Merge branch 'develop' into uhoreg/e2e_cross-signing_merged

18 files changed, 1387 insertions, 746 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/handlers/_base.py b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
index c29c78bd65..d15c6282fb 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
         self.state_handler = hs.get_state_handler()
         self.distributor = hs.get_distributor()
         self.ratelimiter = hs.get_ratelimiter()
+        self.admin_redaction_ratelimiter = hs.get_admin_redaction_ratelimiter()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.hs = hs
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
         self.event_builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def ratelimit(self, requester, update=True):
+    def ratelimit(self, requester, update=True, is_admin_redaction=False):
         """Ratelimits requests.
 
         Args:
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
                 Set to False when doing multiple checks for one request (e.g.
                 to check up front if we would reject the request), and set to
                 True for the last call for a given request.
+            is_admin_redaction (bool): Whether this is a room admin/moderator
+                redacting an event. If so then we may apply different
+                ratelimits depending on config.
 
         Raises:
             LimitExceededError if the request should be ratelimited
@@ -90,16 +94,33 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
             messages_per_second = override.messages_per_second
             burst_count = override.burst_count
         else:
-            messages_per_second = self.hs.config.rc_message.per_second
-            burst_count = self.hs.config.rc_message.burst_count
-
-        allowed, time_allowed = self.ratelimiter.can_do_action(
-            user_id,
-            time_now,
-            rate_hz=messages_per_second,
-            burst_count=burst_count,
-            update=update,
-        )
+            # We default to different values if this is an admin redaction and
+            # the config is set
+            if is_admin_redaction and self.hs.config.rc_admin_redaction:
+                messages_per_second = self.hs.config.rc_admin_redaction.per_second
+                burst_count = self.hs.config.rc_admin_redaction.burst_count
+            else:
+                messages_per_second = self.hs.config.rc_message.per_second
+                burst_count = self.hs.config.rc_message.burst_count
+
+        if is_admin_redaction and self.hs.config.rc_admin_redaction:
+            # If we have separate config for admin redactions we use a separate
+            # ratelimiter
+            allowed, time_allowed = self.admin_redaction_ratelimiter.can_do_action(
+                user_id,
+                time_now,
+                rate_hz=messages_per_second,
+                burst_count=burst_count,
+                update=update,
+            )
+        else:
+            allowed, time_allowed = self.ratelimiter.can_do_action(
+                user_id,
+                time_now,
+                rate_hz=messages_per_second,
+                burst_count=burst_count,
+                update=update,
+            )
         if not allowed:
             raise LimitExceededError(
                 retry_after_ms=int(1000 * (time_allowed - time_now))
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index d0c0142740..333eb30625 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ import unicodedata
 import attr
 import bcrypt
 import pymacaroons
-from canonicaljson import json
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
-from twisted.web.client import PartialDownloadError
 
 import synapse.util.stringutils as stringutils
 from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
@@ -38,7 +36,8 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
     UserDeactivatedError,
 )
 from synapse.api.ratelimiting import Ratelimiter
-from synapse.config.emailconfig import ThreepidBehaviour
+from synapse.handlers.ui_auth import INTERACTIVE_AUTH_CHECKERS
+from synapse.handlers.ui_auth.checkers import UserInteractiveAuthChecker
 from synapse.logging.context import defer_to_thread
 from synapse.module_api import ModuleApi
 from synapse.types import UserID
@@ -58,13 +57,13 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer):
         """
         super(AuthHandler, self).__init__(hs)
-        self.checkers = {
-            LoginType.RECAPTCHA: self._check_recaptcha,
-            LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY: self._check_email_identity,
-            LoginType.MSISDN: self._check_msisdn,
-            LoginType.DUMMY: self._check_dummy_auth,
-            LoginType.TERMS: self._check_terms_auth,
-        }
+
+        self.checkers = {}  # type: dict[str, UserInteractiveAuthChecker]
+        for auth_checker_class in INTERACTIVE_AUTH_CHECKERS:
+            inst = auth_checker_class(hs)
+            if inst.is_enabled():
+                self.checkers[inst.AUTH_TYPE] = inst
+
         self.bcrypt_rounds = hs.config.bcrypt_rounds
 
         # This is not a cache per se, but a store of all current sessions that
@@ -158,6 +157,14 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         return params
 
+    def get_enabled_auth_types(self):
+        """Return the enabled user-interactive authentication types
+
+        Returns the UI-Auth types which are supported by the homeserver's current
+        config.
+        """
+        return self.checkers.keys()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_auth(self, flows, clientdict, clientip):
         """
@@ -292,7 +299,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
             sess["creds"] = {}
         creds = sess["creds"]
 
-        result = yield self.checkers[stagetype](authdict, clientip)
+        result = yield self.checkers[stagetype].check_auth(authdict, clientip)
         if result:
             creds[stagetype] = result
             self._save_session(sess)
@@ -363,7 +370,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         login_type = authdict["type"]
         checker = self.checkers.get(login_type)
         if checker is not None:
-            res = yield checker(authdict, clientip=clientip)
+            res = yield checker.check_auth(authdict, clientip=clientip)
             return res
 
         # build a v1-login-style dict out of the authdict and fall back to the
@@ -376,116 +383,6 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         (canonical_id, callback) = yield self.validate_login(user_id, authdict)
         return canonical_id
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _check_recaptcha(self, authdict, clientip, **kwargs):
-        try:
-            user_response = authdict["response"]
-        except KeyError:
-            # Client tried to provide captcha but didn't give the parameter:
-            # bad request.
-            raise LoginError(
-                400, "Captcha response is required", errcode=Codes.CAPTCHA_NEEDED
-            )
-
-        logger.info(
-            "Submitting recaptcha response %s with remoteip %s", user_response, clientip
-        )
-
-        # TODO: get this from the homeserver rather than creating a new one for
-        # each request
-        try:
-            client = self.hs.get_simple_http_client()
-            resp_body = yield client.post_urlencoded_get_json(
-                self.hs.config.recaptcha_siteverify_api,
-                args={
-                    "secret": self.hs.config.recaptcha_private_key,
-                    "response": user_response,
-                    "remoteip": clientip,
-                },
-            )
-        except PartialDownloadError as pde:
-            # Twisted is silly
-            data = pde.response
-            resp_body = json.loads(data)
-
-        if "success" in resp_body:
-            # Note that we do NOT check the hostname here: we explicitly
-            # intend the CAPTCHA to be presented by whatever client the
-            # user is using, we just care that they have completed a CAPTCHA.
-            logger.info(
-                "%s reCAPTCHA from hostname %s",
-                "Successful" if resp_body["success"] else "Failed",
-                resp_body.get("hostname"),
-            )
-            if resp_body["success"]:
-                return True
-        raise LoginError(401, "", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
-
-    def _check_email_identity(self, authdict, **kwargs):
-        return self._check_threepid("email", authdict, **kwargs)
-
-    def _check_msisdn(self, authdict, **kwargs):
-        return self._check_threepid("msisdn", authdict)
-
-    def _check_dummy_auth(self, authdict, **kwargs):
-        return defer.succeed(True)
-
-    def _check_terms_auth(self, authdict, **kwargs):
-        return defer.succeed(True)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _check_threepid(self, medium, authdict, **kwargs):
-        if "threepid_creds" not in authdict:
-            raise LoginError(400, "Missing threepid_creds", Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
-
-        threepid_creds = authdict["threepid_creds"]
-
-        identity_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
-
-        logger.info("Getting validated threepid. threepidcreds: %r", (threepid_creds,))
-        if self.hs.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.REMOTE:
-            threepid = yield identity_handler.threepid_from_creds(threepid_creds)
-        elif self.hs.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL:
-            row = yield self.store.get_threepid_validation_session(
-                medium,
-                threepid_creds["client_secret"],
-                sid=threepid_creds["sid"],
-                validated=True,
-            )
-
-            threepid = (
-                {
-                    "medium": row["medium"],
-                    "address": row["address"],
-                    "validated_at": row["validated_at"],
-                }
-                if row
-                else None
-            )
-
-            if row:
-                # Valid threepid returned, delete from the db
-                yield self.store.delete_threepid_session(threepid_creds["sid"])
-        else:
-            raise SynapseError(
-                400, "Password resets are not enabled on this homeserver"
-            )
-
-        if not threepid:
-            raise LoginError(401, "", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
-
-        if threepid["medium"] != medium:
-            raise LoginError(
-                401,
-                "Expecting threepid of type '%s', got '%s'"
-                % (medium, threepid["medium"]),
-                errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED,
-            )
-
-        threepid["threepid_creds"] = authdict["threepid_creds"]
-
-        return threepid
-
     def _get_params_recaptcha(self):
         return {"public_key": self.hs.config.recaptcha_public_key}
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py b/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
index 5f804d1f13..63267a0a4c 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ class DeactivateAccountHandler(BaseHandler):
         # unbinding
         identity_server_supports_unbinding = True
 
-        threepids = yield self.store.user_get_threepids(user_id)
+        # Retrieve the 3PIDs this user has bound to an identity server
+        threepids = yield self.store.user_get_bound_threepids(user_id)
+
         for threepid in threepids:
             try:
                 result = yield self._identity_handler.try_unbind_threepid(
@@ -118,6 +120,10 @@ class DeactivateAccountHandler(BaseHandler):
         # parts users from rooms (if it isn't already running)
         self._start_user_parting()
 
+        # Reject all pending invites for the user, so that the user doesn't show up in the
+        # "invited" section of rooms' members list.
+        yield self._reject_pending_invites_for_user(user_id)
+
         # Remove all information on the user from the account_validity table.
         if self._account_validity_enabled:
             yield self.store.delete_account_validity_for_user(user_id)
@@ -127,6 +133,39 @@ class DeactivateAccountHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         return identity_server_supports_unbinding
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _reject_pending_invites_for_user(self, user_id):
+        """Reject pending invites addressed to a given user ID.
+
+        Args:
+            user_id (str): The user ID to reject pending invites for.
+        """
+        user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
+        pending_invites = yield self.store.get_invited_rooms_for_user(user_id)
+
+        for room in pending_invites:
+            try:
+                yield self._room_member_handler.update_membership(
+                    create_requester(user),
+                    user,
+                    room.room_id,
+                    "leave",
+                    ratelimit=False,
+                    require_consent=False,
+                )
+                logger.info(
+                    "Rejected invite for deactivated user %r in room %r",
+                    user_id,
+                    room.room_id,
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                logger.exception(
+                    "Failed to reject invite for user %r in room %r:"
+                    " ignoring and continuing",
+                    user_id,
+                    room.room_id,
+                )
+
     def _start_user_parting(self):
         """
         Start the process that goes through the table of users
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py b/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
index 997ad66f8f..be675197f1 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/e2e_keys.py
@@ -326,16 +326,10 @@ class E2eKeysHandler(object):
 
         results = yield self.store.get_e2e_device_keys(local_query)
 
-        # Build the result structure, un-jsonify the results, and add the
-        # "unsigned" section
+        # Build the result structure
         for user_id, device_keys in results.items():
             for device_id, device_info in device_keys.items():
-                r = dict(device_info["keys"])
-                r["unsigned"] = {}
-                display_name = device_info["device_display_name"]
-                if display_name is not None:
-                    r["unsigned"]["device_display_name"] = display_name
-                result_dict[user_id][device_id] = r
+                result_dict[user_id][device_id] = device_info
 
         log_kv(results)
         return result_dict
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/e2e_room_keys.py b/synapse/handlers/e2e_room_keys.py
index a9d80f708c..0cea445f0d 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/e2e_room_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/e2e_room_keys.py
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ class E2eRoomKeysHandler(object):
             A deferred of an empty dict.
         """
         if "version" not in version_info:
-            raise SynapseError(400, "Missing version in body", Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
-        if version_info["version"] != version:
+            version_info["version"] = version
+        elif version_info["version"] != version:
             raise SynapseError(
                 400, "Version in body does not match", Codes.INVALID_PARAM
             )
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 538b16efd6..50fc0fde2a 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -2530,12 +2530,17 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
-    def on_exchange_third_party_invite_request(self, origin, room_id, event_dict):
+    def on_exchange_third_party_invite_request(self, room_id, event_dict):
         """Handle an exchange_third_party_invite request from a remote server
 
         The remote server will call this when it wants to turn a 3pid invite
         into a normal m.room.member invite.
 
