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authorErik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>2019-01-29 22:00:33 +0000
committerErik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>2019-01-29 22:00:33 +0000
commita696c48133d9f9a94f8b078aeacce0bef0d693b4 (patch)
tree8137f14c734d351f52af038265103f275276646a /synapse
parentUpdate synapse/storage/events_worker.py (diff)
parentMerge pull request #4483 from matrix-org/erikj/event_v2 (diff)
downloadsynapse-a696c48133d9f9a94f8b078aeacce0bef0d693b4.tar.xz
Merge branch 'develop' of github.com:matrix-org/synapse into erikj/redactions_eiah
Diffstat (limited to '')
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/auth.py13
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/constants.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/consent_config.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/server.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/tls.py61
-rw-r--r--synapse/crypto/event_signing.py16
-rw-r--r--synapse/events/__init__.py110
-rw-r--r--synapse/events/builder.py286
-rw-r--r--synapse/events/utils.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/federation_client.py20
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/federation_server.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/federation.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/message.py34
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/federation/matrix_federation_agent.py107
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/consent/consent_resource.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/server.py5
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/event_federation.py23
17 files changed, 503 insertions, 208 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index 963e0e7d60..5992d30623 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -551,17 +551,6 @@ class Auth(object):
         return self.store.is_server_admin(user)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def add_auth_events(self, builder, context):
-        prev_state_ids = yield context.get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
-        auth_ids = yield self.compute_auth_events(builder, prev_state_ids)
-
-        auth_events_entries = yield self.store.add_event_hashes(
-            auth_ids
-        )
-
-        builder.auth_events = auth_events_entries
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def compute_auth_events(self, event, current_state_ids, for_verification=False):
         if event.type == EventTypes.Create:
             defer.returnValue([])
@@ -577,7 +566,7 @@ class Auth(object):
         key = (EventTypes.JoinRules, "", )
         join_rule_event_id = current_state_ids.get(key)
 
-        key = (EventTypes.Member, event.user_id, )
+        key = (EventTypes.Member, event.sender, )
         member_event_id = current_state_ids.get(key)
 
         key = (EventTypes.Create, "", )
diff --git a/synapse/api/constants.py b/synapse/api/constants.py
index 302e1e2f1f..4912a55785 100644
--- a/synapse/api/constants.py
+++ b/synapse/api/constants.py
@@ -125,10 +125,12 @@ class EventFormatVersions(object):
     independently from the room version.
     """
     V1 = 1
+    V2 = 2
 
 
 KNOWN_EVENT_FORMAT_VERSIONS = {
     EventFormatVersions.V1,
+    EventFormatVersions.V2,
 }
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/consent_config.py b/synapse/config/consent_config.py
index f193a090ae..9f2e85342f 100644
--- a/synapse/config/consent_config.py
+++ b/synapse/config/consent_config.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from os import path
+
+from synapse.config import ConfigError
+
 from ._base import Config
 
 DEFAULT_CONFIG = """\
@@ -85,7 +89,15 @@ class ConsentConfig(Config):
         if consent_config is None:
             return
         self.user_consent_version = str(consent_config["version"])
-        self.user_consent_template_dir = consent_config["template_dir"]
+        self.user_consent_template_dir = self.abspath(
+            consent_config["template_dir"]
+        )
+        if not path.isdir(self.user_consent_template_dir):
+            raise ConfigError(
+                "Could not find template directory '%s'" % (
+                    self.user_consent_template_dir,
+                ),
+            )
         self.user_consent_server_notice_content = consent_config.get(
             "server_notice_content",
         )
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index 22dcc87d8a..268a43ff00 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         # enter into the 'custom HS URL' field on their client. If you
         # use synapse with a reverse proxy, this should be the URL to reach
         # synapse via the proxy.
-        # public_baseurl: https://example.com:8448/
+        # public_baseurl: https://example.com/
 
