Add configs to make profile data more private (#9203)

Add off-by-default configuration settings to:
- disable putting an invitee's profile info in invite events
- disable profile lookup via federation

Signed-off-by: Andrew Ferrazzutti <fair@miscworks.net>

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/config/federation.py b/synapse/config/federation.py
index 9f3c57e6a1..55e4db5442 100644
--- a/synapse/config/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/config/federation.py
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class FederationConfig(Config):
         )
         self.federation_metrics_domains = set(federation_metrics_domains)
 
+        self.allow_profile_lookup_over_federation = config.get(
+            "allow_profile_lookup_over_federation", True
+        )
+
     def generate_config_section(self, config_dir_path, server_name, **kwargs):
         return """\
         ## Federation ##
@@ -66,6 +70,12 @@ class FederationConfig(Config):
         #federation_metrics_domains:
         #  - matrix.org
         #  - example.com
+
+        # Uncomment to disable profile lookup over federation. By default, the
+        # Federation API allows other homeservers to obtain profile data of any user
+        # on this homeserver. Defaults to 'true'.
+        #
+        #allow_profile_lookup_over_federation: false
         """
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index 6f3325ff81..0bfd4398e2 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
             False,
         )
 
+        # Whether to retrieve and display profile data for a user when they
+        # are invited to a room
+        self.include_profile_data_on_invite = config.get(
+            "include_profile_data_on_invite", True
+        )
+
         if "restrict_public_rooms_to_local_users" in config and (
             "allow_public_rooms_without_auth" in config
             or "allow_public_rooms_over_federation" in config
@@ -848,6 +854,14 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         #
         #limit_profile_requests_to_users_who_share_rooms: true
 
+        # Uncomment to prevent a user's profile data from being retrieved and
+        # displayed in a room until they have joined it. By default, a user's
+        # profile data is included in an invite event, regardless of the values
+        # of the above two settings, and whether or not the users share a server.
+        # Defaults to 'true'.
+        #
+        #include_profile_data_on_invite: false
+
         # 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'.