+        Args:
+            room_id (str): The ID of the room.
+
+            event_dict (dict[str, Any]): Dictionary containing the event body.
+
         Returns:
             Deferred: resolves (to None)
         """
@@ -2565,7 +2570,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         )
 
         try:
-            self.auth.check_from_context(room_version, event, context)
+            yield self.auth.check_from_context(room_version, event, context)
         except AuthError as e:
             logger.warn("Denying third party invite %r because %s", event, e)
             raise e
@@ -2594,7 +2599,12 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 original_invite_id, allow_none=True
             )
         if original_invite:
-            display_name = original_invite.content["display_name"]
+            # If the m.room.third_party_invite event's content is empty, it means the
+            # invite has been revoked. In this case, we don't have to raise an error here
+            # because the auth check will fail on the invite (because it's not able to
+            # fetch public keys from the m.room.third_party_invite event's content, which
+            # is empty).
+            display_name = original_invite.content.get("display_name")
             event_dict["content"]["third_party_invite"]["display_name"] = display_name
         else:
             logger.info(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/identity.py b/synapse/handlers/identity.py
index 45db1c1c06..ba99ddf76d 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/identity.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/identity.py
@@ -18,160 +18,150 @@
 """Utilities for interacting with Identity Servers"""
 
 import logging
+import urllib
 
 from canonicaljson import json
+from signedjson.key import decode_verify_key_bytes
+from signedjson.sign import verify_signed_json
+from unpaddedbase64 import decode_base64
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
+from twisted.internet.error import TimeoutError
 
 from synapse.api.errors import (
+    AuthError,
     CodeMessageException,
     Codes,
     HttpResponseException,
     SynapseError,
 )
+from synapse.config.emailconfig import ThreepidBehaviour
+from synapse.http.client import SimpleHttpClient
+from synapse.util.hash import sha256_and_url_safe_base64
 from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
 
 from ._base import BaseHandler
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+id_server_scheme = "https://"
+
 
 class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(IdentityHandler, self).__init__(hs)
 
-        self.http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
+        self.http_client = SimpleHttpClient(hs)
+        # We create a blacklisting instance of SimpleHttpClient for contacting identity
+        # servers specified by clients
+        self.blacklisting_http_client = SimpleHttpClient(
+            hs, ip_blacklist=hs.config.federation_ip_range_blacklist
+        )
         self.federation_http_client = hs.get_http_client()
         self.hs = hs
 
-    def _extract_items_from_creds_dict(self, creds):
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def threepid_from_creds(self, id_server, creds):
         """
-        Retrieve entries from a "credentials" dictionary
+        Retrieve and validate a threepid identifier from a "credentials" dictionary against a
+        given identity server
 
         Args:
-            creds (dict[str, str]): Dictionary of credentials that contain the following keys:
+            id_server (str): The identity server to validate 3PIDs against. Must be a
+                complete URL including the protocol (http(s)://)
+
+            creds (dict[str, str]): Dictionary containing the following keys:
                 * client_secret|clientSecret: A unique secret str provided by the client
-                * id_server|idServer: the domain of the identity server to query
-                * id_access_token: The access token to authenticate to the identity
-                    server with.
+                * sid: The ID of the validation session
 
         Returns:
-            tuple(str, str, str|None): A tuple containing the client_secret, the id_server,
-                and the id_access_token value if available.
+            Deferred[dict[str,str|int]|None]: A dictionary consisting of response params to
+                the /getValidated3pid endpoint of the Identity Service API, or None if the
+                threepid was not found
         """
         client_secret = creds.get("client_secret") or creds.get("clientSecret")
         if not client_secret:
             raise SynapseError(
-                400, "No client_secret in creds", errcode=Codes.MISSING_PARAM
+                400, "Missing param client_secret in creds", errcode=Codes.MISSING_PARAM
             )
-
-        id_server = creds.get("id_server") or creds.get("idServer")
-        if not id_server:
+        session_id = creds.get("sid")
+        if not session_id:
             raise SynapseError(
-                400, "No id_server in creds", errcode=Codes.MISSING_PARAM
+                400, "Missing param session_id in creds", errcode=Codes.MISSING_PARAM
             )
 
-        id_access_token = creds.get("id_access_token")
-        return client_secret, id_server, id_access_token
+        query_params = {"sid": session_id, "client_secret": client_secret}
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def threepid_from_creds(self, creds, use_v2=True):
-        """
-        Retrieve and validate a threepid identitier from a "credentials" dictionary
-
-        Args:
-            creds (dict[str, str]): Dictionary of credentials that contain the following keys:
-                * client_secret|clientSecret: A unique secret str provided by the client
-                * id_server|idServer: the domain of the identity server to query
-                * id_access_token: The access token to authenticate to the identity
-                    server with. Required if use_v2 is true
-            use_v2 (bool): Whether to use v2 Identity Service API endpoints
-
-        Returns:
-            Deferred[dict[str,str|int]|None]: A dictionary consisting of response params to
-                the /getValidated3pid endpoint of the Identity Service API, or None if the
-                threepid was not found
-        """
-        client_secret, id_server, id_access_token = self._extract_items_from_creds_dict(
-            creds
-        )
-
-        # If an id_access_token is not supplied, force usage of v1
-        if id_access_token is None:
-            use_v2 = False
-
-        query_params = {"sid": creds["sid"], "client_secret": client_secret}
-
-        # Decide which API endpoint URLs and query parameters to use
-        if use_v2:
-            url = "https://%s%s" % (
-                id_server,
-                "/_matrix/identity/v2/3pid/getValidated3pid",
-            )
-            query_params["id_access_token"] = id_access_token
-        else:
-            url = "https://%s%s" % (
-                id_server,
-                "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/3pid/getValidated3pid",
-            )
+        url = id_server + "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/3pid/getValidated3pid"
 
         try:
             data = yield self.http_client.get_json(url, query_params)
-            return data if "medium" in data else None
+        except TimeoutError:
+            raise SynapseError(500, "Timed out contacting identity server")
         except HttpResponseException as e:
-            if e.code != 404 or not use_v2:
-                # Generic failure
-                logger.info("getValidated3pid failed with Matrix error: %r", e)
-                raise e.to_synapse_error()
+            logger.info(
+                "%s returned %i for threepid validation for: %s",
+                id_server,
+                e.code,
+                creds,
+            )
+            return None
+
+        # Old versions of Sydent return a 200 http code even on a failed validation
+        # check. Thus, in addition to the HttpResponseException check above (which
+        # checks for non-200 errors), we need to make sure validation_session isn't
+        # actually an error, identified by the absence of a "medium" key
+        # See https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/issues/215 for details
+        if "medium" in data:
+            return data
 
-        # This identity server is too old to understand Identity Service API v2
-        # Attempt v1 endpoint
-        logger.info("Got 404 when POSTing JSON %s, falling back to v1 URL", url)
-        return (yield self.threepid_from_creds(creds, use_v2=False))
+        logger.info("%s reported non-validated threepid: %s", id_server, creds)
+        return None
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def bind_threepid(self, creds, mxid, use_v2=True):
+    def bind_threepid(
+        self, client_secret, sid, mxid, id_server, id_access_token=None, use_v2=True
+    ):
         """Bind a 3PID to an identity server
 
         Args:
-            creds (dict[str, str]): Dictionary of credentials that contain the following keys:
-                * client_secret|clientSecret: A unique secret str provided by the client
-                * id_server|idServer: the domain of the identity server to query
-                * id_access_token: The access token to authenticate to the identity
-                    server with. Required if use_v2 is true
+            client_secret (str): A unique secret provided by the client
+
+            sid (str): The ID of the validation session
+
             mxid (str): The MXID to bind the 3PID to
-            use_v2 (bool): Whether to use v2 Identity Service API endpoints
+
+            id_server (str): The domain of the identity server to query
+
+            id_access_token (str): The access token to authenticate to the identity
+                server with, if necessary. Required if use_v2 is true
+
+            use_v2 (bool): Whether to use v2 Identity Service API endpoints. Defaults to True
 
         Returns:
             Deferred[dict]: The response from the identity server
         """
-        logger.debug("binding threepid %r to %s", creds, mxid)
-
-        client_secret, id_server, id_access_token = self._extract_items_from_creds_dict(
-            creds
-        )
-
-        sid = creds.get("sid")
-        if not sid:
-            raise SynapseError(
-                400, "No sid in three_pid_creds", errcode=Codes.MISSING_PARAM
-            )
+        logger.debug("Proxying threepid bind request for %s to %s", mxid, id_server)
 
         # If an id_access_token is not supplied, force usage of v1
         if id_access_token is None:
             use_v2 = False
 
         # Decide which API endpoint URLs to use
+        headers = {}
         bind_data = {"sid": sid, "client_secret": client_secret, "mxid": mxid}
         if use_v2:
             bind_url = "https://%s/_matrix/identity/v2/3pid/bind" % (id_server,)
-            bind_data["id_access_token"] = id_access_token
+            headers["Authorization"] = create_id_access_token_header(id_access_token)
         else:
             bind_url = "https://%s/_matrix/identity/api/v1/3pid/bind" % (id_server,)
 
         try:
-            data = yield self.http_client.post_json_get_json(bind_url, bind_data)
-            logger.debug("bound threepid %r to %s", creds, mxid)
+            # Use the blacklisting http client as this call is only to identity servers
+            # provided by a client
+            data = yield self.blacklisting_http_client.post_json_get_json(
+                bind_url, bind_data, headers=headers
+            )
 
             # Remember where we bound the threepid
             yield self.store.add_user_bound_threepid(
@@ -186,12 +176,17 @@ class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
             if e.code != 404 or not use_v2:
                 logger.error("3PID bind failed with Matrix error: %r", e)
                 raise e.to_synapse_error()
+        except TimeoutError:
+            raise SynapseError(500, "Timed out contacting identity server")
         except CodeMessageException as e:
             data = json.loads(e.msg)  # XXX WAT?
             return data
 
         logger.info("Got 404 when POSTing JSON %s, falling back to v1 URL", bind_url)
-        return (yield self.bind_threepid(creds, mxid, use_v2=False))
+        res = yield self.bind_threepid(
+            client_secret, sid, mxid, id_server, id_access_token, use_v2=False
+        )
+        return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def try_unbind_threepid(self, mxid, threepid):
@@ -267,7 +262,11 @@ class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
         headers = {b"Authorization": auth_headers}
 
         try:
-            yield self.http_client.post_json_get_json(url, content, headers)
+            # Use the blacklisting http client as this call is only to identity servers
+            # provided by a client
+            yield self.blacklisting_http_client.post_json_get_json(
+                url, content, headers
+            )
             changed = True
         except HttpResponseException as e:
             changed = False
@@ -276,7 +275,9 @@ class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
                 logger.warn("Received %d response while unbinding threepid", e.code)
             else:
                 logger.error("Failed to unbind threepid on identity server: %s", e)
-                raise SynapseError(502, "Failed to contact identity server")
+                raise SynapseError(500, "Failed to contact identity server")
+        except TimeoutError:
+            raise SynapseError(500, "Timed out contacting identity server")
 
         yield self.store.remove_user_bound_threepid(
             user_id=mxid,
@@ -335,6 +336,15 @@ class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
             # Generate a session id
             session_id = random_string(16)
 
