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authorNeil Johnson <neil@matrix.org>2019-12-04 09:46:16 +0000
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2019-12-04 09:46:16 +0000
commitcb0aeb147e3b3defc27866ad0e4982e63600a7ee (patch)
treef13c1b1b879cc8d372a778a8b764a111f7255355 /docs
parentFix exception when a cross-signed device is deleted (#6462) (diff)
downloadsynapse-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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-rw-r--r--docs/sample_config.yaml13
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index c7391f0c48..10664ae8f7 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -54,15 +54,16 @@ pid_file: DATADIR/homeserver.pid
 #
 #require_auth_for_profile_requests: true
 
-# If set to 'false', requires authentication to access the server's public rooms
-# directory through the client API. Defaults to 'true'.
+# If set to 'true', removes the need for authentication to access the server's
+# public rooms directory through the client API, meaning that anyone can
+# query the room directory. Defaults to 'false'.
 #
-#allow_public_rooms_without_auth: false
+#allow_public_rooms_without_auth: true
 
-# If set to 'false', forbids any other homeserver to fetch the server's public
-# rooms directory via federation. Defaults to 'true'.
+# If set to 'true', allows any other homeserver to fetch the server's public
+# rooms directory via federation. Defaults to 'false'.
 #
-#allow_public_rooms_over_federation: false
+#allow_public_rooms_over_federation: true
 
 # The default room version for newly created rooms.
 #