         # Set the soft limit on the number of file descriptors synapse can use
         # Zero is used to indicate synapse should set the soft limit to the
diff --git a/synapse/config/tls.py b/synapse/config/tls.py
index a75e233aa0..734f612db7 100644
--- a/synapse/config/tls.py
+++ b/synapse/config/tls.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
+import warnings
 from datetime import datetime
 from hashlib import sha256
 
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
         self.acme_bind_addresses = acme_config.get("bind_addresses", ["127.0.0.1"])
         self.acme_reprovision_threshold = acme_config.get("reprovision_threshold", 30)
 
-        self.tls_certificate_file = os.path.abspath(config.get("tls_certificate_path"))
-        self.tls_private_key_file = os.path.abspath(config.get("tls_private_key_path"))
+        self.tls_certificate_file = self.abspath(config.get("tls_certificate_path"))
+        self.tls_private_key_file = self.abspath(config.get("tls_private_key_path"))
         self._original_tls_fingerprints = config["tls_fingerprints"]
         self.tls_fingerprints = list(self._original_tls_fingerprints)
         self.no_tls = config.get("no_tls", False)
@@ -94,6 +95,16 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
         """
         self.tls_certificate = self.read_tls_certificate(self.tls_certificate_file)
 
+        # Check if it is self-signed, and issue a warning if so.
+        if self.tls_certificate.get_issuer() == self.tls_certificate.get_subject():
+            warnings.warn(
+                (
+                    "Self-signed TLS certificates will not be accepted by Synapse 1.0. "
+                    "Please either provide a valid certificate, or use Synapse's ACME "
+                    "support to provision one."
+                )
+            )
+
         if not self.no_tls:
             self.tls_private_key = self.read_tls_private_key(self.tls_private_key_file)
 
@@ -118,10 +129,11 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
         return (
             """\
         # PEM encoded X509 certificate for TLS.
-        # You can replace the self-signed certificate that synapse
-        # autogenerates on launch with your own SSL certificate + key pair
-        # if you like.  Any required intermediary certificates can be
-        # appended after the primary certificate in hierarchical order.
+        # This certificate, as of Synapse 1.0, will need to be a valid
+        # and verifiable certificate, with a root that is available in
+        # the root store of other servers you wish to federate to. Any
+        # required intermediary certificates can be appended after the
+        # primary certificate in hierarchical order.
         tls_certificate_path: "%(tls_certificate_path)s"
 
         # PEM encoded private key for TLS
@@ -183,40 +195,3 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
     def read_tls_private_key(self, private_key_path):
         private_key_pem = self.read_file(private_key_path, "tls_private_key")
         return crypto.load_privatekey(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, private_key_pem)
-
-    def generate_files(self, config):
-        tls_certificate_path = config["tls_certificate_path"]
-        tls_private_key_path = config["tls_private_key_path"]
-
-        if not self.path_exists(tls_private_key_path):
-            with open(tls_private_key_path, "wb") as private_key_file:
-                tls_private_key = crypto.PKey()
-                tls_private_key.generate_key(crypto.TYPE_RSA, 2048)
-                private_key_pem = crypto.dump_privatekey(
-                    crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, tls_private_key
-                )
-                private_key_file.write(private_key_pem)
-        else:
-            with open(tls_private_key_path) as private_key_file:
-                private_key_pem = private_key_file.read()
-                tls_private_key = crypto.load_privatekey(
-                    crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, private_key_pem
-                )
-
-        if not self.path_exists(tls_certificate_path):
-            with open(tls_certificate_path, "wb") as certificate_file:
-                cert = crypto.X509()
-                subject = cert.get_subject()
-                subject.CN = config["server_name"]
-
-                cert.set_serial_number(1000)
-                cert.gmtime_adj_notBefore(0)
-                cert.gmtime_adj_notAfter(10 * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60)
-                cert.set_issuer(cert.get_subject())
-                cert.set_pubkey(tls_private_key)
-
-                cert.sign(tls_private_key, 'sha256')
-
-                cert_pem = crypto.dump_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, cert)
-
-                certificate_file.write(cert_pem)
diff --git a/synapse/crypto/event_signing.py b/synapse/crypto/event_signing.py
index d01ac5075c..1dfa727fcf 100644
--- a/synapse/crypto/event_signing.py
+++ b/synapse/crypto/event_signing.py
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ def compute_event_signature(event_dict, signature_name, signing_key):
     return redact_json["signatures"]
 
