Merge branch 'develop' of github.com:matrix-org/synapse into erikj/fix_get_missing_events_error

12 files changed, 929 insertions, 172 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/config/emailconfig.py b/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
index 93d70cff14..86018dfcce 100644
--- a/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
+++ b/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2015-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2017-2018 New Vector Ltd
+# Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,24 +19,87 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 
 # This file can't be called email.py because if it is, we cannot:
 import email.utils
-import logging
 import os
 
 import pkg_resources
 
 from ._base import Config, ConfigError
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
 
 class EmailConfig(Config):
     def read_config(self, config):
+        # TODO: We should separate better the email configuration from the notification
+        # and account validity config.
+
         self.email_enable_notifs = False
 
         email_config = config.get("email", {})
+
+        self.email_smtp_host = email_config.get("smtp_host", None)
+        self.email_smtp_port = email_config.get("smtp_port", None)
+        self.email_smtp_user = email_config.get("smtp_user", None)
+        self.email_smtp_pass = email_config.get("smtp_pass", None)
+        self.require_transport_security = email_config.get(
+            "require_transport_security", False
+        )
+        if "app_name" in email_config:
+            self.email_app_name = email_config["app_name"]
+        else:
+            self.email_app_name = "Matrix"
+
+        # TODO: Rename notif_from to something more generic, or have a separate
+        # from for password resets, message notifications, etc?
+        # Currently the email section is a bit bogged down with settings for
+        # multiple functions. Would be good to split it out into separate
+        # sections and only put the common ones under email:
+        self.email_notif_from = email_config.get("notif_from", None)
+        if self.email_notif_from is not None:
+            # make sure it's valid
+            parsed = email.utils.parseaddr(self.email_notif_from)
+            if parsed[1] == '':
+                raise RuntimeError("Invalid notif_from address")
+
+        template_dir = email_config.get("template_dir")
+        # we need an absolute path, because we change directory after starting (and
+        # we don't yet know what auxilliary templates like mail.css we will need).
+        # (Note that loading as package_resources with jinja.PackageLoader doesn't
+        # work for the same reason.)
+        if not template_dir:
+            template_dir = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
+                'synapse', 'res/templates'
+            )
+
+        self.email_template_dir = os.path.abspath(template_dir)
+
         self.email_enable_notifs = email_config.get("enable_notifs", False)
+        account_validity_renewal_enabled = config.get(
+            "account_validity", {},
+        ).get("renew_at")
 
-        if self.email_enable_notifs:
+        email_trust_identity_server_for_password_resets = email_config.get(
+            "trust_identity_server_for_password_resets", False,
+        )
+        self.email_password_reset_behaviour = (
+            "remote" if email_trust_identity_server_for_password_resets else "local"
+        )
+        self.password_resets_were_disabled_due_to_email_config = False
+        if self.email_password_reset_behaviour == "local" and email_config == {}:
+            # We cannot warn the user this has happened here
+            # Instead do so when a user attempts to reset their password
+            self.password_resets_were_disabled_due_to_email_config = True
+
+            self.email_password_reset_behaviour = "off"
+
+        # Get lifetime of a validation token in milliseconds
+        self.email_validation_token_lifetime = self.parse_duration(
+            email_config.get("validation_token_lifetime", "1h")
+        )
+
+        if (
+            self.email_enable_notifs
+            or account_validity_renewal_enabled
+            or self.email_password_reset_behaviour == "local"
+        ):
             # make sure we can import the required deps
             import jinja2
             import bleach
@@ -42,6 +107,68 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
             jinja2
             bleach
 
+        if self.email_password_reset_behaviour == "local":
+            required = [
+                "smtp_host",
+                "smtp_port",
+                "notif_from",
+            ]
+
+            missing = []
+            for k in required:
+                if k not in email_config:
+                    missing.append(k)
+
+            if (len(missing) > 0):
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    "email.password_reset_behaviour is set to 'local' "
+                    "but required keys are missing: %s" %
+                    (", ".join(["email." + k for k in missing]),)
+                )
+
+            # Templates for password reset emails
+            self.email_password_reset_template_html = email_config.get(
+                "password_reset_template_html", "password_reset.html",
+            )
+            self.email_password_reset_template_text = email_config.get(
+                "password_reset_template_text", "password_reset.txt",
+            )
+            self.email_password_reset_failure_template = email_config.get(
+                "password_reset_failure_template", "password_reset_failure.html",
+            )
+            # This template does not support any replaceable variables, so we will
+            # read it from the disk once during setup
+            email_password_reset_success_template = email_config.get(
+                "password_reset_success_template", "password_reset_success.html",
+            )
+
+            # Check templates exist
+            for f in [self.email_password_reset_template_html,
+                      self.email_password_reset_template_text,
+                      self.email_password_reset_failure_template,
+                      email_password_reset_success_template]:
+                p = os.path.join(self.email_template_dir, f)
+                if not os.path.isfile(p):
+                    raise ConfigError("Unable to find template file %s" % (p, ))
+
+            # Retrieve content of web templates
+            filepath = os.path.join(
+                self.email_template_dir,
+                email_password_reset_success_template,
+            )
+            self.email_password_reset_success_html_content = self.read_file(
+                filepath,
+                "email.password_reset_template_success_html",
+            )
+
+            if config.get("public_baseurl") is None:
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    "email.password_reset_behaviour is set to 'local' but no "
+                    "public_baseurl is set. This is necessary to generate password "
+                    "reset links"
+                )
+
+        if self.email_enable_notifs:
             required = [
                 "smtp_host",
                 "smtp_port",
@@ -66,28 +193,13 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
                     "email.enable_notifs is True but no public_baseurl is set"
                 )
 
-            self.email_smtp_host = email_config["smtp_host"]
-            self.email_smtp_port = email_config["smtp_port"]
-            self.email_notif_from = email_config["notif_from"]
             self.email_notif_template_html = email_config["notif_template_html"]
             self.email_notif_template_text = email_config["notif_template_text"]
 
