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authorBrendan Abolivier <babolivier@matrix.org>2020-02-13 14:20:08 +0000
committerBrendan Abolivier <babolivier@matrix.org>2020-02-13 14:20:08 +0000
commit5820ed905f83c5241b686e03e121f67719a99046 (patch)
tree30f57484964a15232d4f826fe41af6b1a6147b8f /synapse/config/tls.py
parentMerge pull request #6891 from matrix-org/babolivier/retention-doc-amend (diff)
downloadsynapse-5820ed905f83c5241b686e03e121f67719a99046.tar.xz
Add mention and warning about ACME v1 deprecation to the Synapse config
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diff --git a/synapse/config/tls.py b/synapse/config/tls.py
index 2514b0713d..694f52c032 100644
--- a/synapse/config/tls.py
+++ b/synapse/config/tls.py
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ from synapse.util import glob_to_regex
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+ACME_SUPPORT_ENABLED_WARN = """\
+This server uses Synapse's built-in ACME support. Note that ACME v1 has been
+deprecated by Let's Encrypt, and that Synapse doesn't currently support ACME v2,
+which means that this feature will not work with Synapse installs set up after
+November 2019, and that it may stop working on June 2020 for installs set up
+before that date.
+
+For more info and alternative solutions, see
+https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/ACME.md#deprecation-of-acme-v1 
+"""
+
 
 class TlsConfig(Config):
     section = "tls"
@@ -44,6 +55,9 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
 
         self.acme_enabled = acme_config.get("enabled", False)
 
+        if self.acme_enabled:
+            logger.warning(ACME_SUPPORT_ENABLED_WARN)
+
         # hyperlink complains on py2 if this is not a Unicode
         self.acme_url = six.text_type(
             acme_config.get("url", "https://acme-v01.api.letsencrypt.org/directory")
@@ -362,6 +376,11 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
         # ACME support: This will configure Synapse to request a valid TLS certificate
         # for your configured `server_name` via Let's Encrypt.
         #
+        # Note that ACME v1 is now deprecated, and Synapse currently doesn't support
+        # ACME v2. This means that this feature currently won't work with installs set
+        # up after November 2019. For more info, and alternative solutions, see
+        # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/ACME.md#deprecation-of-acme-v1
+        #
         # Note that provisioning a certificate in this way requires port 80 to be
         # routed to Synapse so that it can complete the http-01 ACME challenge.
         # By default, if you enable ACME support, Synapse will attempt to listen on