diff --git a/synapse/util/third_party_invites.py b/synapse/util/third_party_invites.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
+
+
+INVITE_KEYS = {"id_server", "medium", "address", "display_name"}
+
+JOIN_KEYS = {
+ "token",
+ "public_key",
+ "key_validity_url",
+ "signatures",
+ "sender",
+}
+
+
+def has_invite_keys(content):
+ for key in INVITE_KEYS:
+ if key not in content:
+ return False
+ return True
+
+
+def has_join_keys(content):
+ for key in JOIN_KEYS:
+ if key not in content:
+ return False
+ return True
+
+
+def join_has_third_party_invite(content):
+ if "third_party_invite" not in content:
+ return False
+ return has_join_keys(content["third_party_invite"])
+
+
+def extract_join_keys(src):
+ return {
+ key: value
+ for key, value in src.items()
+ if key in JOIN_KEYS
+ }
+
+
+@defer.inlineCallbacks
+def check_key_valid(http_client, event):
+ try:
+ response = yield http_client.get_json(
+ event.content["third_party_invite"]["key_validity_url"],
+ {"public_key": event.content["third_party_invite"]["public_key"]}
+ )
+ except Exception:
+ raise AuthError(502, "Third party certificate could not be checked")
+ if "valid" not in response or not response["valid"]:
+ raise AuthError(403, "Third party certificate was invalid")
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