-            template_dir = email_config.get("template_dir")
-            # we need an absolute path, because we change directory after starting (and
-            # we don't yet know what auxilliary templates like mail.css we will need).
-            # (Note that loading as package_resources with jinja.PackageLoader doesn't
-            # work for the same reason.)
-            if not template_dir:
-                template_dir = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-                    'synapse', 'res/templates'
-                )
-            template_dir = os.path.abspath(template_dir)
-
             for f in self.email_notif_template_text, self.email_notif_template_html:
-                p = os.path.join(template_dir, f)
+                p = os.path.join(self.email_template_dir, f)
                 if not os.path.isfile(p):
                     raise ConfigError("Unable to find email template file %s" % (p, ))
-            self.email_template_dir = template_dir
 
             self.email_notif_for_new_users = email_config.get(
                 "notif_for_new_users", True
@@ -95,35 +207,24 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
             self.email_riot_base_url = email_config.get(
                 "riot_base_url", None
             )
-            self.email_smtp_user = email_config.get(
-                "smtp_user", None
-            )
-            self.email_smtp_pass = email_config.get(
-                "smtp_pass", None
+
+        if account_validity_renewal_enabled:
+            self.email_expiry_template_html = email_config.get(
+                "expiry_template_html", "notice_expiry.html",
             )
-            self.require_transport_security = email_config.get(
-                "require_transport_security", False
+            self.email_expiry_template_text = email_config.get(
+                "expiry_template_text", "notice_expiry.txt",
             )
-            if "app_name" in email_config:
-                self.email_app_name = email_config["app_name"]
-            else:
-                self.email_app_name = "Matrix"
 
-            # make sure it's valid
-            parsed = email.utils.parseaddr(self.email_notif_from)
-            if parsed[1] == '':
-                raise RuntimeError("Invalid notif_from address")
-        else:
-            self.email_enable_notifs = False
-            # Not much point setting defaults for the rest: it would be an
-            # error for them to be used.
+            for f in self.email_expiry_template_text, self.email_expiry_template_html:
+                p = os.path.join(self.email_template_dir, f)
+                if not os.path.isfile(p):
+                    raise ConfigError("Unable to find email template file %s" % (p, ))
 
     def default_config(self, config_dir_path, server_name, **kwargs):
         return """
-        # Enable sending emails for notification events
-        # Defining a custom URL for Riot is only needed if email notifications
-        # should contain links to a self-hosted installation of Riot; when set
-        # the "app_name" setting is ignored.
+        # Enable sending emails for password resets, notification events or
+        # account expiry notices
         #
         # If your SMTP server requires authentication, the optional smtp_user &
         # smtp_pass variables should be used
@@ -131,17 +232,62 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
         #email:
         #   enable_notifs: false
         #   smtp_host: "localhost"
-        #   smtp_port: 25
+        #   smtp_port: 25 # SSL: 465, STARTTLS: 587
         #   smtp_user: "exampleusername"
         #   smtp_pass: "examplepassword"
         #   require_transport_security: False
         #   notif_from: "Your Friendly %(app)s Home Server <noreply@example.com>"
         #   app_name: Matrix
-        #   # if template_dir is unset, uses the example templates that are part of
-        #   # the Synapse distribution.
+        #
+        #   # Enable email notifications by default
+        #   notif_for_new_users: True
+        #
+        #   # Defining a custom URL for Riot is only needed if email notifications
+        #   # should contain links to a self-hosted installation of Riot; when set
+        #   # the "app_name" setting is ignored
+        #   riot_base_url: "http://localhost/riot"
+        #
+        #   # Enable sending password reset emails via the configured, trusted
+        #   # identity servers
+        #   #
+        #   # IMPORTANT! This will give a malicious or overtaken identity server
+        #   # the ability to reset passwords for your users! Make absolutely sure
+        #   # that you want to do this! It is strongly recommended that password
+        #   # reset emails be sent by the homeserver instead
+        #   #
+        #   # If this option is set to false and SMTP options have not been
+        #   # configured, resetting user passwords via email will be disabled
+        #   #trust_identity_server_for_password_resets: false
+        #
+        #   # Configure the time that a validation email or text message code
+        #   # will expire after sending
+        #   #
+        #   # This is currently used for password resets
+        #   #validation_token_lifetime: 1h
+        #
+        #   # Template directory. All template files should be stored within this
+        #   # directory
+        #   #
         #   #template_dir: res/templates
+        #
+        #   # Templates for email notifications
+        #   #
         #   notif_template_html: notif_mail.html
         #   notif_template_text: notif_mail.txt
-        #   notif_for_new_users: True
-        #   riot_base_url: "http://localhost/riot"
+        #
+        #   # Templates for account expiry notices
+        #   #
+        #   expiry_template_html: notice_expiry.html
+        #   expiry_template_text: notice_expiry.txt
+        #
+        #   # Templates for password reset emails sent by the homeserver
+        #   #
+        #   #password_reset_template_html: password_reset.html
+        #   #password_reset_template_text: password_reset.txt
+        #
+        #   # Templates for password reset success and failure pages that a user
+        #   # will see after attempting to reset their password
+        #   #
+        #   #password_reset_template_success_html: password_reset_success.html
+        #   #password_reset_template_failure_html: password_reset_failure.html
         """
diff --git a/synapse/config/homeserver.py b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
index 727fdc54d8..acadef4fd3 100644
--- a/synapse/config/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # 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 .api import ApiConfig
 from .appservice import AppServiceConfig
 from .captcha import CaptchaConfig
@@ -36,20 +37,43 @@ from .saml2_config import SAML2Config
 from .server import ServerConfig
 from .server_notices_config import ServerNoticesConfig
 from .spam_checker import SpamCheckerConfig
+from .stats import StatsConfig
+from .third_party_event_rules import ThirdPartyRulesConfig
 from .tls import TlsConfig
 from .user_directory import UserDirectoryConfig
 from .voip import VoipConfig
 from .workers import WorkerConfig
 
 
-class HomeServerConfig(ServerConfig, TlsConfig, DatabaseConfig, LoggingConfig,
-                       RatelimitConfig, ContentRepositoryConfig, CaptchaConfig,
-                       VoipConfig, RegistrationConfig, MetricsConfig, ApiConfig,
-                       AppServiceConfig, KeyConfig, SAML2Config, CasConfig,
-                       JWTConfig, PasswordConfig, EmailConfig,
-                       WorkerConfig, PasswordAuthProviderConfig, PushConfig,
-                       SpamCheckerConfig, GroupsConfig, UserDirectoryConfig,
-                       ConsentConfig,
-                       ServerNoticesConfig, RoomDirectoryConfig,
-                       ):
+class HomeServerConfig(
+    ServerConfig,
+    TlsConfig,
+    DatabaseConfig,
+    LoggingConfig,
+    RatelimitConfig,
+    ContentRepositoryConfig,
+    CaptchaConfig,
+    VoipConfig,
+    RegistrationConfig,
+    MetricsConfig,
+    ApiConfig,
+    AppServiceConfig,
+    KeyConfig,
+    SAML2Config,
+    CasConfig,
+    JWTConfig,
+    PasswordConfig,
+    EmailConfig,
+    WorkerConfig,
+    PasswordAuthProviderConfig,
+    PushConfig,
+    SpamCheckerConfig,
+    GroupsConfig,
+    UserDirectoryConfig,
+    ConsentConfig,
+    StatsConfig,
+    ServerNoticesConfig,
+    RoomDirectoryConfig,
+    ThirdPartyRulesConfig,
+):
     pass
diff --git a/synapse/config/key.py b/synapse/config/key.py
index eb10259818..424875feae 100644
--- a/synapse/config/key.py
+++ b/synapse/config/key.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ import hashlib
 import logging
 import os
 
