly sets up the callback URL and client auth correctly."""
+        self.assertEqual(self.handler._callback_url, CALLBACK_URL)
+        self.assertEqual(self.handler._client_auth.client_id, CLIENT_ID)
+        self.assertEqual(self.handler._client_auth.client_secret, CLIENT_SECRET)
+
+    @override_config({"oidc_config": {"discover": True}})
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_discovery(self):
+        """The handler should discover the endpoints from OIDC discovery document."""
+        # This would throw if some metadata were invalid
+        metadata = yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.load_metadata())
+        self.http_client.get_json.assert_called_once_with(WELL_KNOWN)
+
+        self.assertEqual(metadata.issuer, ISSUER)
+        self.assertEqual(metadata.authorization_endpoint, AUTHORIZATION_ENDPOINT)
+        self.assertEqual(metadata.token_endpoint, TOKEN_ENDPOINT)
+        self.assertEqual(metadata.jwks_uri, JWKS_URI)
+        # FIXME: it seems like authlib does not have that defined in its metadata models
+        # self.assertEqual(metadata.userinfo_endpoint, USERINFO_ENDPOINT)
+
+        # subsequent calls should be cached
+        self.http_client.reset_mock()
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.load_metadata())
+        self.http_client.get_json.assert_not_called()
+
+    @override_config({"oidc_config": COMMON_CONFIG})
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_no_discovery(self):
+        """When discovery is disabled, it should not try to load from discovery document."""
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.load_metadata())
+        self.http_client.get_json.assert_not_called()
+
+    @override_config({"oidc_config": COMMON_CONFIG})
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_load_jwks(self):
+        """JWKS loading is done once (then cached) if used."""
+        jwks = yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.load_jwks())
+        self.http_client.get_json.assert_called_once_with(JWKS_URI)
+        self.assertEqual(jwks, {"keys": []})
+
+        # subsequent calls should be cached…
+        self.http_client.reset_mock()
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.load_jwks())
+        self.http_client.get_json.assert_not_called()
+
+        # …unless forced
+        self.http_client.reset_mock()
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.load_jwks(force=True))
+        self.http_client.get_json.assert_called_once_with(JWKS_URI)
+
+        # Throw if the JWKS uri is missing
+        with self.metadata_edit({"jwks_uri": None}):
+            with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
+                yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.load_jwks(force=True))
+
+        # Return empty key set if JWKS are not used
+        self.handler._scopes = []  # not asking the openid scope
+        self.http_client.get_json.reset_mock()
+        jwks = yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.load_jwks(force=True))
+        self.http_client.get_json.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertEqual(jwks, {"keys": []})
+
+    @override_config({"oidc_config": COMMON_CONFIG})
+    def test_validate_config(self):
+        """Provider metadatas are extensively validated."""
+        h = self.handler
+
+        # Default test config does not throw
+        h._validate_metadata()
+
+        with self.metadata_edit({"issuer": None}):
+            self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "issuer", h._validate_metadata)
+
+        with self.metadata_edit({"issuer": "http://insecure/"}):
+            self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "issuer", h._validate_metadata)
+
+        with self.metadata_edit({"issuer": "https://invalid/?because=query"}):
+            self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "issuer", h._validate_metadata)
+
+        with self.metadata_edit({"authorization_endpoint": None}):
+            self.assertRaisesRegex(
+                ValueError, "authorization_endpoint", h._validate_metadata
+            )
+
+        with self.metadata_edit({"authorization_endpoint": "http://insecure/auth"}):
+            self.assertRaisesRegex(
+                ValueError, "authorization_endpoint", h._validate_metadata
+            )
+
+        with self.metadata_edit({"token_endpoint": None}):
+            self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "token_endpoint", h._validate_metadata)
+
+        with self.metadata_edit({"token_endpoint": "http://insecure/token"}):
+            self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "token_endpoint", h._validate_metadata)
+
+        with self.metadata_edit({"jwks_uri": None}):
+            self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "jwks_uri", h._validate_metadata)