 
-def add_hashes_and_signatures(event, signature_name, signing_key,
+def add_hashes_and_signatures(event_dict, signature_name, signing_key,
                               hash_algorithm=hashlib.sha256):
     """Add content hash and sign the event
 
     Args:
-        event_dict (EventBuilder): The event to add hashes to and sign
+        event_dict (dict): The event to add hashes to and sign
         signature_name (str): The name of the entity signing the event
             (typically the server's hostname).
         signing_key (syutil.crypto.SigningKey): The key to sign with
@@ -144,16 +144,12 @@ def add_hashes_and_signatures(event, signature_name, signing_key,
             to hash the event
     """
 
-    name, digest = compute_content_hash(
-        event.get_pdu_json(), hash_algorithm=hash_algorithm,
-    )
+    name, digest = compute_content_hash(event_dict, hash_algorithm=hash_algorithm)
 
-    if not hasattr(event, "hashes"):
-        event.hashes = {}
-    event.hashes[name] = encode_base64(digest)
+    event_dict.setdefault("hashes", {})[name] = encode_base64(digest)
 
-    event.signatures = compute_event_signature(
-        event.get_pdu_json(),
+    event_dict["signatures"] = compute_event_signature(
+        event_dict,
         signature_name=signature_name,
         signing_key=signing_key,
     )
diff --git a/synapse/events/__init__.py b/synapse/events/__init__.py
index 527aec8c69..44b2b41f18 100644
--- a/synapse/events/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/events/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2019 New Vector Ltd
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,11 +19,9 @@ from distutils.util import strtobool
 
 import six
 
-from synapse.api.constants import (
-    KNOWN_EVENT_FORMAT_VERSIONS,
-    KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS,
-    EventFormatVersions,
-)
+from unpaddedbase64 import encode_base64
+
+from synapse.api.constants import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS, EventFormatVersions, RoomVersions
 from synapse.util.caches import intern_dict
 from synapse.util.frozenutils import freeze
 
@@ -240,22 +239,91 @@ class FrozenEvent(EventBase):
             rejected_reason=rejected_reason,
         )
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def from_event(event):
-        e = FrozenEvent(
-            event.get_pdu_json()
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.__repr__()
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<FrozenEvent event_id='%s', type='%s', state_key='%s'>" % (
+            self.get("event_id", None),
+            self.get("type", None),
+            self.get("state_key", None),
         )
 