+import attr
+import jsonschema
 from signedjson.key import (
     NACL_ED25519,
     decode_signing_key_base64,
@@ -32,11 +35,36 @@ from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string, random_string_with_symbols
 
 from ._base import Config, ConfigError
 
+INSECURE_NOTARY_ERROR = """\
+Your server is configured to accept key server responses without signature
+validation or TLS certificate validation. This is likely to be very insecure. If
+you are *sure* you want to do this, set 'accept_keys_insecurely' on the
+keyserver configuration."""
+
+RELYING_ON_MATRIX_KEY_ERROR = """\
+Your server is configured to accept key server responses without TLS certificate
+validation, and which are only signed by the old (possibly compromised)
+matrix.org signing key 'ed25519:auto'. This likely isn't what you want to do,
+and you should enable 'federation_verify_certificates' in your configuration.
+
+If you are *sure* you want to do this, set 'accept_keys_insecurely' on the
+trusted_key_server configuration."""
+
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class KeyConfig(Config):
+@attr.s
+class TrustedKeyServer(object):
+    # string: name of the server.
+    server_name = attr.ib()
+
+    # dict[str,VerifyKey]|None: map from key id to key object, or None to disable
+    # signature verification.
+    verify_keys = attr.ib(default=None)
+
 
+class KeyConfig(Config):
     def read_config(self, config):
         # the signing key can be specified inline or in a separate file
         if "signing_key" in config:
@@ -49,16 +77,27 @@ class KeyConfig(Config):
             config.get("old_signing_keys", {})
         )
         self.key_refresh_interval = self.parse_duration(
-            config.get("key_refresh_interval", "1d"),
+            config.get("key_refresh_interval", "1d")
         )
-        self.perspectives = self.read_perspectives(
-            config.get("perspectives", {}).get("servers", {
-                "matrix.org": {"verify_keys": {
-                    "ed25519:auto": {
-                        "key": "Noi6WqcDj0QmPxCNQqgezwTlBKrfqehY1u2FyWP9uYw",
-                    }
-                }}
-            })
+
+        # if neither trusted_key_servers nor perspectives are given, use the default.
+        if "perspectives" not in config and "trusted_key_servers" not in config:
+            key_servers = [{"server_name": "matrix.org"}]
+        else:
+            key_servers = config.get("trusted_key_servers", [])
+
+            if not isinstance(key_servers, list):
+                raise ConfigError(
+                    "trusted_key_servers, if given, must be a list, not a %s"
+                    % (type(key_servers).__name__,)
+                )
+
+            # merge the 'perspectives' config into the 'trusted_key_servers' config.
+            key_servers.extend(_perspectives_to_key_servers(config))
+
+        # list of TrustedKeyServer objects
+        self.key_servers = list(
+            _parse_key_servers(key_servers, self.federation_verify_certificates)
         )
 
         self.macaroon_secret_key = config.get(
@@ -78,8 +117,9 @@ class KeyConfig(Config):
         # falsification of values
         self.form_secret = config.get("form_secret", None)
 
-    def default_config(self, config_dir_path, server_name, generate_secrets=False,
-                       **kwargs):
+    def default_config(
+        self, config_dir_path, server_name, generate_secrets=False, **kwargs
+    ):
         base_key_name = os.path.join(config_dir_path, server_name)
 
         if generate_secrets:
@@ -91,7 +131,8 @@ class KeyConfig(Config):
             macaroon_secret_key = "# macaroon_secret_key: <PRIVATE STRING>"
             form_secret = "# form_secret: <PRIVATE STRING>"
 
-        return """\
+        return (
+            """\
         # a secret which is used to sign access tokens. If none is specified,
         # the registration_shared_secret is used, if one is given; otherwise,
         # a secret key is derived from the signing key.
@@ -133,33 +174,53 @@ class KeyConfig(Config):
 
         # The trusted servers to download signing keys from.
         #
-        #perspectives:
-        #  servers:
-        #    "matrix.org":
-        #      verify_keys:
-        #        "ed25519:auto":
-        #          key: "Noi6WqcDj0QmPxCNQqgezwTlBKrfqehY1u2FyWP9uYw"
-        """ % locals()
-
-    def read_perspectives(self, perspectives_servers):
-        servers = {}
-        for server_name, server_config in perspectives_servers.items():
-            for key_id, key_data in server_config["verify_keys"].items():
-                if is_signing_algorithm_supported(key_id):
-                    key_base64 = key_data["key"]
-                    key_bytes = decode_base64(key_base64)
-                    verify_key = decode_verify_key_bytes(key_id, key_bytes)
-                    servers.setdefault(server_name, {})[key_id] = verify_key
-        return servers
+        # When we need to fetch a signing key, each server is tried in parallel.
+        #
+        # Normally, the connection to the key server is validated via TLS certificates.
+        # Additional security can be provided by configuring a `verify key`, which
+        # will make synapse check that the response is signed by that key.
+        #
+        # This setting supercedes an older setting named `perspectives`. The old format
+        # is still supported for backwards-compatibility, but it is deprecated.
+        #
+        # Options for each entry in the list include:
+        #
+        #    server_name: the name of the server. required.
+        #
+        #    verify_keys: an optional map from key id to base64-encoded public key.
+        #       If specified, we will check that the response is signed by at least
+        #       one of the given keys.
+        #
+        #    accept_keys_insecurely: a boolean. Normally, if `verify_keys` is unset,
+        #       and federation_verify_certificates is not `true`, synapse will refuse
+        #       to start, because this would allow anyone who can spoof DNS responses
+        #       to masquerade as the trusted key server. If you know what you are doing
+        #       and are sure that your network environment provides a secure connection
+        #       to the key server, you can set this to `true` to override this
+        #       behaviour.
+        #
+        # An example configuration might look like:
+        #
+        #trusted_key_servers:
+        #  - server_name: "my_trusted_server.example.com"
+        #    verify_keys:
+        #      "ed25519:auto": "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmopqr"
+        #  - server_name: "my_other_trusted_server.example.com"
+        #
+        # The default configuration is:
+        #
+        #trusted_key_servers:
+        #  - server_name: "matrix.org"
+        """
+            % locals()
+        )
 
     def read_signing_key(self, signing_key_path):
         signing_keys = self.read_file(signing_key_path, "signing_key")
         try:
             return read_signing_keys(signing_keys.splitlines(True))
         except Exception as e:
-            raise ConfigError(
-                "Error reading signing_key: %s" % (str(e))
-            )
+            raise ConfigError("Error reading signing_key: %s" % (str(e)))
 