+        if next_link:
+            # Manipulate the next_link to add the sid, because the caller won't get
+            # it until we send a response, by which time we've sent the mail.
+            if "?" in next_link:
+                next_link += "&"
+            else:
+                next_link += "?"
+            next_link += "sid=" + urllib.parse.quote(session_id)
+
         # Generate a new validation token
         token = random_string(32)
 
@@ -409,6 +419,8 @@ class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
         except HttpResponseException as e:
             logger.info("Proxied requestToken failed: %r", e)
             raise e.to_synapse_error()
+        except TimeoutError:
+            raise SynapseError(500, "Timed out contacting identity server")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def requestMsisdnToken(
@@ -457,7 +469,476 @@ class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
                 id_server + "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/validate/msisdn/requestToken",
                 params,
             )
-            return data
         except HttpResponseException as e:
             logger.info("Proxied requestToken failed: %r", e)
             raise e.to_synapse_error()
+        except TimeoutError:
+            raise SynapseError(500, "Timed out contacting identity server")
+
+        assert self.hs.config.public_baseurl
+
+        # we need to tell the client to send the token back to us, since it doesn't
+        # otherwise know where to send it, so add submit_url response parameter
+        # (see also MSC2078)
+        data["submit_url"] = (
+            self.hs.config.public_baseurl
+            + "_matrix/client/unstable/add_threepid/msisdn/submit_token"
+        )
+        return data
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def validate_threepid_session(self, client_secret, sid):
+        """Validates a threepid session with only the client secret and session ID
+        Tries validating against any configured account_threepid_delegates as well as locally.
+
+        Args:
+            client_secret (str): A secret provided by the client
+
+            sid (str): The ID of the session
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict[str, str|int] if validation was successful, otherwise None
+        """
+        # XXX: We shouldn't need to keep wrapping and unwrapping this value
+        threepid_creds = {"client_secret": client_secret, "sid": sid}
+
+        # We don't actually know which medium this 3PID is. Thus we first assume it's email,
+        # and if validation fails we try msisdn
+        validation_session = None
+
+        # Try to validate as email
+        if self.hs.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.REMOTE:
+            # Ask our delegated email identity server
+            validation_session = yield self.threepid_from_creds(
+                self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_email, threepid_creds
+            )
+        elif self.hs.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL:
+            # Get a validated session matching these details
+            validation_session = yield self.store.get_threepid_validation_session(
+                "email", client_secret, sid=sid, validated=True
+            )
+
+        if validation_session:
+            return validation_session
+
+        # Try to validate as msisdn
+        if self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn:
+            # Ask our delegated msisdn identity server
+            validation_session = yield self.threepid_from_creds(
+                self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn, threepid_creds
+            )
+
+        return validation_session
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def proxy_msisdn_submit_token(self, id_server, client_secret, sid, token):
+        """Proxy a POST submitToken request to an identity server for verification purposes
+
+        Args:
+            id_server (str): The identity server URL to contact
+
+            client_secret (str): Secret provided by the client
+
+            sid (str): The ID of the session
+
+            token (str): The verification token
+
+        Raises:
+            SynapseError: If we failed to contact the identity server
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[dict]: The response dict from the identity server
+        """
+        body = {"client_secret": client_secret, "sid": sid, "token": token}
+
+        try:
+            return (
+                yield self.http_client.post_json_get_json(
+                    id_server + "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/validate/msisdn/submitToken",
+                    body,
+                )
+            )
+        except TimeoutError:
+            raise SynapseError(500, "Timed out contacting identity server")
+        except HttpResponseException as e:
+            logger.warning("Error contacting msisdn account_threepid_delegate: %s", e)
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Error contacting the identity server")
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def lookup_3pid(self, id_server, medium, address, id_access_token=None):
+        """Looks up a 3pid in the passed identity server.
+
+        Args:
+            id_server (str): The server name (including port, if required)
+                of the identity server to use.
+            medium (str): The type of the third party identifier (e.g. "email").
+            address (str): The third party identifier (e.g. "foo@example.com").
+            id_access_token (str|None): The access token to authenticate to the identity
+                server with
+
+        Returns:
+            str|None: the matrix ID of the 3pid, or None if it is not recognized.
+        """
+        if id_access_token is not None:
+            try:
+                results = yield self._lookup_3pid_v2(
+                    id_server, id_access_token, medium, address
+                )
+                return results
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                # Catch HttpResponseExcept for a non-200 response code
+                # Check if this identity server does not know about v2 lookups
+                if isinstance(e, HttpResponseException) and e.code == 404:
+                    # This is an old identity server that does not yet support v2 lookups
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "Attempted v2 lookup on v1 identity server %s. Falling "
+                        "back to v1",
+                        id_server,
+                    )
+                else:
+                    logger.warning("Error when looking up hashing details: %s", e)
+                    return None
+
+        return (yield self._lookup_3pid_v1(id_server, medium, address))
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _lookup_3pid_v1(self, id_server, medium, address):
+        """Looks up a 3pid in the passed identity server using v1 lookup.
+
+        Args:
+            id_server (str): The server name (including port, if required)
+                of the identity server to use.
+            medium (str): The type of the third party identifier (e.g. "email").
+            address (str): The third party identifier (e.g. "foo@example.com").
+
+        Returns:
+            str: the matrix ID of the 3pid, or None if it is not recognized.
+        """
+        try:
+            data = yield self.blacklisting_http_client.get_json(
+                "%s%s/_matrix/identity/api/v1/lookup" % (id_server_scheme, id_server),
+                {"medium": medium, "address": address},
+            )
+
+            if "mxid" in data:
+                if "signatures" not in data:
+                    raise AuthError(401, "No signatures on 3pid binding")
+                yield self._verify_any_signature(data, id_server)
+                return data["mxid"]
+        except TimeoutError:
+            raise SynapseError(500, "Timed out contacting identity server")
+        except IOError as e:
+            logger.warning("Error from v1 identity server lookup: %s" % (e,))
+
+        return None
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _lookup_3pid_v2(self, id_server, id_access_token, medium, address):
+        """Looks up a 3pid in the passed identity server using v2 lookup.
+
+        Args:
+            id_server (str): The server name (including port, if required)
+                of the identity server to use.
+            id_access_token (str): The access token to authenticate to the identity server with
+            medium (str): The type of the third party identifier (e.g. "email").
+            address (str): The third party identifier (e.g. "foo@example.com").
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[str|None]: the matrix ID of the 3pid, or None if it is not recognised.
+        """
+        # Check what hashing details are supported by this identity server
+        try:
+            hash_details = yield self.blacklisting_http_client.get_json(
+                "%s%s/_matrix/identity/v2/hash_details" % (id_server_scheme, id_server),
+                {"access_token": id_access_token},
+            )
+        except TimeoutError:
+            raise SynapseError(500, "Timed out contacting identity server")
+
+        if not isinstance(hash_details, dict):
+            logger.warning(
+                "Got non-dict object when checking hash details of %s%s: %s",
+                id_server_scheme,
+                id_server,
+                hash_details,
+            )
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "Non-dict object from %s%s during v2 hash_details request: %s"
+                % (id_server_scheme, id_server, hash_details),
+            )
+
+        # Extract information from hash_details
+        supported_lookup_algorithms = hash_details.get("algorithms")
+        lookup_pepper = hash_details.get("lookup_pepper")
+        if (
+            not supported_lookup_algorithms
+            or not isinstance(supported_lookup_algorithms, list)
+            or not lookup_pepper
+            or not isinstance(lookup_pepper, str)
+        ):
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "Invalid hash details received from identity server %s%s: %s"
+                % (id_server_scheme, id_server, hash_details),
+            )
+
+        # Check if any of the supported lookup algorithms are present
+        if LookupAlgorithm.SHA256 in supported_lookup_algorithms:
+            # Perform a hashed lookup
+            lookup_algorithm = LookupAlgorithm.SHA256
+
+            # Hash address, medium and the pepper with sha256
+            to_hash = "%s %s %s" % (address, medium, lookup_pepper)
+            lookup_value = sha256_and_url_safe_base64(to_hash)
+
+        elif LookupAlgorithm.NONE in supported_lookup_algorithms:
+            # Perform a non-hashed lookup
+            lookup_algorithm = LookupAlgorithm.NONE
+
+            # Combine together plaintext address and medium
+            lookup_value = "%s %s" % (address, medium)
+
+        else:
+            logger.warning(
+                "None of the provided lookup algorithms of %s are supported: %s",
+                id_server,
+                supported_lookup_algorithms,
+            )
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "Provided identity server does not support any v2 lookup "
+                "algorithms that this homeserver supports.",
+            )
+
+        # Authenticate with identity server given the access token from the client
+        headers = {"Authorization": create_id_access_token_header(id_access_token)}
+
+        try:
+            lookup_results = yield self.blacklisting_http_client.post_json_get_json(
+                "%s%s/_matrix/identity/v2/lookup" % (id_server_scheme, id_server),
+                {
+                    "addresses": [lookup_value],
+                    "algorithm": lookup_algorithm,
+                    "pepper": lookup_pepper,
+                },
+                headers=headers,
+            )
+        except TimeoutError:
+            raise SynapseError(500, "Timed out contacting identity server")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning("Error when performing a v2 3pid lookup: %s", e)
+            raise SynapseError(
+                500, "Unknown error occurred during identity server lookup"
+            )
+
+        # Check for a mapping from what we looked up to an MXID
+        if "mappings" not in lookup_results or not isinstance(
+            lookup_results["mappings"], dict
+        ):
+            logger.warning("No results from 3pid lookup")
+            return None
+
+        # Return the MXID if it's available, or None otherwise
+        mxid = lookup_results["mappings"].get(lookup_value)
+        return mxid
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _verify_any_signature(self, data, server_hostname):
+        if server_hostname not in data["signatures"]:
+            raise AuthError(401, "No signature from server %s" % (server_hostname,))
+        for key_name, signature in data["signatures"][server_hostname].items():
+            try:
+                key_data = yield self.blacklisting_http_client.get_json(
+                    "%s%s/_matrix/identity/api/v1/pubkey/%s"
+                    % (id_server_scheme, server_hostname, key_name)
+                )
+            except TimeoutError:
+                raise SynapseError(500, "Timed out contacting identity server")
+            if "public_key" not in key_data:
+                raise AuthError(
+                    401, "No public key named %s from %s" % (key_name, server_hostname)
+                )
+            verify_signed_json(
+                data,
+                server_hostname,
+                decode_verify_key_bytes(
+                    key_name, decode_base64(key_data["public_key"])
+                ),
+            )
+            return
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def ask_id_server_for_third_party_invite(
+        self,
+        requester,
+        id_server,
+        medium,
+        address,
+        room_id,
+        inviter_user_id,
+        room_alias,
+        room_avatar_url,
+        room_join_rules,
+        room_name,
+        inviter_display_name,
+        inviter_avatar_url,
+        id_access_token=None,
+    ):
+        """
+        Asks an identity server for a third party invite.
+
+        Args:
+            requester (Requester)
+            id_server (str): hostname + optional port for the identity server.
+            medium (str): The literal string "email".
+            address (str): The third party address being invited.
+            room_id (str): The ID of the room to which the user is invited.
+            inviter_user_id (str): The user ID of the inviter.
+            room_alias (str): An alias for the room, for cosmetic notifications.
+            room_avatar_url (str): The URL of the room's avatar, for cosmetic
+                notifications.
+            room_join_rules (str): The join rules of the email (e.g. "public").
+            room_name (str): The m.room.name of the room.
+            inviter_display_name (str): The current display name of the
+                inviter.
+            inviter_avatar_url (str): The URL of the inviter's avatar.
+            id_access_token (str|None): The access token to authenticate to the identity
+                server with
+
+        Returns:
+            A deferred tuple containing:
+                token (str): The token which must be signed to prove authenticity.
+                public_keys ([{"public_key": str, "key_validity_url": str}]):
+                    public_key is a base64-encoded ed25519 public key.
+                fallback_public_key: One element from public_keys.
+                display_name (str): A user-friendly name to represent the invited
+                    user.
+        """
+        invite_config = {
+            "medium": medium,
+            "address": address,
+            "room_id": room_id,
+            "room_alias": room_alias,
+            "room_avatar_url": room_avatar_url,
+            "room_join_rules": room_join_rules,
+            "room_name": room_name,
+            "sender": inviter_user_id,
+            "sender_display_name": inviter_display_name,
+            "sender_avatar_url": inviter_avatar_url,
+        }
+
+        # Add the identity service access token to the JSON body and use the v2
+        # Identity Service endpoints if id_access_token is present
+        data = None
+        base_url = "%s%s/_matrix/identity" % (id_server_scheme, id_server)
+
+        if id_access_token:
+            key_validity_url = "%s%s/_matrix/identity/v2/pubkey/isvalid" % (
+                id_server_scheme,
+                id_server,
+            )
+
+            # Attempt a v2 lookup
+            url = base_url + "/v2/store-invite"
+            try:
+                data = yield self.blacklisting_http_client.post_json_get_json(
+                    url,
+                    invite_config,
+                    {"Authorization": create_id_access_token_header(id_access_token)},
+                )
+            except TimeoutError:
+                raise SynapseError(500, "Timed out contacting identity server")
+            except HttpResponseException as e:
+                if e.code != 404:
+                    logger.info("Failed to POST %s with JSON: %s", url, e)
+                    raise e
+
+        if data is None:
+            key_validity_url = "%s%s/_matrix/identity/api/v1/pubkey/isvalid" % (
+                id_server_scheme,
+                id_server,
+            )
+            url = base_url + "/api/v1/store-invite"
+
+            try:
+                data = yield self.blacklisting_http_client.post_json_get_json(
+                    url, invite_config
+                )
+            except TimeoutError:
+                raise SynapseError(500, "Timed out contacting identity server")
+            except HttpResponseException as e:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Error trying to call /store-invite on %s%s: %s",
+                    id_server_scheme,
+                    id_server,
+                    e,
+                )
+
+            if data is None:
+                # Some identity servers may only support application/x-www-form-urlencoded
+                # types. This is especially true with old instances of Sydent, see
+                # https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/pull/170
+                try:
+                    data = yield self.blacklisting_http_client.post_urlencoded_get_json(
+                        url, invite_config
+                    )
+                except HttpResponseException as e:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "Error calling /store-invite on %s%s with fallback "
+                        "encoding: %s",
+                        id_server_scheme,
+                        id_server,
+                        e,
+                    )
+                    raise e
+
+        # TODO: Check for success
+        token = data["token"]
+        public_keys = data.get("public_keys", [])
+        if "public_key" in data:
+            fallback_public_key = {
+                "public_key": data["public_key"],
+                "key_validity_url": key_validity_url,
+            }
+        else:
+            fallback_public_key = public_keys[0]
+
+        if not public_keys:
+            public_keys.append(fallback_public_key)
+        display_name = data["display_name"]
+        return token, public_keys, fallback_public_key, display_name
+
+
+def create_id_access_token_header(id_access_token):
+    """Create an Authorization header for passing to SimpleHttpClient as the header value
+    of an HTTP request.
+
+    Args:
+        id_access_token (str): An identity server access token.
+
+    Returns:
+        list[str]: The ascii-encoded bearer token encased in a list.
+    """
+    # Prefix with Bearer
+    bearer_token = "Bearer %s" % id_access_token
+
+    # Encode headers to standard ascii
+    bearer_token.encode("ascii")
+
+    # Return as a list as that's how SimpleHttpClient takes header values
+    return [bearer_token]
+
+
+class LookupAlgorithm:
+    """
+    Supported hashing algorithms when performing a 3PID lookup.
+
+    SHA256 - Hashing an (address, medium, pepper) combo with sha256, then url-safe base64
+        encoding
+    NONE - Not performing any hashing. Simply sending an (address, medium) combo in plaintext
+    """
+
+    SHA256 = "sha256"
+    NONE = "none"
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 111f7c7e2f..0f8cce8ffe 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -222,6 +222,13 @@ class MessageHandler(object):
         }
 
