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authorErik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>2019-07-05 14:08:21 +0100
committerErik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>2019-07-05 14:08:21 +0100
commit7f0d8e42885078583d1eab16df2523292ed1148d (patch)
tree97d56ee3dd35549820a69b702d574d1704560773 /synapse/config/saml2_config.py
parentAssume key existence. Update docstrings (diff)
parentremove dead transaction persist code (#5622) (diff)
downloadsynapse-7f0d8e42885078583d1eab16df2523292ed1148d.tar.xz
Merge branch 'develop' of github.com:matrix-org/synapse into erikj/admin_exfiltrate_data
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-rw-r--r--synapse/config/saml2_config.py33
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diff --git a/synapse/config/saml2_config.py b/synapse/config/saml2_config.py
index 872a1ba934..6a8161547a 100644
--- a/synapse/config/saml2_config.py
+++ b/synapse/config/saml2_config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # 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 ._base import Config, ConfigError
 
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ class SAML2Config(Config):
         if not saml2_config or not saml2_config.get("enabled", True):
             return
 
+        try:
+            check_requirements("saml2")
+        except DependencyException as e:
+            raise ConfigError(e.message)
+
         self.saml2_enabled = True
 
         import saml2.config
@@ -37,6 +43,11 @@ class SAML2Config(Config):
         if config_path is not None:
             self.saml2_sp_config.load_file(config_path)
 
+        # session lifetime: in milliseconds
+        self.saml2_session_lifetime = self.parse_duration(
+            saml2_config.get("saml_session_lifetime", "5m")
+        )
+
     def _default_saml_config_dict(self):
         import saml2
 
@@ -72,6 +83,12 @@ class SAML2Config(Config):
         # so it is not normally necessary to specify them unless you need to
         # override them.
         #
+        # Once SAML support is enabled, a metadata file will be exposed at
+        # https://<server>:<port>/_matrix/saml2/metadata.xml, which you may be able to
+        # use to configure your SAML IdP with. Alternatively, you can manually configure
+        # the IdP to use an ACS location of
+        # https://<server>:<port>/_matrix/saml2/authn_response.
+        #
         #saml2_config:
         #  sp_config:
         #    # point this to the IdP's metadata. You can use either a local file or
@@ -81,7 +98,15 @@ class SAML2Config(Config):
         #      remote:
         #        - url: https://our_idp/metadata.xml
         #
-        #    # The rest of sp_config is just used to generate our metadata xml, and you
+        #    # By default, the user has to go to our login page first. If you'd like to
+        #    # allow IdP-initiated login, set 'allow_unsolicited: True' in a
+        #    # 'service.sp' section:
+        #    #
+        #    #service:
+        #    #  sp:
+        #    #    allow_unsolicited: True
+        #
+        #    # The examples below are just used to generate our metadata xml, and you
         #    # may well not need it, depending on your setup. Alternatively you
         #    # may need a whole lot more detail - see the pysaml2 docs!
         #
@@ -104,6 +129,12 @@ class SAML2Config(Config):
         #  # separate pysaml2 configuration file:
         #  #
         #  config_path: "%(config_dir_path)s/sp_conf.py"
+        #
+        #  # the lifetime of a SAML session. This defines how long a user has to
+        #  # complete the authentication process, if allow_unsolicited is unset.
+        #  # The default is 5 minutes.
+        #  #
+        #  # saml_session_lifetime: 5m
         """ % {
             "config_dir_path": config_dir_path
         }