     def read_old_signing_keys(self, old_signing_keys):
         keys = {}
@@ -182,9 +243,7 @@ class KeyConfig(Config):
         if not self.path_exists(signing_key_path):
             with open(signing_key_path, "w") as signing_key_file:
                 key_id = "a_" + random_string(4)
-                write_signing_keys(
-                    signing_key_file, (generate_signing_key(key_id),),
-                )
+                write_signing_keys(signing_key_file, (generate_signing_key(key_id),))
         else:
             signing_keys = self.read_file(signing_key_path, "signing_key")
             if len(signing_keys.split("\n")[0].split()) == 1:
@@ -194,6 +253,116 @@ class KeyConfig(Config):
                     NACL_ED25519, key_id, signing_keys.split("\n")[0]
                 )
                 with open(signing_key_path, "w") as signing_key_file:
-                    write_signing_keys(
-                        signing_key_file, (key,),
+                    write_signing_keys(signing_key_file, (key,))
+
+
+def _perspectives_to_key_servers(config):
+    """Convert old-style 'perspectives' configs into new-style 'trusted_key_servers'
+
+    Returns an iterable of entries to add to trusted_key_servers.
+    """
+
+    # 'perspectives' looks like:
+    #
+    # {
+    #     "servers": {
+    #         "matrix.org": {
+    #             "verify_keys": {
+    #                 "ed25519:auto": {
+    #                     "key": "Noi6WqcDj0QmPxCNQqgezwTlBKrfqehY1u2FyWP9uYw"
+    #                 }
+    #             }
+    #         }
+    #     }
+    # }
+    #
+    # 'trusted_keys' looks like:
+    #
+    # [
+    #     {
+    #         "server_name": "matrix.org",
+    #         "verify_keys": {
+    #             "ed25519:auto": "Noi6WqcDj0QmPxCNQqgezwTlBKrfqehY1u2FyWP9uYw",
+    #         }
+    #     }
+    # ]
+
+    perspectives_servers = config.get("perspectives", {}).get("servers", {})
+
+    for server_name, server_opts in perspectives_servers.items():
+        trusted_key_server_entry = {"server_name": server_name}
+        verify_keys = server_opts.get("verify_keys")
+        if verify_keys is not None:
+            trusted_key_server_entry["verify_keys"] = {
+                key_id: key_data["key"] for key_id, key_data in verify_keys.items()
+            }
+        yield trusted_key_server_entry
+
+
+TRUSTED_KEY_SERVERS_SCHEMA = {
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+    "description": "schema for the trusted_key_servers setting",
+    "type": "array",
+    "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+            "server_name": {"type": "string"},
+            "verify_keys": {
+                "type": "object",
+                # each key must be a base64 string
+                "additionalProperties": {"type": "string"},
+            },
+        },
+        "required": ["server_name"],
+    },
+}
+
+
+def _parse_key_servers(key_servers, federation_verify_certificates):
+    try:
+        jsonschema.validate(key_servers, TRUSTED_KEY_SERVERS_SCHEMA)
+    except jsonschema.ValidationError as e:
+        raise ConfigError("Unable to parse 'trusted_key_servers': " + e.message)
+
+    for server in key_servers:
+        server_name = server["server_name"]
+        result = TrustedKeyServer(server_name=server_name)
+
+        verify_keys = server.get("verify_keys")
+        if verify_keys is not None:
+            result.verify_keys = {}
+            for key_id, key_base64 in verify_keys.items():
+                if not is_signing_algorithm_supported(key_id):
+                    raise ConfigError(
+                        "Unsupported signing algorithm on key %s for server %s in "
+                        "trusted_key_servers" % (key_id, server_name)
+                    )
+                try:
+                    key_bytes = decode_base64(key_base64)
+                    verify_key = decode_verify_key_bytes(key_id, key_bytes)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    raise ConfigError(
+                        "Unable to parse key %s for server %s in "
+                        "trusted_key_servers: %s" % (key_id, server_name, e)
                     )
+
+                result.verify_keys[key_id] = verify_key
+
+        if (
+            not federation_verify_certificates and
+            not server.get("accept_keys_insecurely")
+        ):
+            _assert_keyserver_has_verify_keys(result)
+
+        yield result
+
+
+def _assert_keyserver_has_verify_keys(trusted_key_server):
+    if not trusted_key_server.verify_keys:
+        raise ConfigError(INSECURE_NOTARY_ERROR)
+
+    # also check that they are not blindly checking the old matrix.org key
+    if trusted_key_server.server_name == "matrix.org" and any(
+        key_id == "ed25519:auto" for key_id in trusted_key_server.verify_keys
+    ):
+        raise ConfigError(RELYING_ON_MATRIX_KEY_ERROR)
diff --git a/synapse/config/ratelimiting.py b/synapse/config/ratelimiting.py
index 5a68399e63..5a9adac480 100644
--- a/synapse/config/ratelimiting.py
+++ b/synapse/config/ratelimiting.py
@@ -16,16 +16,56 @@ from ._base import Config
 
 
 class RateLimitConfig(object):
-    def __init__(self, config):
-        self.per_second = config.get("per_second", 0.17)
-        self.burst_count = config.get("burst_count", 3.0)
+    def __init__(self, config, defaults={"per_second": 0.17, "burst_count": 3.0}):
+        self.per_second = config.get("per_second", defaults["per_second"])
+        self.burst_count = config.get("burst_count", defaults["burst_count"])
 
 
-class RatelimitConfig(Config):
+class FederationRateLimitConfig(object):
+    _items_and_default = {
+        "window_size": 10000,
+        "sleep_limit": 10,
+        "sleep_delay": 500,
+        "reject_limit": 50,
+        "concurrent": 3,
+    }
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        for i in self._items_and_default.keys():
+            setattr(self, i, kwargs.get(i) or self._items_and_default[i])
+
 
+class RatelimitConfig(Config):
     def read_config(self, config):
-        self.rc_messages_per_second = config.get("rc_messages_per_second", 0.2)
-        self.rc_message_burst_count = config.get("rc_message_burst_count", 10.0)
+
+        # Load the new-style messages config if it exists. Otherwise fall back
+        # to the old method.
+        if "rc_message" in config:
+            self.rc_message = RateLimitConfig(
+                config["rc_message"], defaults={"per_second": 0.2, "burst_count": 10.0}
+            )
+        else:
+            self.rc_message = RateLimitConfig(
+                {
+                    "per_second": config.get("rc_messages_per_second", 0.2),
+                    "burst_count": config.get("rc_message_burst_count", 10.0),
+                }
+            )
+
+        # Load the new-style federation config, if it exists. Otherwise, fall
+        # back to the old method.
+        if "federation_rc" in config:
+            self.rc_federation = FederationRateLimitConfig(**config["rc_federation"])
+        else:
+            self.rc_federation = FederationRateLimitConfig(
+                **{
+                    "window_size": config.get("federation_rc_window_size"),
+                    "sleep_limit": config.get("federation_rc_sleep_limit"),
+                    "sleep_delay": config.get("federation_rc_sleep_delay"),
+                    "reject_limit": config.get("federation_rc_reject_limit"),
+                    "concurrent": config.get("federation_rc_concurrent"),
+                }
+            )
 
         self.rc_registration = RateLimitConfig(config.get("rc_registration", {}))
 