 
+# The duration (in ms) after which rooms should be removed
+# `_rooms_to_exclude_from_dummy_event_insertion` (with the effect that we will try
+# to generate a dummy event for them once more)
+#
+_DUMMY_EVENT_ROOM_EXCLUSION_EXPIRY = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
+
+
 class EventCreationHandler(object):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.hs = hs
@@ -258,6 +265,13 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
             self.config.block_events_without_consent_error
         )
 
+        # Rooms which should be excluded from dummy insertion. (For instance,
+        # those without local users who can send events into the room).
+        #
+        # map from room id to time-of-last-attempt.
+        #
+        self._rooms_to_exclude_from_dummy_event_insertion = {}  # type: dict[str, int]
+
         # we need to construct a ConsentURIBuilder here, as it checks that the necessary
         # config options, but *only* if we have a configuration for which we are
         # going to need it.
@@ -729,7 +743,27 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
         assert not self.config.worker_app
 
         if ratelimit:
-            yield self.base_handler.ratelimit(requester)
+            # We check if this is a room admin redacting an event so that we
+            # can apply different ratelimiting. We do this by simply checking
+            # it's not a self-redaction (to avoid having to look up whether the
+            # user is actually admin or not).
+            is_admin_redaction = False
+            if event.type == EventTypes.Redaction:
+                original_event = yield self.store.get_event(
+                    event.redacts,
+                    check_redacted=False,
+                    get_prev_content=False,
+                    allow_rejected=False,
+                    allow_none=True,
+                )
+
+                is_admin_redaction = (
+                    original_event and event.sender != original_event.sender
+                )
+
+            yield self.base_handler.ratelimit(
+                requester, is_admin_redaction=is_admin_redaction
+            )
 
         yield self.base_handler.maybe_kick_guest_users(event, context)
 
@@ -868,9 +902,11 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
         """Background task to send dummy events into rooms that have a large
         number of extremities
         """
-
+        self._expire_rooms_to_exclude_from_dummy_event_insertion()
         room_ids = yield self.store.get_rooms_with_many_extremities(
-            min_count=10, limit=5
+            min_count=10,
+            limit=5,
+            room_id_filter=self._rooms_to_exclude_from_dummy_event_insertion.keys(),
         )
 
         for room_id in room_ids:
@@ -884,32 +920,61 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
             members = yield self.state.get_current_users_in_room(
                 room_id, latest_event_ids=latest_event_ids
             )
+            dummy_event_sent = False
+            for user_id in members:
+                if not self.hs.is_mine_id(user_id):
+                    continue
+                requester = create_requester(user_id)
+                try:
+                    event, context = yield self.create_event(
+                        requester,
+                        {
+                            "type": "org.matrix.dummy_event",
+                            "content": {},
+                            "room_id": room_id,
+                            "sender": user_id,
+                        },
+                        prev_events_and_hashes=prev_events_and_hashes,
+                    )
 
-            user_id = None
-            for member in members:
-                if self.hs.is_mine_id(member):
-                    user_id = member
-                    break
-
-            if not user_id:
-                # We don't have a joined user.
-                # TODO: We should do something here to stop the room from
-                # appearing next time.
-                continue
+                    event.internal_metadata.proactively_send = False
 
-            requester = create_requester(user_id)
+                    yield self.send_nonmember_event(
+                        requester, event, context, ratelimit=False
+                    )
+                    dummy_event_sent = True
+                    break
+                except ConsentNotGivenError:
+                    logger.info(
+                        "Failed to send dummy event into room %s for user %s due to "
+                        "lack of consent. Will try another user" % (room_id, user_id)
+                    )
+                except AuthError:
+                    logger.info(
+                        "Failed to send dummy event into room %s for user %s due to "
+                        "lack of power. Will try another user" % (room_id, user_id)
+                    )
 
-            event, context = yield self.create_event(
-                requester,
-                {
-                    "type": "org.matrix.dummy_event",
-                    "content": {},
-                    "room_id": room_id,
-                    "sender": user_id,
-                },
-                prev_events_and_hashes=prev_events_and_hashes,
+            if not dummy_event_sent:
+                # Did not find a valid user in the room, so remove from future attempts
+                # Exclusion is time limited, so the room will be rechecked in the future
+                # dependent on _DUMMY_EVENT_ROOM_EXCLUSION_EXPIRY
+                logger.info(
+                    "Failed to send dummy event into room %s. Will exclude it from "
+                    "future attempts until cache expires" % (room_id,)
+                )
+                now = self.clock.time_msec()
+                self._rooms_to_exclude_from_dummy_event_insertion[room_id] = now
+
+    def _expire_rooms_to_exclude_from_dummy_event_insertion(self):
+        expire_before = self.clock.time_msec() - _DUMMY_EVENT_ROOM_EXCLUSION_EXPIRY
+        to_expire = set()
+        for room_id, time in self._rooms_to_exclude_from_dummy_event_insertion.items():
+            if time < expire_before:
+                to_expire.add(room_id)
+        for room_id in to_expire:
+            logger.debug(
+                "Expiring room id %s from dummy event insertion exclusion cache",
+                room_id,
             )
-
-            event.internal_metadata.proactively_send = False
-
-            yield self.send_nonmember_event(requester, event, context, ratelimit=False)
+            del self._rooms_to_exclude_from_dummy_event_insertion[room_id]
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index 053cf66b28..eda15bc623 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ The methods that define policy are:
 
 import logging
 from contextlib import contextmanager
+from typing import Dict, Set
 
 from six import iteritems, itervalues
 
@@ -179,8 +180,9 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
         # we assume that all the sync requests on that process have stopped.
         # Stored as a dict from process_id to set of user_id, and a dict of
         # process_id to millisecond timestamp last updated.
-        self.external_process_to_current_syncs = {}
-        self.external_process_last_updated_ms = {}
+        self.external_process_to_current_syncs = {}  # type: Dict[int, Set[str]]
+        self.external_process_last_updated_ms = {}  # type: Dict[int, int]
+
         self.external_sync_linearizer = Linearizer(name="external_sync_linearizer")
 
         # Start a LoopingCall in 30s that fires every 5s.
@@ -349,10 +351,13 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
             if now - last_update > EXTERNAL_PROCESS_EXPIRY
         ]
         for process_id in expired_process_ids:
+            # For each expired process drop tracking info and check the users
+            # that were syncing on that process to see if they need to be timed
+            # out.
             users_to_check.update(
-                self.external_process_last_updated_ms.pop(process_id, ())
+                self.external_process_to_current_syncs.pop(process_id, ())
             )
-            self.external_process_last_update.pop(process_id)
+            self.external_process_last_updated_ms.pop(process_id)
 
         states = [
             self.user_to_current_state.get(user_id, UserPresenceState.default(user_id))
@@ -803,17 +808,25 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
         # Loop round handling deltas until we're up to date
         while True:
             with Measure(self.clock, "presence_delta"):
-                deltas = yield self.store.get_current_state_deltas(self._event_pos)
-                if not deltas:
+                room_max_stream_ordering = self.store.get_room_max_stream_ordering()
+                if self._event_pos == room_max_stream_ordering:
                     return
 
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Processing presence stats %s->%s",
+                    self._event_pos,
+                    room_max_stream_ordering,
+                )
+                max_pos, deltas = yield self.store.get_current_state_deltas(
+                    self._event_pos, room_max_stream_ordering
+                )
                 yield self._handle_state_delta(deltas)
 
-                self._event_pos = deltas[-1]["stream_id"]
+                self._event_pos = max_pos
 