-        e.internal_metadata = event.internal_metadata
 
-        return e
+class FrozenEventV2(EventBase):
+    format_version = EventFormatVersions.V2  # All events of this type are V2
+
+    def __init__(self, event_dict, internal_metadata_dict={}, rejected_reason=None):
+        event_dict = dict(event_dict)
+
+        # Signatures is a dict of dicts, and this is faster than doing a
+        # copy.deepcopy
+        signatures = {
+            name: {sig_id: sig for sig_id, sig in sigs.items()}
+            for name, sigs in event_dict.pop("signatures", {}).items()
+        }
+
+        assert "event_id" not in event_dict
+
+        unsigned = dict(event_dict.pop("unsigned", {}))
+
+        # We intern these strings because they turn up a lot (especially when
+        # caching).
+        event_dict = intern_dict(event_dict)
+
+        if USE_FROZEN_DICTS:
+            frozen_dict = freeze(event_dict)
+        else:
+            frozen_dict = event_dict
+
+        self._event_id = None
+        self.type = event_dict["type"]
+        if "state_key" in event_dict:
+            self.state_key = event_dict["state_key"]
+
+        super(FrozenEventV2, self).__init__(
+            frozen_dict,
+            signatures=signatures,
+            unsigned=unsigned,
+            internal_metadata_dict=internal_metadata_dict,
+            rejected_reason=rejected_reason,
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def event_id(self):
+        # We have to import this here as otherwise we get an import loop which
+        # is hard to break.
+        from synapse.crypto.event_signing import compute_event_reference_hash
+
+        if self._event_id:
+            return self._event_id
+        self._event_id = "$" + encode_base64(compute_event_reference_hash(self)[1])
+        return self._event_id
+
+    def prev_event_ids(self):
+        """Returns the list of prev event IDs. The order matches the order
+        specified in the event, though there is no meaning to it.
+
+        Returns:
+            list[str]: The list of event IDs of this event's prev_events
+        """
+        return self.prev_events
+
+    def auth_event_ids(self):
+        """Returns the list of auth event IDs. The order matches the order
+        specified in the event, though there is no meaning to it.
+
+        Returns:
+            list[str]: The list of event IDs of this event's auth_events
+        """
+        return self.auth_events
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.__repr__()
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<FrozenEvent event_id='%s', type='%s', state_key='%s'>" % (
-            self.get("event_id", None),
+        return "<FrozenEventV2 event_id='%s', type='%s', state_key='%s'>" % (
+            self.event_id,
             self.get("type", None),
             self.get("state_key", None),
         )
@@ -274,7 +342,13 @@ def room_version_to_event_format(room_version):
         # We should have already checked version, so this should not happen
         raise RuntimeError("Unrecognized room version %s" % (room_version,))
 
-    return EventFormatVersions.V1
+    if room_version in (
+        RoomVersions.V1, RoomVersions.V2, RoomVersions.VDH_TEST,
+        RoomVersions.STATE_V2_TEST,
+    ):
+        return EventFormatVersions.V1
+    else:
+        raise RuntimeError("Unrecognized room version %s" % (room_version,))
 
 
 def event_type_from_format_version(format_version):
@@ -288,8 +362,12 @@ def event_type_from_format_version(format_version):
         type: A type that can be initialized as per the initializer of
         `FrozenEvent`
     """
-    if format_version not in KNOWN_EVENT_FORMAT_VERSIONS:
+
+    if format_version == EventFormatVersions.V1:
+        return FrozenEvent
+    elif format_version == EventFormatVersions.V2:
+        return FrozenEventV2
+    else:
         raise Exception(
             "No event format %r" % (format_version,)
         )
-    return FrozenEvent
diff --git a/synapse/events/builder.py b/synapse/events/builder.py
index 9ca405b56b..06e01be918 100644
--- a/synapse/events/builder.py
+++ b/synapse/events/builder.py
@@ -13,78 +13,161 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import copy
+import attr
 
-from synapse.api.constants import RoomVersions
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.constants import (
+    KNOWN_EVENT_FORMAT_VERSIONS,
+    KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS,
+    MAX_DEPTH,
+    EventFormatVersions,
+)
+from synapse.crypto.event_signing import add_hashes_and_signatures
 from synapse.types import EventID
 from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
 
-from . import EventBase, FrozenEvent, _event_dict_property
+from . import (
+    _EventInternalMetadata,
+    event_type_from_format_version,
+    room_version_to_event_format,
+)
 
 
-def get_event_builder(room_version, key_values={}, internal_metadata_dict={}):
-    """Generate an event builder appropriate for the given room version
+@attr.s(slots=True, cmp=False, frozen=True)
+class EventBuilder(object):
+    """A format independent event builder used to build up the event content
+    before signing the event.
 