@@ -33,38 +73,26 @@ class RatelimitConfig(Config):
         self.rc_login_address = RateLimitConfig(rc_login_config.get("address", {}))
         self.rc_login_account = RateLimitConfig(rc_login_config.get("account", {}))
         self.rc_login_failed_attempts = RateLimitConfig(
-            rc_login_config.get("failed_attempts", {}),
+            rc_login_config.get("failed_attempts", {})
         )
 
-        self.federation_rc_window_size = config.get("federation_rc_window_size", 1000)
-        self.federation_rc_sleep_limit = config.get("federation_rc_sleep_limit", 10)
-        self.federation_rc_sleep_delay = config.get("federation_rc_sleep_delay", 500)
-        self.federation_rc_reject_limit = config.get("federation_rc_reject_limit", 50)
-        self.federation_rc_concurrent = config.get("federation_rc_concurrent", 3)
-
         self.federation_rr_transactions_per_room_per_second = config.get(
-            "federation_rr_transactions_per_room_per_second", 50,
+            "federation_rr_transactions_per_room_per_second", 50
         )
 
     def default_config(self, **kwargs):
         return """\
         ## Ratelimiting ##
 
-        # Number of messages a client can send per second
-        #
-        #rc_messages_per_second: 0.2
-
-        # Number of message a client can send before being throttled
-        #
-        #rc_message_burst_count: 10.0
-
-        # Ratelimiting settings for registration and login.
+        # Ratelimiting settings for client actions (registration, login, messaging).
         #
         # Each ratelimiting configuration is made of two parameters:
         #   - per_second: number of requests a client can send per second.
         #   - burst_count: number of requests a client can send before being throttled.
         #
         # Synapse currently uses the following configurations:
+        #   - one for messages that ratelimits sending based on the account the client
+        #     is using
         #   - one for registration that ratelimits registration requests based on the
         #     client's IP address.
         #   - one for login that ratelimits login requests based on the client's IP
@@ -77,6 +105,10 @@ class RatelimitConfig(Config):
         #
         # The defaults are as shown below.
         #
+        #rc_message:
+        #  per_second: 0.2
+        #  burst_count: 10
+        #
         #rc_registration:
         #  per_second: 0.17
         #  burst_count: 3
@@ -92,29 +124,28 @@ class RatelimitConfig(Config):
         #    per_second: 0.17
         #    burst_count: 3
 
-        # The federation window size in milliseconds
-        #
-        #federation_rc_window_size: 1000
-
-        # The number of federation requests from a single server in a window
-        # before the server will delay processing the request.
-        #
-        #federation_rc_sleep_limit: 10
 
-        # The duration in milliseconds to delay processing events from
-        # remote servers by if they go over the sleep limit.
+        # Ratelimiting settings for incoming federation
         #
-        #federation_rc_sleep_delay: 500
-
-        # The maximum number of concurrent federation requests allowed
-        # from a single server
+        # The rc_federation configuration is made up of the following settings:
+        #   - window_size: window size in milliseconds
+        #   - sleep_limit: number of federation requests from a single server in
+        #     a window before the server will delay processing the request.
+        #   - sleep_delay: duration in milliseconds to delay processing events
+        #     from remote servers by if they go over the sleep limit.
+        #   - reject_limit: maximum number of concurrent federation requests
+        #     allowed from a single server
+        #   - concurrent: number of federation requests to concurrently process
+        #     from a single server
         #
-        #federation_rc_reject_limit: 50
-
-        # The number of federation requests to concurrently process from a
-        # single server
+        # The defaults are as shown below.
         #
-        #federation_rc_concurrent: 3
+        #rc_federation:
+        #  window_size: 1000
+        #  sleep_limit: 10
+        #  sleep_delay: 500
+        #  reject_limit: 50
+        #  concurrent: 3
 
         # Target outgoing federation transaction frequency for sending read-receipts,
         # per-room.
diff --git a/synapse/config/registration.py b/synapse/config/registration.py
index dd242b1211..aad3400819 100644
--- a/synapse/config/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/config/registration.py
@@ -21,12 +21,28 @@ from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string_with_symbols
 
 
 class AccountValidityConfig(Config):
-    def __init__(self, config):
-        self.enabled = (len(config) > 0)
+    def __init__(self, config, synapse_config):
+        self.enabled = config.get("enabled", False)
+        self.renew_by_email_enabled = ("renew_at" in config)
 
-        period = config.get("period", None)
-        if period:
-            self.period = self.parse_duration(period)
+        if self.enabled:
+            if "period" in config:
+                self.period = self.parse_duration(config["period"])
+            else:
+                raise ConfigError("'period' is required when using account validity")
+
+            if "renew_at" in config:
+                self.renew_at = self.parse_duration(config["renew_at"])
+
+            if "renew_email_subject" in config:
+                self.renew_email_subject = config["renew_email_subject"]
+            else:
+                self.renew_email_subject = "Renew your %(app)s account"
+
+            self.startup_job_max_delta = self.period * 10. / 100.
+
+        if self.renew_by_email_enabled and "public_baseurl" not in synapse_config:
+            raise ConfigError("Can't send renewal emails without 'public_baseurl'")
 
 
 class RegistrationConfig(Config):
@@ -40,7 +56,9 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
                 strtobool(str(config["disable_registration"]))
             )
 
-        self.account_validity = AccountValidityConfig(config.get("account_validity", {}))
+        self.account_validity = AccountValidityConfig(
+            config.get("account_validity", {}), config,
+        )
 
         self.registrations_require_3pid = config.get("registrations_require_3pid", [])
         self.allowed_local_3pids = config.get("allowed_local_3pids", [])
@@ -87,11 +105,41 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
         #
         #enable_registration: false
 