                 # Expose current event processing position to prometheus
                 synapse.metrics.event_processing_positions.labels("presence").set(
-                    self._event_pos
+                    max_pos
                 )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index 975da57ffd..53410f120b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -217,10 +217,9 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         else:
             # autogen a sequential user ID
-            attempts = 0
             user = None
             while not user:
-                localpart = yield self._generate_user_id(attempts > 0)
+                localpart = yield self._generate_user_id()
                 user = UserID(localpart, self.hs.hostname)
                 user_id = user.to_string()
                 yield self.check_user_id_not_appservice_exclusive(user_id)
@@ -238,7 +237,6 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
                     # if user id is taken, just generate another
                     user = None
                     user_id = None
-                    attempts += 1
 
         if not self.hs.config.user_consent_at_registration:
             yield self._auto_join_rooms(user_id)
@@ -275,16 +273,12 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         fake_requester = create_requester(user_id)
 
         # try to create the room if we're the first real user on the server. Note
-        # that an auto-generated support user is not a real user and will never be
+        # that an auto-generated support or bot user is not a real user and will never be
         # the user to create the room
         should_auto_create_rooms = False
-        is_support = yield self.store.is_support_user(user_id)
-        # There is an edge case where the first user is the support user, then
-        # the room is never created, though this seems unlikely and
-        # recoverable from given the support user being involved in the first
-        # place.
-        if self.hs.config.autocreate_auto_join_rooms and not is_support:
-            count = yield self.store.count_all_users()
+        is_real_user = yield self.store.is_real_user(user_id)
+        if self.hs.config.autocreate_auto_join_rooms and is_real_user:
+            count = yield self.store.count_real_users()
             should_auto_create_rooms = count == 1
         for r in self.hs.config.auto_join_rooms:
             logger.info("Auto-joining %s to %s", user_id, r)
@@ -383,10 +377,10 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _generate_user_id(self, reseed=False):
-        if reseed or self._next_generated_user_id is None:
+    def _generate_user_id(self):
+        if self._next_generated_user_id is None:
             with (yield self._generate_user_id_linearizer.queue(())):
-                if reseed or self._next_generated_user_id is None:
+                if self._next_generated_user_id is None:
                     self._next_generated_user_id = (
                         yield self.store.find_next_generated_user_id_localpart()
                     )
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index a509e11d69..2816bd8f87 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, JoinRules, RoomCreationPreset
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, NotFoundError, StoreError, SynapseError
 from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS
+from synapse.http.endpoint import parse_and_validate_server_name
 from synapse.storage.state import StateFilter
 from synapse.types import RoomAlias, RoomID, RoomStreamToken, StreamToken, UserID
 from synapse.util import stringutils
@@ -554,7 +555,8 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
         invite_list = config.get("invite", [])
         for i in invite_list:
             try:
-                UserID.from_string(i)
+                uid = UserID.from_string(i)
+                parse_and_validate_server_name(uid.domain)
             except Exception:
                 raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid user_id: %s" % (i,))
 
@@ -579,8 +581,8 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         room_id = yield self._generate_room_id(creator_id=user_id, is_public=is_public)
 
+        directory_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().directory_handler
         if room_alias:
-            directory_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().directory_handler
             yield directory_handler.create_association(
                 requester=requester,
                 room_id=room_id,
@@ -665,6 +667,7 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         for invite_3pid in invite_3pid_list:
             id_server = invite_3pid["id_server"]
+            id_access_token = invite_3pid.get("id_access_token")  # optional
             address = invite_3pid["address"]
             medium = invite_3pid["medium"]
             yield self.hs.get_room_member_handler().do_3pid_invite(
@@ -675,6 +678,7 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 id_server,
                 requester,
                 txn_id=None,
+                id_access_token=id_access_token,
             )
 
         result = {"room_id": room_id}
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
index a7e55f00e5..c615206df1 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 import logging
 from collections import namedtuple
 
-from six import PY3, iteritems
-from six.moves import range
+from six import iteritems
 
 import msgpack
 from unpaddedbase64 import decode_base64, encode_base64
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, JoinRules
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, HttpResponseException
 from synapse.types import ThirdPartyInstanceID
-from synapse.util.async_helpers import concurrently_execute
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cachedInlineCallbacks
 from synapse.util.caches.response_cache import ResponseCache
 
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 REMOTE_ROOM_LIST_POLL_INTERVAL = 60 * 1000
 
-
 # This is used to indicate we should only return rooms published to the main list.
 EMPTY_THIRD_PARTY_ID = ThirdPartyInstanceID(None, None)
 
@@ -72,6 +69,8 @@ class RoomListHandler(BaseHandler):
                 This can be (None, None) to indicate the main list, or a particular
                 appservice and network id to use an appservice specific one.
                 Setting to None returns all public rooms across all lists.
+            from_federation (bool): true iff the request comes from the federation
+                API
         """
         if not self.enable_room_list_search:
             return defer.succeed({"chunk": [], "total_room_count_estimate": 0})
@@ -89,16 +88,8 @@ class RoomListHandler(BaseHandler):
             # appservice specific lists.
             logger.info("Bypassing cache as search request.")
 
-            # XXX: Quick hack to stop room directory queries taking too long.
-            # Timeout request after 60s. Probably want a more fundamental
-            # solution at some point
-            timeout = self.clock.time() + 60
             return self._get_public_room_list(
-                limit,
-                since_token,
-                search_filter,
-                network_tuple=network_tuple,
-                timeout=timeout,
+                limit, since_token, search_filter, network_tuple=network_tuple
             )
 
         key = (limit, since_token, network_tuple)
@@ -119,7 +110,6 @@ class RoomListHandler(BaseHandler):
         search_filter=None,
         network_tuple=EMPTY_THIRD_PARTY_ID,
         from_federation=False,
-        timeout=None,
     ):
         """Generate a public room list.
         Args:
@@ -132,240 +122,116 @@ class RoomListHandler(BaseHandler):
                 Setting to None returns all public rooms across all lists.
             from_federation (bool): Whether this request originated from a
                 federating server or a client. Used for room filtering.
-            timeout (int|None): Amount of seconds to wait for a response before
-                timing out.
         """
-        if since_token and since_token != "END":
-            since_token = RoomListNextBatch.from_token(since_token)
-        else:
-            since_token = None
 
-        rooms_to_order_value = {}
-        rooms_to_num_joined = {}
+        # Pagination tokens work by storing the room ID sent in the last batch,
+        # plus the direction (forwards or backwards). Next batch tokens always
+        # go forwards, prev batch tokens always go backwards.
 
-        newly_visible = []
-        newly_unpublished = []
         if since_token:
-            stream_token = since_token.stream_ordering
-            current_public_id = yield self.store.get_current_public_room_stream_id()
-            public_room_stream_id = since_token.public_room_stream_id
-            newly_visible, newly_unpublished = yield self.store.get_public_room_changes(
-                public_room_stream_id, current_public_id, network_tuple=network_tuple
-            )
-        else:
-            stream_token = yield self.store.get_room_max_stream_ordering()
-            public_room_stream_id = yield self.store.get_current_public_room_stream_id()
-
-        room_ids = yield self.store.get_public_room_ids_at_stream_id(
-            public_room_stream_id, network_tuple=network_tuple
-        )
-
-        # We want to return rooms in a particular order: the number of joined
-        # users. We then arbitrarily use the room_id as a tie breaker.
-
-        @defer.inlineCallbacks
-        def get_order_for_room(room_id):
-            # Most of the rooms won't have changed between the since token and
-            # now (especially if the since token is "now"). So, we can ask what
-            # the current users are in a room (that will hit a cache) and then
-            # check if the room has changed since the since token. (We have to
-            # do it in that order to avoid races).
-            # If things have changed then fall back to getting the current state
-            # at the since token.
-            joined_users = yield self.store.get_users_in_room(room_id)
-            if self.store.has_room_changed_since(room_id, stream_token):
-                latest_event_ids = yield self.store.get_forward_extremeties_for_room(
-                    room_id, stream_token
-                )
-
-                if not latest_event_ids:
-                    return
+            batch_token = RoomListNextBatch.from_token(since_token)
 
-                joined_users = yield self.state_handler.get_current_users_in_room(
-                    room_id, latest_event_ids
-                )
-
-            num_joined_users = len(joined_users)
-            rooms_to_num_joined[room_id] = num_joined_users
+            bounds = (batch_token.last_joined_members, batch_token.last_room_id)
+            forwards = batch_token.direction_is_forward
+        else:
+            batch_token = None
+            bounds = None
 
-            if num_joined_users == 0:
-                return
+            forwards = True
 
-            # We want larger rooms to be first, hence negating num_joined_users
-            rooms_to_order_value[room_id] = (-num_joined_users, room_id)
+        # we request one more than wanted to see if there are more pages to come
+        probing_limit = limit + 1 if limit is not None else None
 
-        logger.info(
-            "Getting ordering for %i rooms since %s", len(room_ids), stream_token
+        results = yield self.store.get_largest_public_rooms(
+            network_tuple,
+            search_filter,
+            probing_limit,
+            bounds=bounds,
+            forwards=forwards,
+            ignore_non_federatable=from_federation,
         )
-        yield concurrently_execute(get_order_for_room, room_ids, 10)
 
-        sorted_entries = sorted(rooms_to_order_value.items(), key=lambda e: e[1])
-        sorted_rooms = [room_id for room_id, _ in sorted_entries]
+        def build_room_entry(room):
+            entry = {
+                "room_id": room["room_id"],
+                "name": room["name"],
+                "topic": room["topic"],
+                "canonical_alias": room["canonical_alias"],
+                "num_joined_members": room["joined_members"],
+                "avatar_url": room["avatar"],
+                "world_readable": room["history_visibility"] == "world_readable",
+                "guest_can_join": room["guest_access"] == "can_join",
+            }
 
-        # `sorted_rooms` should now be a list of all public room ids that is
-        # stable across pagination. Therefore, we can use indices into this
-        # list as our pagination tokens.
+            # Filter out Nones – rather omit the field altogether
+            return {k: v for k, v in entry.items() if v is not None}
 
-        # Filter out rooms that we don't want to return
-        rooms_to_scan = [
-            r
-            for r in sorted_rooms
-            if r not in newly_unpublished and rooms_to_num_joined[r] > 0
-        ]
+        results = [build_room_entry(r) for r in results]
 
-        total_room_count = len(rooms_to_scan)
+        response = {}
+        num_results = len(results)
+        if limit is not None:
+            more_to_come = num_results == probing_limit
 
