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| author | Neil Johnson <neil@matrix.org> | 2019-12-04 09:46:16 +0000 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2019-12-04 09:46:16 +0000 |
| commit | cb0aeb147e3b3defc27866ad0e4982e63600a7ee (patch) | |
| tree | f13c1b1b879cc8d372a778a8b764a111f7255355 /UPGRADE.rst | |
| parent | Fix exception when a cross-signed device is deleted (#6462) (diff) | |
| download | synapse-cb0aeb147e3b3defc27866ad0e4982e63600a7ee.tar.xz | |
privacy by default for room dir (#6355)
Ensure that the the default settings for the room directory are that the it is hidden from public view by default.
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diff --git a/UPGRADE.rst b/UPGRADE.rst index 5ebf16a73e..d9020f2663 100644 --- a/UPGRADE.rst +++ b/UPGRADE.rst @@ -75,6 +75,23 @@ for example: wget https://packages.matrix.org/debian/pool/main/m/matrix-synapse-py3/matrix-synapse-py3_1.3.0+stretch1_amd64.deb dpkg -i matrix-synapse-py3_1.3.0+stretch1_amd64.deb +Upgrading to v1.7.0 +=================== + +In an attempt to configure Synapse in a privacy preserving way, the default +behaviours of ``allow_public_rooms_without_auth`` and +``allow_public_rooms_over_federation`` have been inverted. This means that by +default, only authenticated users querying the Client/Server API will be able +to query the room directory, and relatedly that the server will not share +room directory information with other servers over federation. + +If your installation does not explicitly set these settings one way or the other +and you want either setting to be ``true`` then it will necessary to update +your homeserver configuration file accordingly. + +For more details on the surrounding context see our `explainer +<https://matrix.org/blog/2019/11/09/avoiding-unwelcome-visitors-on-private-matrix-servers>`_. + Upgrading to v1.5.0 =================== |