-        # Optional account validity parameter. This allows for, e.g., accounts to
-        # be denied any request after a given period.
+        # Optional account validity configuration. This allows for accounts to be denied
+        # any request after a given period.
+        #
+        # ``enabled`` defines whether the account validity feature is enabled. Defaults
+        # to False.
+        #
+        # ``period`` allows setting the period after which an account is valid
+        # after its registration. When renewing the account, its validity period
+        # will be extended by this amount of time. This parameter is required when using
+        # the account validity feature.
+        #
+        # ``renew_at`` is the amount of time before an account's expiry date at which
+        # Synapse will send an email to the account's email address with a renewal link.
+        # This needs the ``email`` and ``public_baseurl`` configuration sections to be
+        # filled.
+        #
+        # ``renew_email_subject`` is the subject of the email sent out with the renewal
+        # link. ``%%(app)s`` can be used as a placeholder for the ``app_name`` parameter
+        # from the ``email`` section.
+        #
+        # Once this feature is enabled, Synapse will look for registered users without an
+        # expiration date at startup and will add one to every account it found using the
+        # current settings at that time.
+        # This means that, if a validity period is set, and Synapse is restarted (it will
+        # then derive an expiration date from the current validity period), and some time
+        # after that the validity period changes and Synapse is restarted, the users'
+        # expiration dates won't be updated unless their account is manually renewed. This
+        # date will be randomly selected within a range [now + period - d ; now + period],
+        # where d is equal to 10%% of the validity period.
         #
         #account_validity:
+        #  enabled: True
         #  period: 6w
+        #  renew_at: 1w
+        #  renew_email_subject: "Renew your %%(app)s account"
 
         # The user must provide all of the below types of 3PID when registering.
         #
diff --git a/synapse/config/repository.py b/synapse/config/repository.py
index 3f34ad9b2a..fbfcecc240 100644
--- a/synapse/config/repository.py
+++ b/synapse/config/repository.py
@@ -186,17 +186,21 @@ class ContentRepositoryConfig(Config):
             except ImportError:
                 raise ConfigError(MISSING_NETADDR)
 
-            if "url_preview_ip_range_blacklist" in config:
-                self.url_preview_ip_range_blacklist = IPSet(
-                    config["url_preview_ip_range_blacklist"]
-                )
-            else:
+            if "url_preview_ip_range_blacklist" not in config:
                 raise ConfigError(
                     "For security, you must specify an explicit target IP address "
                     "blacklist in url_preview_ip_range_blacklist for url previewing "
                     "to work"
                 )
 
+            self.url_preview_ip_range_blacklist = IPSet(
+                config["url_preview_ip_range_blacklist"]
+            )
+
+            # we always blacklist '0.0.0.0' and '::', which are supposed to be
+            # unroutable addresses.
+            self.url_preview_ip_range_blacklist.update(['0.0.0.0', '::'])
+
             self.url_preview_ip_range_whitelist = IPSet(
                 config.get("url_preview_ip_range_whitelist", ())
             )
@@ -260,11 +264,12 @@ class ContentRepositoryConfig(Config):
         #thumbnail_sizes:
 %(formatted_thumbnail_sizes)s
 
-        # Is the preview URL API enabled?  If enabled, you *must* specify
-        # an explicit url_preview_ip_range_blacklist of IPs that the spider is
-        # denied from accessing.
+        # Is the preview URL API enabled?
+        #
+        # 'false' by default: uncomment the following to enable it (and specify a
+        # url_preview_ip_range_blacklist blacklist).
         #
-        #url_preview_enabled: false
+        #url_preview_enabled: true
 
         # List of IP address CIDR ranges that the URL preview spider is denied
         # from accessing.  There are no defaults: you must explicitly
@@ -274,6 +279,12 @@ class ContentRepositoryConfig(Config):
         # synapse to issue arbitrary GET requests to your internal services,
         # causing serious security issues.
         #
+        # (0.0.0.0 and :: are always blacklisted, whether or not they are explicitly
+        # listed here, since they correspond to unroutable addresses.)
+        #
+        # This must be specified if url_preview_enabled is set. It is recommended that
+        # you uncomment the following list as a starting point.
+        #
         #url_preview_ip_range_blacklist:
         #  - '127.0.0.0/8'
         #  - '10.0.0.0/8'
@@ -284,7 +295,7 @@ class ContentRepositoryConfig(Config):
         #  - '::1/128'
         #  - 'fe80::/64'
         #  - 'fc00::/7'
-        #
+
         # List of IP address CIDR ranges that the URL preview spider is allowed
         # to access even if they are specified in url_preview_ip_range_blacklist.
         # This is useful for specifying exceptions to wide-ranging blacklisted
diff --git a/synapse/config/saml2_config.py b/synapse/config/saml2_config.py
index 39b9eb29c2..aa6eac271f 100644
--- a/synapse/config/saml2_config.py
+++ b/synapse/config/saml2_config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd.
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index c5e5679d52..7d56e2d141 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
 # Copyright 2017-2018 New Vector Ltd
+# Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@
 import logging
 import os.path
 
+from netaddr import IPSet
+
+from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS
 from synapse.http.endpoint import parse_and_validate_server_name
 from synapse.python_dependencies import DependencyException, check_requirements
 
@@ -32,6 +36,8 @@ logger = logging.Logger(__name__)
 # in the list.
 DEFAULT_BIND_ADDRESSES = ['::', '0.0.0.0']
 
+DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION = "4"
+
 
 class ServerConfig(Config):
 
@@ -72,6 +78,35 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         # master, potentially causing inconsistency.
         self.enable_media_repo = config.get("enable_media_repo", True)
 
+        # Whether to require authentication to retrieve profile data (avatars,
+        # display names) of other users through the client API.
+        self.require_auth_for_profile_requests = config.get(
+            "require_auth_for_profile_requests", False,
+        )
+
+        # If set to 'True', requires authentication to access the server's
+        # public rooms directory through the client API, and forbids any other
+        # homeserver to fetch it via federation.
+        self.restrict_public_rooms_to_local_users = config.get(
+            "restrict_public_rooms_to_local_users", False,
+        )
+
+        default_room_version = config.get(
+            "default_room_version", DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION,
+        )
+
+        # Ensure room version is a str
+        default_room_version = str(default_room_version)
+
+        if default_room_version not in KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS:
+            raise ConfigError(
+                "Unknown default_room_version: %s, known room versions: %s" %
+                (default_room_version, list(KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS.keys()))
+            )
+
+        # Get the actual room version object rather than just the identifier
+        self.default_room_version = KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS[default_room_version]
+
         # whether to enable search. If disabled, new entries will not be inserted
         # into the search tables and they will not be indexed. Users will receive
         # errors when attempting to search for messages.
@@ -85,6 +120,11 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
             "block_non_admin_invites", False,
         )
 