-        if since_token:
-            # Filter out rooms we've already returned previously
-            # `since_token.current_limit` is the index of the last room we
-            # sent down, so we exclude it and everything before/after it.
-            if since_token.direction_is_forward:
-                rooms_to_scan = rooms_to_scan[since_token.current_limit + 1 :]
+            # Depending on direction we trim either the front or back.
+            if forwards:
+                results = results[:limit]
             else:
-                rooms_to_scan = rooms_to_scan[: since_token.current_limit]
-                rooms_to_scan.reverse()
-
-        logger.info("After sorting and filtering, %i rooms remain", len(rooms_to_scan))
-
-        # _append_room_entry_to_chunk will append to chunk but will stop if
-        # len(chunk) > limit
-        #
-        # Normally we will generate enough results on the first iteration here,
-        #  but if there is a search filter, _append_room_entry_to_chunk may
-        # filter some results out, in which case we loop again.
-        #
-        # We don't want to scan over the entire range either as that
-        # would potentially waste a lot of work.
-        #
-        # XXX if there is no limit, we may end up DoSing the server with
-        # calls to get_current_state_ids for every single room on the
-        # server. Surely we should cap this somehow?
-        #
-        if limit:
-            step = limit + 1
+                results = results[-limit:]
         else:
-            # step cannot be zero
-            step = len(rooms_to_scan) if len(rooms_to_scan) != 0 else 1
-
-        chunk = []
-        for i in range(0, len(rooms_to_scan), step):
-            if timeout and self.clock.time() > timeout:
-                raise Exception("Timed out searching room directory")
-
-            batch = rooms_to_scan[i : i + step]
-            logger.info("Processing %i rooms for result", len(batch))
-            yield concurrently_execute(
-                lambda r: self._append_room_entry_to_chunk(
-                    r,
-                    rooms_to_num_joined[r],
-                    chunk,
-                    limit,
-                    search_filter,
-                    from_federation=from_federation,
-                ),
-                batch,
-                5,
-            )
-            logger.info("Now %i rooms in result", len(chunk))
-            if len(chunk) >= limit + 1:
-                break
-
-        chunk.sort(key=lambda e: (-e["num_joined_members"], e["room_id"]))
-
-        # Work out the new limit of the batch for pagination, or None if we
-        # know there are no more results that would be returned.
-        # i.e., [since_token.current_limit..new_limit] is the batch of rooms
-        # we've returned (or the reverse if we paginated backwards)
-        # We tried to pull out limit + 1 rooms above, so if we have <= limit
-        # then we know there are no more results to return
-        new_limit = None
-        if chunk and (not limit or len(chunk) > limit):
-
-            if not since_token or since_token.direction_is_forward:
-                if limit:
-                    chunk = chunk[:limit]
-                last_room_id = chunk[-1]["room_id"]
+            more_to_come = False
+
+        if num_results > 0:
+            final_entry = results[-1]
+            initial_entry = results[0]
+
+            if forwards:
+                if batch_token:
+                    # If there was a token given then we assume that there
+                    # must be previous results.
+                    response["prev_batch"] = RoomListNextBatch(
+                        last_joined_members=initial_entry["num_joined_members"],
+                        last_room_id=initial_entry["room_id"],
+                        direction_is_forward=False,
+                    ).to_token()
+
+                if more_to_come:
+                    response["next_batch"] = RoomListNextBatch(
+                        last_joined_members=final_entry["num_joined_members"],
+                        last_room_id=final_entry["room_id"],
+                        direction_is_forward=True,
+                    ).to_token()
             else:
-                if limit:
-                    chunk = chunk[-limit:]
-                last_room_id = chunk[0]["room_id"]
-
-            new_limit = sorted_rooms.index(last_room_id)
-
-        results = {"chunk": chunk, "total_room_count_estimate": total_room_count}
-
-        if since_token:
-            results["new_rooms"] = bool(newly_visible)
-
-        if not since_token or since_token.direction_is_forward:
-            if new_limit is not None:
-                results["next_batch"] = RoomListNextBatch(
-                    stream_ordering=stream_token,
-                    public_room_stream_id=public_room_stream_id,
-                    current_limit=new_limit,
-                    direction_is_forward=True,
-                ).to_token()
-
-            if since_token:
-                results["prev_batch"] = since_token.copy_and_replace(
-                    direction_is_forward=False,
-                    current_limit=since_token.current_limit + 1,
-                ).to_token()
-        else:
-            if new_limit is not None:
-                results["prev_batch"] = RoomListNextBatch(
-                    stream_ordering=stream_token,
-                    public_room_stream_id=public_room_stream_id,
-                    current_limit=new_limit,
-                    direction_is_forward=False,
-                ).to_token()
-
-            if since_token:
-                results["next_batch"] = since_token.copy_and_replace(
-                    direction_is_forward=True,
-                    current_limit=since_token.current_limit - 1,
-                ).to_token()
-
-        return results
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _append_room_entry_to_chunk(
-        self,
-        room_id,
-        num_joined_users,
-        chunk,
-        limit,
-        search_filter,
-        from_federation=False,
-    ):
-        """Generate the entry for a room in the public room list and append it
-        to the `chunk` if it matches the search filter
-
-        Args:
-            room_id (str): The ID of the room.
-            num_joined_users (int): The number of joined users in the room.
-            chunk (list)
-            limit (int|None): Maximum amount of rooms to display. Function will
-                return if length of chunk is greater than limit + 1.
-            search_filter (dict|None)
-            from_federation (bool): Whether this request originated from a
-                federating server or a client. Used for room filtering.
-        """
-        if limit and len(chunk) > limit + 1:
-            # We've already got enough, so lets just drop it.
-            return
+                if batch_token:
+                    response["next_batch"] = RoomListNextBatch(
+                        last_joined_members=final_entry["num_joined_members"],
+                        last_room_id=final_entry["room_id"],
+                        direction_is_forward=True,
+                    ).to_token()
+
+                if more_to_come:
+                    response["prev_batch"] = RoomListNextBatch(
+                        last_joined_members=initial_entry["num_joined_members"],
+                        last_room_id=initial_entry["room_id"],
+                        direction_is_forward=False,
+                    ).to_token()
+
+        for room in results:
+            # populate search result entries with additional fields, namely
+            # 'aliases'
+            room_id = room["room_id"]
+
+            aliases = yield self.store.get_aliases_for_room(room_id)
+            if aliases:
+                room["aliases"] = aliases
 
-        result = yield self.generate_room_entry(room_id, num_joined_users)
-        if not result:
-            return
+        response["chunk"] = results
 
-        if from_federation and not result.get("m.federate", True):
-            # This is a room that other servers cannot join. Do not show them
-            # this room.
-            return
+        response["total_room_count_estimate"] = yield self.store.count_public_rooms(
+            network_tuple, ignore_non_federatable=from_federation
+        )
 
-        if _matches_room_entry(result, search_filter):
-            chunk.append(result)
+        return response
 
     @cachedInlineCallbacks(num_args=1, cache_context=True)
     def generate_room_entry(
@@ -580,18 +446,15 @@ class RoomListNextBatch(
     namedtuple(
         "RoomListNextBatch",
         (
-            "stream_ordering",  # stream_ordering of the first public room list
-            "public_room_stream_id",  # public room stream id for first public room list
-            "current_limit",  # The number of previous rooms returned
+            "last_joined_members",  # The count to get rooms after/before
+            "last_room_id",  # The room_id to get rooms after/before
             "direction_is_forward",  # Bool if this is a next_batch, false if prev_batch
         ),
     )
 ):
-
     KEY_DICT = {
-        "stream_ordering": "s",
-        "public_room_stream_id": "p",
-        "current_limit": "n",
+        "last_joined_members": "m",
+        "last_room_id": "r",
         "direction_is_forward": "d",
     }
 
@@ -599,13 +462,7 @@ class RoomListNextBatch(
 
     @classmethod
     def from_token(cls, token):
-        if PY3:
-            # The argument raw=False is only available on new versions of
-            # msgpack, and only really needed on Python 3. Gate it behind
-            # a PY3 check to avoid causing issues on Debian-packaged versions.
-            decoded = msgpack.loads(decode_base64(token), raw=False)
-        else:
-            decoded = msgpack.loads(decode_base64(token))
+        decoded = msgpack.loads(decode_base64(token), raw=False)
         return RoomListNextBatch(
             **{cls.REVERSE_KEY_DICT[key]: val for key, val in decoded.items()}
         )
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
index 093f2ea36e..380e2fad5e 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
@@ -20,15 +20,11 @@ import logging
 
 from six.moves import http_client
 
-from signedjson.key import decode_verify_key_bytes
-from signedjson.sign import verify_signed_json
-from unpaddedbase64 import decode_base64
-
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse import types
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
-from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, HttpResponseException, SynapseError
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, SynapseError
 from synapse.types import RoomID, UserID
 from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.distributor import user_joined_room, user_left_room
@@ -37,8 +33,6 @@ from ._base import BaseHandler
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-id_server_scheme = "https://"
-
 
 class RoomMemberHandler(object):
     # TODO(paul): This handler currently contains a messy conflation of
@@ -59,10 +53,10 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.state_handler = hs.get_state_handler()
         self.config = hs.config
-        self.simple_http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
 
         self.federation_handler = hs.get_handlers().federation_handler
         self.directory_handler = hs.get_handlers().directory_handler
+        self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
         self.registration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
         self.profile_handler = hs.get_profile_handler()
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
@@ -100,7 +94,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def _remote_reject_invite(self, remote_room_hosts, room_id, target):
+    def _remote_reject_invite(self, requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, target):
         """Attempt to reject an invite for a room this server is not in. If we
         fail to do so we locally mark the invite as rejected.
 
@@ -209,23 +203,11 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
                 prev_member_event = yield self.store.get_event(prev_member_event_id)
                 newly_joined = prev_member_event.membership != Membership.JOIN
             if newly_joined:
-                yield self._user_joined_room(target, room_id)
-
-            # Copy over direct message status and room tags if this is a join
-            # on an upgraded room
-
-            # Check if this is an upgraded room
-            predecessor = yield self.store.get_room_predecessor(room_id)
-
-            if predecessor:
-                # It is an upgraded room. Copy over old tags
-                self.copy_room_tags_and_direct_to_room(
-                    predecessor["room_id"], room_id, user_id
-                )
-                # Move over old push rules
-                self.store.move_push_rules_from_room_to_room_for_user(
-                    predecessor["room_id"], room_id, user_id
+                # Copy over user state if we're joining an upgraded room
+                yield self.copy_user_state_if_room_upgrade(
+                    room_id, requester.user.to_string()
                 )
+                yield self._user_joined_room(target, room_id)
         elif event.membership == Membership.LEAVE:
             if prev_member_event_id:
                 prev_member_event = yield self.store.get_event(prev_member_event_id)
@@ -469,10 +451,16 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
                 if requester.is_guest:
                     content["kind"] = "guest"
 
-                ret = yield self._remote_join(
+                remote_join_response = yield self._remote_join(
                     requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, target, content
                 )
-                return ret
+
+                # Copy over user state if this is a join on an remote upgraded room
+                yield self.copy_user_state_if_room_upgrade(
+                    room_id, requester.user.to_string()
+                )
+
+                return remote_join_response
 
         elif effective_membership_state == Membership.LEAVE:
             if not is_host_in_room:
@@ -510,9 +498,39 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
         return res
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def send_membership_event(
-        self, requester, event, context, remote_room_hosts=None, ratelimit=True
-    ):
+    def copy_user_state_if_room_upgrade(self, new_room_id, user_id):
+        """Copy user-specific information when they join a new room if that new room is the
+        result of a room upgrade
+
+        Args:
+            new_room_id (str): The ID of the room the user is joining
+            user_id (str): The ID of the user
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred
+        """
+        # Check if the new room is an upgraded room
+        predecessor = yield self.store.get_room_predecessor(new_room_id)
+        if not predecessor:
+            return
+
+        logger.debug(
+            "Found predecessor for %s: %s. Copying over room tags and push " "rules",
+            new_room_id,
+            predecessor,
+        )
+
+        # It is an upgraded room. Copy over old tags
+        yield self.copy_room_tags_and_direct_to_room(
+            predecessor["room_id"], new_room_id, user_id
+        )
+        # Copy over push rules
+        yield self.store.copy_push_rules_from_room_to_room_for_user(
+            predecessor["room_id"], new_room_id, user_id
+        )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def send_membership_event(self, requester, event, context, ratelimit=True):
         """
         Change the membership status of a user in a room.
 