+
+        with self.metadata_edit({"jwks_uri": "http://insecure/jwks.json"}):
+            self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "jwks_uri", h._validate_metadata)
+
+        with self.metadata_edit({"response_types_supported": ["id_token"]}):
+            self.assertRaisesRegex(
+                ValueError, "response_types_supported", h._validate_metadata
+            )
+
+        with self.metadata_edit(
+            {"token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported": ["client_secret_basic"]}
+        ):
+            # should not throw, as client_secret_basic is the default auth method
+            h._validate_metadata()
+
+        with self.metadata_edit(
+            {"token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported": ["client_secret_post"]}
+        ):
+            self.assertRaisesRegex(
+                ValueError,
+                "token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported",
+                h._validate_metadata,
+            )
+
+        # Tests for configs that the userinfo endpoint
+        self.assertFalse(h._uses_userinfo)
+        h._scopes = []  # do not request the openid scope
+        self.assertTrue(h._uses_userinfo)
+        self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "userinfo_endpoint", h._validate_metadata)
+
+        with self.metadata_edit(
+            {"userinfo_endpoint": USERINFO_ENDPOINT, "jwks_uri": None}
+        ):
+            # Shouldn't raise with a valid userinfo, even without
+            h._validate_metadata()
+
+    @override_config({"oidc_config": {"skip_verification": True}})
+    def test_skip_verification(self):
+        """Provider metadata validation can be disabled by config."""
+        with self.metadata_edit({"issuer": "http://insecure"}):
+            # This should not throw
+            self.handler._validate_metadata()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_redirect_request(self):
+        """The redirect request has the right arguments & generates a valid session cookie."""
+        req = Mock(spec=["addCookie", "redirect", "finish"])
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(
+            self.handler.handle_redirect_request(req, b"http://client/redirect")
+        )
+        url = req.redirect.call_args[0][0]
+        url = urlparse(url)
+        auth_endpoint = urlparse(AUTHORIZATION_ENDPOINT)
+
+        self.assertEqual(url.scheme, auth_endpoint.scheme)
+        self.assertEqual(url.netloc, auth_endpoint.netloc)
+        self.assertEqual(url.path, auth_endpoint.path)
+
+        params = parse_qs(url.query)
+        self.assertEqual(params["redirect_uri"], [CALLBACK_URL])
+        self.assertEqual(params["response_type"], ["code"])
+        self.assertEqual(params["scope"], [" ".join(SCOPES)])
+        self.assertEqual(params["client_id"], [CLIENT_ID])
+        self.assertEqual(len(params["state"]), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(params["nonce"]), 1)
+
+        # Check what is in the cookie
+        # note: python3.5 mock does not have the .called_once() method
+        calls = req.addCookie.call_args_list
+        self.assertEqual(len(calls), 1)  # called once
+        # For some reason, call.args does not work with python3.5
+        args = calls[0][0]
+        kwargs = calls[0][1]
+        self.assertEqual(args[0], COOKIE_NAME)
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs["path"], COOKIE_PATH)
+        cookie = args[1]
+
+        macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon.deserialize(cookie)
+        state = self.handler._get_value_from_macaroon(macaroon, "state")
+        nonce = self.handler._get_value_from_macaroon(macaroon, "nonce")
+        redirect = self.handler._get_value_from_macaroon(
+            macaroon, "client_redirect_url"
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(params["state"], [state])
+        self.assertEqual(params["nonce"], [nonce])
+        self.assertEqual(redirect, "http://client/redirect")
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_callback_error(self):
+        """Errors from the provider returned in the callback are displayed."""
+        self.handler._render_error = Mock()
+        request = Mock(args={})
+        request.args[b"error"] = [b"invalid_client"]
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.handle_oidc_callback(request))
+        self.assertRenderedError("invalid_client", "")
+
+        request.args[b"error_description"] = [b"some description"]
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.handle_oidc_callback(request))
+        self.assertRenderedError("invalid_client", "some description")
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_callback(self):
+        """Code callback works and display errors if something went wrong.