+        # Whether to enable experimental MSC1849 (aka relations) support
+        self.experimental_msc1849_support_enabled = config.get(
+            "experimental_msc1849_support_enabled", False,
+        )
+
         # Options to control access by tracking MAU
         self.limit_usage_by_mau = config.get("limit_usage_by_mau", False)
         self.max_mau_value = 0
@@ -114,14 +154,34 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         # FIXME: federation_domain_whitelist needs sytests
         self.federation_domain_whitelist = None
         federation_domain_whitelist = config.get(
-            "federation_domain_whitelist", None
+            "federation_domain_whitelist", None,
         )
-        # turn the whitelist into a hash for speed of lookup
+
         if federation_domain_whitelist is not None:
+            # turn the whitelist into a hash for speed of lookup
             self.federation_domain_whitelist = {}
+
             for domain in federation_domain_whitelist:
                 self.federation_domain_whitelist[domain] = True
 
+        self.federation_ip_range_blacklist = config.get(
+            "federation_ip_range_blacklist", [],
+        )
+
+        # Attempt to create an IPSet from the given ranges
+        try:
+            self.federation_ip_range_blacklist = IPSet(
+                self.federation_ip_range_blacklist
+            )
+
+            # Always blacklist 0.0.0.0, ::
+            self.federation_ip_range_blacklist.update(["0.0.0.0", "::"])
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise ConfigError(
+                "Invalid range(s) provided in "
+                "federation_ip_range_blacklist: %s" % e
+            )
+
         if self.public_baseurl is not None:
             if self.public_baseurl[-1] != '/':
                 self.public_baseurl += '/'
@@ -132,6 +192,16 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         # sending out any replication updates.
         self.replication_torture_level = config.get("replication_torture_level")
 
+        # Whether to require a user to be in the room to add an alias to it.
+        # Defaults to True.
+        self.require_membership_for_aliases = config.get(
+            "require_membership_for_aliases", True,
+        )
+
+        # Whether to allow per-room membership profiles through the send of membership
+        # events with profile information that differ from the target's global profile.
+        self.allow_per_room_profiles = config.get("allow_per_room_profiles", True)
+
         self.listeners = []
         for listener in config.get("listeners", []):
             if not isinstance(listener.get("port", None), int):
@@ -259,6 +329,10 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
             unsecure_port = 8008
 
         pid_file = os.path.join(data_dir_path, "homeserver.pid")
+
+        # Bring DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION into the local-scope for use in the
+        # default config string
+        default_room_version = DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION
         return """\
         ## Server ##
 
@@ -319,6 +393,30 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         #
         #use_presence: false
 
+        # Whether to require authentication to retrieve profile data (avatars,
+        # display names) of other users through the client API. Defaults to
+        # 'false'. Note that profile data is also available via the federation
+        # API, so this setting is of limited value if federation is enabled on
+        # the server.
+        #
+        #require_auth_for_profile_requests: true
+
+        # If set to 'true', requires authentication to access the server's
+        # public rooms directory through the client API, and forbids any other
+        # homeserver to fetch it via federation. Defaults to 'false'.
+        #
+        #restrict_public_rooms_to_local_users: true
+
+        # The default room version for newly created rooms.
+        #
+        # Known room versions are listed here:
+        # https://matrix.org/docs/spec/#complete-list-of-room-versions
+        #
+        # For example, for room version 1, default_room_version should be set
+        # to "1".
+        #
+        #default_room_version: "%(default_room_version)s"
+
         # The GC threshold parameters to pass to `gc.set_threshold`, if defined
         #
         #gc_thresholds: [700, 10, 10]
@@ -351,6 +449,24 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         #  - nyc.example.com
         #  - syd.example.com
 
+        # Prevent federation requests from being sent to the following
+        # blacklist IP address CIDR ranges. If this option is not specified, or
+        # specified with an empty list, no ip range blacklist will be enforced.
+        #
+        # (0.0.0.0 and :: are always blacklisted, whether or not they are explicitly
+        # listed here, since they correspond to unroutable addresses.)
+        #
+        federation_ip_range_blacklist:
+          - '127.0.0.0/8'
+          - '10.0.0.0/8'
+          - '172.16.0.0/12'
+          - '192.168.0.0/16'
+          - '100.64.0.0/10'
+          - '169.254.0.0/16'
+          - '::1/128'
+          - 'fe80::/64'
+          - 'fc00::/7'
+
         # List of ports that Synapse should listen on, their purpose and their
         # configuration.
         #
@@ -386,8 +502,8 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         #
         # Valid resource names are:
         #
-        #   client: the client-server API (/_matrix/client). Also implies 'media' and
-        #       'static'.
+        #   client: the client-server API (/_matrix/client), and the synapse admin
+        #       API (/_synapse/admin). Also implies 'media' and 'static'.
         #
         #   consent: user consent forms (/_matrix/consent). See
         #       docs/consent_tracking.md.
@@ -469,6 +585,22 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
 
         # Monthly Active User Blocking
         #
+        # Used in cases where the admin or server owner wants to limit to the
+        # number of monthly active users.
+        #
+        # 'limit_usage_by_mau' disables/enables monthly active user blocking. When
+        # anabled and a limit is reached the server returns a 'ResourceLimitError'
+        # with error type Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
+        #
+        # 'max_mau_value' is the hard limit of monthly active users above which
+        # the server will start blocking user actions.
+        #
+        # 'mau_trial_days' is a means to add a grace period for active users. It
+        # means that users must be active for this number of days before they
+        # can be considered active and guards against the case where lots of users
+        # sign up in a short space of time never to return after their initial
+        # session.
+        #
         #limit_usage_by_mau: False
         #max_mau_value: 50
         #mau_trial_days: 2
@@ -488,6 +620,17 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
 
         # Used by phonehome stats to group together related servers.
         #server_context: context
+
+        # Whether to require a user to be in the room to add an alias to it.
+        # Defaults to 'true'.
+        #
+        #require_membership_for_aliases: false
+
+        # Whether to allow per-room membership profiles through the send of membership
+        # events with profile information that differ from the target's global profile.
+        # Defaults to 'true'.
+        #
+        #allow_per_room_profiles: false
         """ % locals()
 