@@ -522,16 +540,10 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
                 act as the sender, will be skipped.
             event (SynapseEvent): The membership event.
             context: The context of the event.
-            is_guest (bool): Whether the sender is a guest.
-            room_hosts ([str]): Homeservers which are likely to already be in
-                the room, and could be danced with in order to join this
-                homeserver for the first time.
             ratelimit (bool): Whether to rate limit this request.
         Raises:
             SynapseError if there was a problem changing the membership.
         """
-        remote_room_hosts = remote_room_hosts or []
-
         target_user = UserID.from_string(event.state_key)
         room_id = event.room_id
 
@@ -634,7 +646,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
             servers.remove(room_alias.domain)
         servers.insert(0, room_alias.domain)
 
-        return (RoomID.from_string(room_id), servers)
+        return RoomID.from_string(room_id), servers
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_inviter(self, user_id, room_id):
@@ -646,7 +658,15 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def do_3pid_invite(
-        self, room_id, inviter, medium, address, id_server, requester, txn_id
+        self,
+        room_id,
+        inviter,
+        medium,
+        address,
+        id_server,
+        requester,
+        txn_id,
+        id_access_token=None,
     ):
         if self.config.block_non_admin_invites:
             is_requester_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
@@ -669,75 +689,42 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
                 Codes.FORBIDDEN,
             )
 
-        invitee = yield self._lookup_3pid(id_server, medium, address)
-
-        if invitee:
-            yield self.update_membership(
-                requester, UserID.from_string(invitee), room_id, "invite", txn_id=txn_id
-            )
-        else:
-            yield self._make_and_store_3pid_invite(
-                requester, id_server, medium, address, room_id, inviter, txn_id=txn_id
-            )
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _lookup_3pid(self, id_server, medium, address):
-        """Looks up a 3pid in the passed identity server.
-
-        Args:
-            id_server (str): The server name (including port, if required)
-                of the identity server to use.
-            medium (str): The type of the third party identifier (e.g. "email").
-            address (str): The third party identifier (e.g. "foo@example.com").
-
-        Returns:
-            str: the matrix ID of the 3pid, or None if it is not recognized.
-        """
         if not self._enable_lookup:
             raise SynapseError(
                 403, "Looking up third-party identifiers is denied from this server"
             )
-        try:
-            data = yield self.simple_http_client.get_json(
-                "%s%s/_matrix/identity/api/v1/lookup" % (id_server_scheme, id_server),
-                {"medium": medium, "address": address},
-            )
-
-            if "mxid" in data:
-                if "signatures" not in data:
-                    raise AuthError(401, "No signatures on 3pid binding")
-                yield self._verify_any_signature(data, id_server)
-                return data["mxid"]
 
-        except IOError as e:
-            logger.warn("Error from identity server lookup: %s" % (e,))
-            return None
+        invitee = yield self.identity_handler.lookup_3pid(
+            id_server, medium, address, id_access_token
+        )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _verify_any_signature(self, data, server_hostname):
-        if server_hostname not in data["signatures"]:
-            raise AuthError(401, "No signature from server %s" % (server_hostname,))
-        for key_name, signature in data["signatures"][server_hostname].items():
-            key_data = yield self.simple_http_client.get_json(
-                "%s%s/_matrix/identity/api/v1/pubkey/%s"
-                % (id_server_scheme, server_hostname, key_name)
+        if invitee:
+            yield self.update_membership(
+                requester, UserID.from_string(invitee), room_id, "invite", txn_id=txn_id
             )
-            if "public_key" not in key_data:
-                raise AuthError(
-                    401, "No public key named %s from %s" % (key_name, server_hostname)
-                )
-            verify_signed_json(
-                data,
-                server_hostname,
-                decode_verify_key_bytes(
-                    key_name, decode_base64(key_data["public_key"])
-                ),
+        else:
+            yield self._make_and_store_3pid_invite(
+                requester,
+                id_server,
+                medium,
+                address,
+                room_id,
+                inviter,
+                txn_id=txn_id,
+                id_access_token=id_access_token,
             )
-            return
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _make_and_store_3pid_invite(
-        self, requester, id_server, medium, address, room_id, user, txn_id
+        self,
+        requester,
+        id_server,
+        medium,
+        address,
+        room_id,
+        user,
+        txn_id,
+        id_access_token=None,
     ):
         room_state = yield self.state_handler.get_current_state(room_id)
 
@@ -773,7 +760,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
             room_avatar_url = room_avatar_event.content.get("url", "")
 
         token, public_keys, fallback_public_key, display_name = (
-            yield self._ask_id_server_for_third_party_invite(
+            yield self.identity_handler.ask_id_server_for_third_party_invite(
                 requester=requester,
                 id_server=id_server,
                 medium=medium,
@@ -786,6 +773,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
                 room_name=room_name,
                 inviter_display_name=inviter_display_name,
                 inviter_avatar_url=inviter_avatar_url,
+                id_access_token=id_access_token,
             )
         )
 
@@ -809,103 +797,6 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _ask_id_server_for_third_party_invite(
-        self,
-        requester,
-        id_server,
-        medium,
-        address,
-        room_id,
-        inviter_user_id,
-        room_alias,
-        room_avatar_url,
-        room_join_rules,
-        room_name,
-        inviter_display_name,
-        inviter_avatar_url,
-    ):
-        """
-        Asks an identity server for a third party invite.
-
-        Args:
-            requester (Requester)
-            id_server (str): hostname + optional port for the identity server.
-            medium (str): The literal string "email".
-            address (str): The third party address being invited.
-            room_id (str): The ID of the room to which the user is invited.
-            inviter_user_id (str): The user ID of the inviter.
-            room_alias (str): An alias for the room, for cosmetic notifications.
-            room_avatar_url (str): The URL of the room's avatar, for cosmetic
-                notifications.
-            room_join_rules (str): The join rules of the email (e.g. "public").
-            room_name (str): The m.room.name of the room.
-            inviter_display_name (str): The current display name of the
-                inviter.
-            inviter_avatar_url (str): The URL of the inviter's avatar.
-
-        Returns:
-            A deferred tuple containing:
-                token (str): The token which must be signed to prove authenticity.
-                public_keys ([{"public_key": str, "key_validity_url": str}]):
-                    public_key is a base64-encoded ed25519 public key.
-                fallback_public_key: One element from public_keys.
-                display_name (str): A user-friendly name to represent the invited
-                    user.
-        """
-
-        is_url = "%s%s/_matrix/identity/api/v1/store-invite" % (
-            id_server_scheme,
-            id_server,
-        )
-
-        invite_config = {
-            "medium": medium,
-            "address": address,
-            "room_id": room_id,
-            "room_alias": room_alias,
-            "room_avatar_url": room_avatar_url,
-            "room_join_rules": room_join_rules,
-            "room_name": room_name,
-            "sender": inviter_user_id,
-            "sender_display_name": inviter_display_name,
-            "sender_avatar_url": inviter_avatar_url,
-        }
-
-        try:
-            data = yield self.simple_http_client.post_json_get_json(
-                is_url, invite_config
-            )
-        except HttpResponseException as e:
-            # Some identity servers may only support application/x-www-form-urlencoded
-            # types. This is especially true with old instances of Sydent, see
-            # https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/pull/170
-            logger.info(
-                "Failed to POST %s with JSON, falling back to urlencoded form: %s",
-                is_url,
-                e,
-            )
-            data = yield self.simple_http_client.post_urlencoded_get_json(
-                is_url, invite_config
-            )
-
-        # TODO: Check for success
-        token = data["token"]
-        public_keys = data.get("public_keys", [])
-        if "public_key" in data:
-            fallback_public_key = {
-                "public_key": data["public_key"],
-                "key_validity_url": "%s%s/_matrix/identity/api/v1/pubkey/isvalid"
-                % (id_server_scheme, id_server),
-            }
-        else:
-            fallback_public_key = public_keys[0]
-
-        if not public_keys:
-            public_keys.append(fallback_public_key)
-        display_name = data["display_name"]
-        return token, public_keys, fallback_public_key, display_name
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _is_host_in_room(self, current_state_ids):
         # Have we just created the room, and is this about to be the very
         # first member event?
@@ -1057,7 +948,7 @@ class RoomMemberMasterHandler(RoomMemberHandler):
             # The 'except' clause is very broad, but we need to
             # capture everything from DNS failures upwards
             #
-            logger.warn("Failed to reject invite: %s", e)
+            logger.warning("Failed to reject invite: %s", e)
 
             yield self.store.locally_reject_invite(target.to_string(), room_id)
             return {}
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py b/synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py
index a1ce6929cf..cc9e6b9bd0 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ from saml2.client import Saml2Client
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import parse_string
 from synapse.rest.client.v1.login import SSOAuthHandler
+from synapse.types import UserID, map_username_to_mxid_localpart
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -29,12 +31,26 @@ class SamlHandler:
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self._saml_client = Saml2Client(hs.config.saml2_sp_config)
         self._sso_auth_handler = SSOAuthHandler(hs)
+        self._registration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
+
+        self._clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self._datastore = hs.get_datastore()
+        self._hostname = hs.hostname
+        self._saml2_session_lifetime = hs.config.saml2_session_lifetime
+        self._mxid_source_attribute = hs.config.saml2_mxid_source_attribute
+        self._grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute = (
+            hs.config.saml2_grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute
+        )
+        self._mxid_mapper = hs.config.saml2_mxid_mapper
+
+        # identifier for the external_ids table
+        self._auth_provider_id = "saml"
 
         # a map from saml session id to Saml2SessionData object
         self._outstanding_requests_dict = {}
 
-        self._clock = hs.get_clock()
-        self._saml2_session_lifetime = hs.config.saml2_session_lifetime
+        # a lock on the mappings
+        self._mapping_lock = Linearizer(name="saml_mapping", clock=self._clock)
 
     def handle_redirect_request(self, client_redirect_url):
         """Handle an incoming request to /login/sso/redirect
@@ -60,7 +76,7 @@ class SamlHandler:
         # this shouldn't happen!
         raise Exception("prepare_for_authenticate didn't return a Location header")
 
-    def handle_saml_response(self, request):
+    async def handle_saml_response(self, request):
         """Handle an incoming request to /_matrix/saml2/authn_response
 
         Args:
@@ -77,6 +93,10 @@ class SamlHandler:
         # the dict.
         self.expire_sessions()
 
+        user_id = await self._map_saml_response_to_user(resp_bytes)
+        self._sso_auth_handler.complete_sso_login(user_id, request, relay_state)
+
+    async def _map_saml_response_to_user(self, resp_bytes):
         try:
             saml2_auth = self._saml_client.parse_authn_request_response(
                 resp_bytes,
@@ -91,18 +111,88 @@ class SamlHandler:
             logger.warning("SAML2 response was not signed")
             raise SynapseError(400, "SAML2 response was not signed")
 
-        if "uid" not in saml2_auth.ava:
+        logger.info("SAML2 response: %s", saml2_auth.origxml)
+        logger.info("SAML2 mapped attributes: %s", saml2_auth.ava)
+
+        try:
+            remote_user_id = saml2_auth.ava["uid"][0]
+        except KeyError:
             logger.warning("SAML2 response lacks a 'uid' attestation")
             raise SynapseError(400, "uid not in SAML2 response")
 
+        try:
+            mxid_source = saml2_auth.ava[self._mxid_source_attribute][0]
+        except KeyError:
+            logger.warning(
+                "SAML2 response lacks a '%s' attestation", self._mxid_source_attribute
+            )
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "%s not in SAML2 response" % (self._mxid_source_attribute,)
+            )
+
         self._outstanding_requests_dict.pop(saml2_auth.in_response_to, None)
 
-        username = saml2_auth.ava["uid"][0]
         displayName = saml2_auth.ava.get("displayName", [None])[0]
 