+
+        A lot of scenarios are tested here:
+         - when the callback works, with userinfo from ID token
+         - when the user mapping fails
+         - when ID token verification fails
+         - when the callback works, with userinfo fetched from the userinfo endpoint
+         - when the userinfo fetching fails
+         - when the code exchange fails
+        """
+        token = {
+            "type": "bearer",
+            "id_token": "id_token",
+            "access_token": "access_token",
+        }
+        userinfo = {
+            "sub": "foo",
+            "preferred_username": "bar",
+        }
+        user_id = UserID("foo", "domain.org")
+        self.handler._render_error = Mock(return_value=None)
+        self.handler._exchange_code = simple_async_mock(return_value=token)
+        self.handler._parse_id_token = simple_async_mock(return_value=userinfo)
+        self.handler._fetch_userinfo = simple_async_mock(return_value=userinfo)
+        self.handler._map_userinfo_to_user = simple_async_mock(return_value=user_id)
+        self.handler._auth_handler.complete_sso_login = simple_async_mock()
+        request = Mock(spec=["args", "getCookie", "addCookie"])
+
+        code = "code"
+        state = "state"
+        nonce = "nonce"
+        client_redirect_url = "http://client/redirect"
+        session = self.handler._generate_oidc_session_token(
+            state=state, nonce=nonce, client_redirect_url=client_redirect_url,
+        )
+        request.getCookie.return_value = session
+
+        request.args = {}
+        request.args[b"code"] = [code.encode("utf-8")]
+        request.args[b"state"] = [state.encode("utf-8")]
+
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.handle_oidc_callback(request))
+
+        self.handler._auth_handler.complete_sso_login.assert_called_once_with(
+            user_id, request, client_redirect_url,
+        )
+        self.handler._exchange_code.assert_called_once_with(code)
+        self.handler._parse_id_token.assert_called_once_with(token, nonce=nonce)
+        self.handler._map_userinfo_to_user.assert_called_once_with(userinfo, token)
+        self.handler._fetch_userinfo.assert_not_called()
+        self.handler._render_error.assert_not_called()
+
+        # Handle mapping errors
+        self.handler._map_userinfo_to_user = simple_async_mock(
+            raises=MappingException()
+        )
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.handle_oidc_callback(request))
+        self.assertRenderedError("mapping_error")
+        self.handler._map_userinfo_to_user = simple_async_mock(return_value=user_id)
+
+        # Handle ID token errors
+        self.handler._parse_id_token = simple_async_mock(raises=Exception())
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.handle_oidc_callback(request))
+        self.assertRenderedError("invalid_token")
+
+        self.handler._auth_handler.complete_sso_login.reset_mock()
+        self.handler._exchange_code.reset_mock()
+        self.handler._parse_id_token.reset_mock()
+        self.handler._map_userinfo_to_user.reset_mock()
+        self.handler._fetch_userinfo.reset_mock()
+
+        # With userinfo fetching
+        self.handler._scopes = []  # do not ask the "openid" scope
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.handle_oidc_callback(request))
+
+        self.handler._auth_handler.complete_sso_login.assert_called_once_with(
+            user_id, request, client_redirect_url,
+        )
+        self.handler._exchange_code.assert_called_once_with(code)
+        self.handler._parse_id_token.assert_not_called()
+        self.handler._map_userinfo_to_user.assert_called_once_with(userinfo, token)
+        self.handler._fetch_userinfo.assert_called_once_with(token)
+        self.handler._render_error.assert_not_called()
+
+        # Handle userinfo fetching error
+        self.handler._fetch_userinfo = simple_async_mock(raises=Exception())
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.handle_oidc_callback(request))
+        self.assertRenderedError("fetch_error")
+
+        # Handle code exchange failure
+        self.handler._exchange_code = simple_async_mock(
+            raises=OidcError("invalid_request")
+        )
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.handle_oidc_callback(request))
+        self.assertRenderedError("invalid_request")
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_callback_session(self):
+        """The callback verifies the session presence and validity"""
+        self.handler._render_error = Mock(return_value=None)
+        request = Mock(spec=["args", "getCookie", "addCookie"])
+
+        # Missing cookie
+        request.args = {}
+        request.getCookie.return_value = None
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.handle_oidc_callback(request))
+        self.assertRenderedError("missing_session", "No session cookie found")
+
+        # Missing session parameter
+        request.args = {}
+        request.getCookie.return_value = "session"
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.handle_oidc_callback(request))
+        self.assertRenderedError("invalid_request", "State parameter is missing")
+
+        # Invalid cookie
+        request.args = {}
+        request.args[b"state"] = [b"state"]
+        request.getCookie.return_value = "session"
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.handle_oidc_callback(request))
+        self.assertRenderedError("invalid_session")
+
+        # Mismatching session
+        session = self.handler._generate_oidc_session_token(
+            state="state", nonce="nonce", client_redirect_url="http://client/redirect",
+        )
+        request.args = {}
+        request.args[b"state"] = [b"mismatching state"]
+        request.getCookie.return_value = session
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.handle_oidc_callback(request))
+        self.assertRenderedError("mismatching_session")
+
+        # Valid session
+        request.args = {}
+        request.args[b"state"] = [b"state"]
+        request.getCookie.return_value = session
+        yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler.handle_oidc_callback(request))
+        self.assertRenderedError("invalid_request")
+
+    @override_config({"oidc_config": {"client_auth_method": "client_secret_post"}})
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_exchange_code(self):
+        """Code exchange behaves correctly and handles various error scenarios."""