     def read_arguments(self, args):
diff --git a/synapse/config/stats.py b/synapse/config/stats.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80fc1b9dd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/config/stats.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# 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 __future__ import division
+
+import sys
+
+from ._base import Config
+
+
+class StatsConfig(Config):
+    """Stats Configuration
+    Configuration for the behaviour of synapse's stats engine
+    """
+
+    def read_config(self, config):
+        self.stats_enabled = True
+        self.stats_bucket_size = 86400
+        self.stats_retention = sys.maxsize
+        stats_config = config.get("stats", None)
+        if stats_config:
+            self.stats_enabled = stats_config.get("enabled", self.stats_enabled)
+            self.stats_bucket_size = (
+                self.parse_duration(stats_config.get("bucket_size", "1d")) / 1000
+            )
+            self.stats_retention = (
+                self.parse_duration(
+                    stats_config.get("retention", "%ds" % (sys.maxsize,))
+                )
+                / 1000
+            )
+
+    def default_config(self, config_dir_path, server_name, **kwargs):
+        return """
+        # Local statistics collection. Used in populating the room directory.
+        #
+        # 'bucket_size' controls how large each statistics timeslice is. It can
+        # be defined in a human readable short form -- e.g. "1d", "1y".
+        #
+        # 'retention' controls how long historical statistics will be kept for.
+        # It can be defined in a human readable short form -- e.g. "1d", "1y".
+        #
+        #
+        #stats:
+        #   enabled: true
+        #   bucket_size: 1d
+        #   retention: 1y
+        """
diff --git a/synapse/config/third_party_event_rules.py b/synapse/config/third_party_event_rules.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a89dd5f98a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/config/third_party_event_rules.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# 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.util.module_loader import load_module
+
+from ._base import Config
+
+
+class ThirdPartyRulesConfig(Config):
+    def read_config(self, config):
+        self.third_party_event_rules = None
+
+        provider = config.get("third_party_event_rules", None)
+        if provider is not None:
+            self.third_party_event_rules = load_module(provider)
+
+    def default_config(self, **kwargs):
+        return """\
+        # Server admins can define a Python module that implements extra rules for
+        # allowing or denying incoming events. In order to work, this module needs to
+        # override the methods defined in synapse/events/third_party_rules.py.
+        #
+        # This feature is designed to be used in closed federations only, where each
+        # participating server enforces the same rules.
+        #
+        #third_party_event_rules:
+        #  module: "my_custom_project.SuperRulesSet"
+        #  config:
+        #    example_option: 'things'
+        """
diff --git a/synapse/config/tls.py b/synapse/config/tls.py
index f0014902da..658f9dd361 100644
--- a/synapse/config/tls.py
+++ b/synapse/config/tls.py
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ import six
 from unpaddedbase64 import encode_base64
 
 from OpenSSL import crypto
+from twisted.internet._sslverify import Certificate, trustRootFromCertificates
 
 from synapse.config._base import Config, ConfigError
+from synapse.util import glob_to_regex
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -70,6 +72,53 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
 
         self.tls_fingerprints = list(self._original_tls_fingerprints)
 
+        # Whether to verify certificates on outbound federation traffic
+        self.federation_verify_certificates = config.get(
+            "federation_verify_certificates", True,
+        )
+
+        # Whitelist of domains to not verify certificates for
+        fed_whitelist_entries = config.get(
+            "federation_certificate_verification_whitelist", [],
+        )
+
+        # Support globs (*) in whitelist values
+        self.federation_certificate_verification_whitelist = []
+        for entry in fed_whitelist_entries:
+            # Convert globs to regex
+            entry_regex = glob_to_regex(entry)
+            self.federation_certificate_verification_whitelist.append(entry_regex)
+
+        # List of custom certificate authorities for federation traffic validation
+        custom_ca_list = config.get(
+            "federation_custom_ca_list", None,
+        )
+
+        # Read in and parse custom CA certificates
+        self.federation_ca_trust_root = None
+        if custom_ca_list is not None:
+            if len(custom_ca_list) == 0:
+                # A trustroot cannot be generated without any CA certificates.
+                # Raise an error if this option has been specified without any
+                # corresponding certificates.
+                raise ConfigError("federation_custom_ca_list specified without "
+                                  "any certificate files")
+
+            certs = []
+            for ca_file in custom_ca_list:
+                logger.debug("Reading custom CA certificate file: %s", ca_file)
+                content = self.read_file(ca_file, "federation_custom_ca_list")
+
+                # Parse the CA certificates
+                try:
+                    cert_base = Certificate.loadPEM(content)
+                    certs.append(cert_base)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    raise ConfigError("Error parsing custom CA certificate file %s: %s"
+                                      % (ca_file, e))
+
+            self.federation_ca_trust_root = trustRootFromCertificates(certs)
+
         # This config option applies to non-federation HTTP clients
         # (e.g. for talking to recaptcha, identity servers, and such)
         # It should never be used in production, and is intended for
@@ -99,15 +148,15 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
         try:
             with open(self.tls_certificate_file, 'rb') as f:
                 cert_pem = f.read()
-        except Exception:
-            logger.exception("Failed to read existing certificate off disk!")
-            raise
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise ConfigError("Failed to read existing certificate file %s: %s"
+                              % (self.tls_certificate_file, e))
 
         try:
             tls_certificate = crypto.load_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, cert_pem)
-        except Exception:
-            logger.exception("Failed to parse existing certificate off disk!")
-            raise
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise ConfigError("Failed to parse existing certificate file %s: %s"
+                              % (self.tls_certificate_file, e))
 
         if not allow_self_signed:
             if tls_certificate.get_subject() == tls_certificate.get_issuer():
@@ -192,6 +241,40 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
         #
         #tls_private_key_path: "%(tls_private_key_path)s"
 
+        # Whether to verify TLS server certificates for outbound federation requests.
+        #
+        # Defaults to `true`. To disable certificate verification, uncomment the
+        # following line.
+        #
+        #federation_verify_certificates: false
+
+        # Skip federation certificate verification on the following whitelist
+        # of domains.
+        #
+        # This setting should only be used in very specific cases, such as
+        # federation over Tor hidden services and similar. For private networks
+        # of homeservers, you likely want to use a private CA instead.
+        #
+        # Only effective if federation_verify_certicates is `true`.
+        #
+        #federation_certificate_verification_whitelist:
+        #  - lon.example.com
+        #  - *.domain.com
+        #  - *.onion
+
+        # List of custom certificate authorities for federation traffic.
+        #
+        # This setting should only normally be used within a private network of
+        # homeservers.
+        #
+        # Note that this list will replace those that are provided by your
+        # operating environment. Certificates must be in PEM format.
+        #
+        #federation_custom_ca_list:
+        #  - myCA1.pem
+        #  - myCA2.pem
+        #  - myCA3.pem
+
         # ACME support: This will configure Synapse to request a valid TLS certificate
         # for your configured `server_name` via Let's Encrypt.
         #
diff --git a/synapse/config/user_directory.py b/synapse/config/user_directory.py
index 142754a7dc..023997ccde 100644
--- a/synapse/config/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/config/user_directory.py
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ class UserDirectoryConfig(Config):
         #
         # 'search_all_users' defines whether to search all users visible to your HS
         # when searching the user directory, rather than limiting to users visible
-        # in public rooms.  Defaults to false.  If you set it True, you'll have to run
-        # UPDATE user_directory_stream_pos SET stream_id = NULL;
-        # on your database to tell it to rebuild the user_directory search indexes.
+        # in public rooms.  Defaults to false.  If you set it True, you'll have to
+        # rebuild the user_directory search indexes, see
+        # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/user_directory.md
         #
         #user_directory:
         #  enabled: true