-        return self._sso_auth_handler.on_successful_auth(
-            username, request, relay_state, user_display_name=displayName
-        )
+        with (await self._mapping_lock.queue(self._auth_provider_id)):
+            # first of all, check if we already have a mapping for this user
+            logger.info(
+                "Looking for existing mapping for user %s:%s",
+                self._auth_provider_id,
+                remote_user_id,
+            )
+            registered_user_id = await self._datastore.get_user_by_external_id(
+                self._auth_provider_id, remote_user_id
+            )
+            if registered_user_id is not None:
+                logger.info("Found existing mapping %s", registered_user_id)
+                return registered_user_id
+
+            # backwards-compatibility hack: see if there is an existing user with a
+            # suitable mapping from the uid
+            if (
+                self._grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute
+                and self._grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute in saml2_auth.ava
+            ):
+                attrval = saml2_auth.ava[self._grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute][0]
+                user_id = UserID(
+                    map_username_to_mxid_localpart(attrval), self._hostname
+                ).to_string()
+                logger.info(
+                    "Looking for existing account based on mapped %s %s",
+                    self._grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute,
+                    user_id,
+                )
+
+                users = await self._datastore.get_users_by_id_case_insensitive(user_id)
+                if users:
+                    registered_user_id = list(users.keys())[0]
+                    logger.info("Grandfathering mapping to %s", registered_user_id)
+                    await self._datastore.record_user_external_id(
+                        self._auth_provider_id, remote_user_id, registered_user_id
+                    )
+                    return registered_user_id
+
+            # figure out a new mxid for this user
+            base_mxid_localpart = self._mxid_mapper(mxid_source)
+
+            suffix = 0
+            while True:
+                localpart = base_mxid_localpart + (str(suffix) if suffix else "")
+                if not await self._datastore.get_users_by_id_case_insensitive(
+                    UserID(localpart, self._hostname).to_string()
+                ):
+                    break
+                suffix += 1
+            logger.info("Allocating mxid for new user with localpart %s", localpart)
+
+            registered_user_id = await self._registration_handler.register_user(
+                localpart=localpart, default_display_name=displayName
+            )
+            await self._datastore.record_user_external_id(
+                self._auth_provider_id, remote_user_id, registered_user_id
+            )
+            return registered_user_id
 
     def expire_sessions(self):
         expire_before = self._clock.time_msec() - self._saml2_session_lifetime
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/stats.py b/synapse/handlers/stats.py
index 3c265f3718..466daf9202 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/stats.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/stats.py
@@ -84,17 +84,26 @@ class StatsHandler(StateDeltasHandler):
         # Loop round handling deltas until we're up to date
 
         while True:
-            deltas = yield self.store.get_current_state_deltas(self.pos)
+            # Be sure to read the max stream_ordering *before* checking if there are any outstanding
+            # deltas, since there is otherwise a chance that we could miss updates which arrive
+            # after we check the deltas.
+            room_max_stream_ordering = self.store.get_room_max_stream_ordering()
+            if self.pos == room_max_stream_ordering:
+                break
+
+            logger.debug(
+                "Processing room stats %s->%s", self.pos, room_max_stream_ordering
+            )
+            max_pos, deltas = yield self.store.get_current_state_deltas(
+                self.pos, room_max_stream_ordering
+            )
 
             if deltas:
                 logger.debug("Handling %d state deltas", len(deltas))
                 room_deltas, user_deltas = yield self._handle_deltas(deltas)
-
-                max_pos = deltas[-1]["stream_id"]
             else:
                 room_deltas = {}
                 user_deltas = {}
-                max_pos = yield self.store.get_room_max_stream_ordering()
 
             # Then count deltas for total_events and total_event_bytes.
             room_count, user_count = yield self.store.get_changes_room_total_events_and_bytes(
@@ -117,10 +126,9 @@ class StatsHandler(StateDeltasHandler):
                 stream_id=max_pos,
             )
 
-            event_processing_positions.labels("stats").set(max_pos)
+            logger.debug("Handled room stats to %s -> %s", self.pos, max_pos)
 
-            if self.pos == max_pos:
-                break
+            event_processing_positions.labels("stats").set(max_pos)
 
             self.pos = max_pos
 
@@ -287,6 +295,7 @@ class StatsHandler(StateDeltasHandler):
                 room_state["guest_access"] = event_content.get("guest_access")
 
         for room_id, state in room_to_state_updates.items():
+            logger.info("Updating room_stats_state for %s: %s", room_id, state)
             yield self.store.update_room_state(room_id, state)
 
         return room_to_stats_deltas, user_to_stats_deltas
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/ui_auth/__init__.py b/synapse/handlers/ui_auth/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..824f37f8f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/handlers/ui_auth/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# -*- 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.
+
+"""This module implements user-interactive auth verification.
+
+TODO: move more stuff out of AuthHandler in here.
+
+"""
+
+from synapse.handlers.ui_auth.checkers import INTERACTIVE_AUTH_CHECKERS  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/ui_auth/checkers.py b/synapse/handlers/ui_auth/checkers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29aa1e5aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/handlers/ui_auth/checkers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+# -*- 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.
+import logging
+
+from canonicaljson import json
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+from twisted.web.client import PartialDownloadError
+
+from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
+from synapse.api.errors import Codes, LoginError, SynapseError
+from synapse.config.emailconfig import ThreepidBehaviour
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class UserInteractiveAuthChecker:
+    """Abstract base class for an interactive auth checker"""
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        pass
+
+    def is_enabled(self):
+        """Check if the configuration of the homeserver allows this checker to work
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if this login type is enabled.
+        """
+
+    def check_auth(self, authdict, clientip):
+        """Given the authentication dict from the client, attempt to check this step
+
+        Args:
+            authdict (dict): authentication dictionary from the client
+            clientip (str): The IP address of the client.
+
+        Raises:
+            SynapseError if authentication failed
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred: the result of authentication (to pass back to the client?)
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+
+class DummyAuthChecker(UserInteractiveAuthChecker):
+    AUTH_TYPE = LoginType.DUMMY
+
+    def is_enabled(self):
+        return True
+
+    def check_auth(self, authdict, clientip):
+        return defer.succeed(True)
+
+
+class TermsAuthChecker(UserInteractiveAuthChecker):
+    AUTH_TYPE = LoginType.TERMS
+
+    def is_enabled(self):
+        return True
+
+    def check_auth(self, authdict, clientip):
+        return defer.succeed(True)
+
+
+class RecaptchaAuthChecker(UserInteractiveAuthChecker):
+    AUTH_TYPE = LoginType.RECAPTCHA
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super().__init__(hs)
+        self._enabled = bool(hs.config.recaptcha_private_key)
+        self._http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
+        self._url = hs.config.recaptcha_siteverify_api
+        self._secret = hs.config.recaptcha_private_key
+
+    def is_enabled(self):
+        return self._enabled
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def check_auth(self, authdict, clientip):
+        try:
+            user_response = authdict["response"]
+        except KeyError:
+            # Client tried to provide captcha but didn't give the parameter:
+            # bad request.
+            raise LoginError(
+                400, "Captcha response is required", errcode=Codes.CAPTCHA_NEEDED
+            )
+
+        logger.info(
+            "Submitting recaptcha response %s with remoteip %s", user_response, clientip
+        )
+
+        # TODO: get this from the homeserver rather than creating a new one for
+        # each request
+        try:
+            resp_body = yield self._http_client.post_urlencoded_get_json(
+                self._url,
+                args={
+                    "secret": self._secret,
+                    "response": user_response,
+                    "remoteip": clientip,
+                },
+            )
+        except PartialDownloadError as pde:
+            # Twisted is silly
+            data = pde.response
+            resp_body = json.loads(data)
+
+        if "success" in resp_body:
+            # Note that we do NOT check the hostname here: we explicitly
+            # intend the CAPTCHA to be presented by whatever client the
+            # user is using, we just care that they have completed a CAPTCHA.
+            logger.info(
+                "%s reCAPTCHA from hostname %s",
+                "Successful" if resp_body["success"] else "Failed",
+                resp_body.get("hostname"),
+            )
+            if resp_body["success"]:
+                return True
+        raise LoginError(401, "", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
+
+
+class _BaseThreepidAuthChecker:
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _check_threepid(self, medium, authdict):
+        if "threepid_creds" not in authdict:
+            raise LoginError(400, "Missing threepid_creds", Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
+
+        threepid_creds = authdict["threepid_creds"]
+
+        identity_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
+
+        logger.info("Getting validated threepid. threepidcreds: %r", (threepid_creds,))
+
+        # msisdns are currently always ThreepidBehaviour.REMOTE
+        if medium == "msisdn":
+            if not self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn:
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    400, "Phone number verification is not enabled on this homeserver"
+                )
+            threepid = yield identity_handler.threepid_from_creds(
+                self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn, threepid_creds
+            )
+        elif medium == "email":
+            if self.hs.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.REMOTE:
+                assert self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_email
+                threepid = yield identity_handler.threepid_from_creds(
+                    self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_email, threepid_creds
+                )
+            elif self.hs.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL:
+                threepid = None
+                row = yield self.store.get_threepid_validation_session(
+                    medium,
+                    threepid_creds["client_secret"],
+                    sid=threepid_creds["sid"],
+                    validated=True,
+                )
+
+                if row:
+                    threepid = {
+                        "medium": row["medium"],
+                        "address": row["address"],
+                        "validated_at": row["validated_at"],
+                    }
+
+                    # Valid threepid returned, delete from the db
+                    yield self.store.delete_threepid_session(threepid_creds["sid"])
+            else:
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    400, "Email address verification is not enabled on this homeserver"
+                )
+        else:
+            # this can't happen!
+            raise AssertionError("Unrecognized threepid medium: %s" % (medium,))
+
+        if not threepid:
+            raise LoginError(401, "", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
+
+        if threepid["medium"] != medium:
+            raise LoginError(
+                401,
+                "Expecting threepid of type '%s', got '%s'"
+                % (medium, threepid["medium"]),
+                errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED,
+            )
+
+        threepid["threepid_creds"] = authdict["threepid_creds"]
+
+        return threepid
+
+
+class EmailIdentityAuthChecker(UserInteractiveAuthChecker, _BaseThreepidAuthChecker):
+    AUTH_TYPE = LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        UserInteractiveAuthChecker.__init__(self, hs)
+        _BaseThreepidAuthChecker.__init__(self, hs)
+
+    def is_enabled(self):
+        return self.hs.config.threepid_behaviour_email in (
+            ThreepidBehaviour.REMOTE,
+            ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL,
+        )
+
+    def check_auth(self, authdict, clientip):
+        return self._check_threepid("email", authdict)
+
+
+class MsisdnAuthChecker(UserInteractiveAuthChecker, _BaseThreepidAuthChecker):
+    AUTH_TYPE = LoginType.MSISDN
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        UserInteractiveAuthChecker.__init__(self, hs)
+        _BaseThreepidAuthChecker.__init__(self, hs)
+
+    def is_enabled(self):
+        return bool(self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn)
+
+    def check_auth(self, authdict, clientip):
+        return self._check_threepid("msisdn", authdict)
+
+
+INTERACTIVE_AUTH_CHECKERS = [
+    DummyAuthChecker,
+    TermsAuthChecker,
+    RecaptchaAuthChecker,
+    EmailIdentityAuthChecker,
+    MsisdnAuthChecker,
+]
+"""A list of UserInteractiveAuthChecker classes"""
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py b/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py
index e53669e40d..624f05ab5b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py
@@ -138,21 +138,28 @@ class UserDirectoryHandler(StateDeltasHandler):
         # Loop round handling deltas until we're up to date
         while True:
             with Measure(self.clock, "user_dir_delta"):
-                deltas = yield self.store.get_current_state_deltas(self.pos)
-                if not deltas:
+                room_max_stream_ordering = self.store.get_room_max_stream_ordering()
+                if self.pos == room_max_stream_ordering:
                     return
 
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Processing user stats %s->%s", self.pos, room_max_stream_ordering
+                )
+                max_pos, deltas = yield self.store.get_current_state_deltas(
+                    self.pos, room_max_stream_ordering
+                )
+
                 logger.info("Handling %d state deltas", len(deltas))
                 yield self._handle_deltas(deltas)
 
-                self.pos = deltas[-1]["stream_id"]
+                self.pos = max_pos
 
                 # Expose current event processing position to prometheus
                 synapse.metrics.event_processing_positions.labels("user_dir").set(
-                    self.pos
+                    max_pos
                 )
 
-                yield self.store.update_user_directory_stream_pos(self.pos)
+                yield self.store.update_user_directory_stream_pos(max_pos)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _handle_deltas(self, deltas):