+        token = {"type": "bearer"}
+        token_json = json.dumps(token).encode("utf-8")
+        self.http_client.request = simple_async_mock(
+            return_value=FakeResponse(code=200, phrase=b"OK", body=token_json)
+        )
+        code = "code"
+        ret = yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler._exchange_code(code))
+        kwargs = self.http_client.request.call_args[1]
+
+        self.assertEqual(ret, token)
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs["method"], "POST")
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs["uri"], TOKEN_ENDPOINT)
+
+        args = parse_qs(kwargs["data"].decode("utf-8"))
+        self.assertEqual(args["grant_type"], ["authorization_code"])
+        self.assertEqual(args["code"], [code])
+        self.assertEqual(args["client_id"], [CLIENT_ID])
+        self.assertEqual(args["client_secret"], [CLIENT_SECRET])
+        self.assertEqual(args["redirect_uri"], [CALLBACK_URL])
+
+        # Test error handling
+        self.http_client.request = simple_async_mock(
+            return_value=FakeResponse(
+                code=400,
+                phrase=b"Bad Request",
+                body=b'{"error": "foo", "error_description": "bar"}',
+            )
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(OidcError) as exc:
+            yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler._exchange_code(code))
+        self.assertEqual(exc.exception.error, "foo")
+        self.assertEqual(exc.exception.error_description, "bar")
+
+        # Internal server error with no JSON body
+        self.http_client.request = simple_async_mock(
+            return_value=FakeResponse(
+                code=500, phrase=b"Internal Server Error", body=b"Not JSON",
+            )
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(OidcError) as exc:
+            yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler._exchange_code(code))
+        self.assertEqual(exc.exception.error, "server_error")
+
+        # Internal server error with JSON body
+        self.http_client.request = simple_async_mock(
+            return_value=FakeResponse(
+                code=500,
+                phrase=b"Internal Server Error",
+                body=b'{"error": "internal_server_error"}',
+            )
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(OidcError) as exc:
+            yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler._exchange_code(code))
+        self.assertEqual(exc.exception.error, "internal_server_error")
+
+        # 4xx error without "error" field
+        self.http_client.request = simple_async_mock(
+            return_value=FakeResponse(code=400, phrase=b"Bad request", body=b"{}",)
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(OidcError) as exc:
+            yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler._exchange_code(code))
+        self.assertEqual(exc.exception.error, "server_error")
+
+        # 2xx error with "error" field
+        self.http_client.request = simple_async_mock(
+            return_value=FakeResponse(
+                code=200, phrase=b"OK", body=b'{"error": "some_error"}',
+            )
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(OidcError) as exc:
+            yield defer.ensureDeferred(self.handler._exchange_code(code))
+        self.assertEqual(exc.exception.error, "some_error")
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c699f3e46a..ad1902d47d 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ commands = mypy \
             synapse/handlers/auth.py \
             synapse/handlers/cas_handler.py \
             synapse/handlers/directory.py \
+            synapse/handlers/oidc_handler.py \
             synapse/handlers/presence.py \
             synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py \
             synapse/handlers/sync.py \