-    Args:
-        room_version (str): Version of the room that we're creating an
-            event builder for
-        key_values (dict): Fields used as the basis of the new event
-        internal_metadata_dict (dict): Used to create the `_EventInternalMetadata`
-            object.
+    (Note that while objects of this class are frozen, the
+    content/unsigned/internal_metadata fields are still mutable)
 
-    Returns:
-        EventBuilder
+    Attributes:
+        format_version (int): Event format version
+        room_id (str)
+        type (str)
+        sender (str)
+        content (dict)
+        unsigned (dict)
+        internal_metadata (_EventInternalMetadata)
+
+        _state (StateHandler)
+        _auth (synapse.api.Auth)
+        _store (DataStore)
+        _clock (Clock)
+        _hostname (str): The hostname of the server creating the event
+        _signing_key: The signing key to use to sign the event as the server
     """
-    if room_version in {
-        RoomVersions.V1,
-        RoomVersions.V2,
-        RoomVersions.STATE_V2_TEST,
-    }:
-        return EventBuilder(key_values, internal_metadata_dict)
-    else:
-        raise Exception(
-            "No event format defined for version %r" % (room_version,)
-        )
 
+    _state = attr.ib()
+    _auth = attr.ib()
+    _store = attr.ib()
+    _clock = attr.ib()
+    _hostname = attr.ib()
+    _signing_key = attr.ib()
+
+    format_version = attr.ib()
+
+    room_id = attr.ib()
+    type = attr.ib()
+    sender = attr.ib()
+
+    content = attr.ib(default=attr.Factory(dict))
+    unsigned = attr.ib(default=attr.Factory(dict))
+
+    # These only exist on a subset of events, so they raise AttributeError if
+    # someone tries to get them when they don't exist.
+    _state_key = attr.ib(default=None)
+    _redacts = attr.ib(default=None)
+
+    internal_metadata = attr.ib(default=attr.Factory(lambda: _EventInternalMetadata({})))
+
+    @property
+    def state_key(self):
+        if self._state_key is not None:
+            return self._state_key
+
+        raise AttributeError("state_key")
+
+    def is_state(self):
+        return self._state_key is not None
 
-class EventBuilder(EventBase):
-    def __init__(self, key_values={}, internal_metadata_dict={}):
-        signatures = copy.deepcopy(key_values.pop("signatures", {}))
-        unsigned = copy.deepcopy(key_values.pop("unsigned", {}))
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def build(self, prev_event_ids):
+        """Transform into a fully signed and hashed event
 
-        super(EventBuilder, self).__init__(
-            key_values,
-            signatures=signatures,
-            unsigned=unsigned,
-            internal_metadata_dict=internal_metadata_dict,
+        Args:
+            prev_event_ids (list[str]): The event IDs to use as the prev events
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[FrozenEvent]
+        """
+
+        state_ids = yield self._state.get_current_state_ids(
+            self.room_id, prev_event_ids,
+        )
+        auth_ids = yield self._auth.compute_auth_events(
+            self, state_ids,
         )
 
-    event_id = _event_dict_property("event_id")
-    state_key = _event_dict_property("state_key")
-    type = _event_dict_property("type")
+        if self.format_version == EventFormatVersions.V1:
+            auth_events = yield self._store.add_event_hashes(auth_ids)
+            prev_events = yield self._store.add_event_hashes(prev_event_ids)
+        else:
+            auth_events = auth_ids
+            prev_events = prev_event_ids
 
-    def build(self):
-        return FrozenEvent.from_event(self)
+        old_depth = yield self._store.get_max_depth_of(
+            prev_event_ids,
+        )
+        depth = old_depth + 1
 
+        # we cap depth of generated events, to ensure that they are not
+        # rejected by other servers (and so that they can be persisted in
+        # the db)
+        depth = min(depth, MAX_DEPTH)
 
-class EventBuilderFactory(object):
-    def __init__(self, clock, hostname):
-        self.clock = clock
-        self.hostname = hostname
+        event_dict = {
+            "auth_events": auth_events,
+            "prev_events": prev_events,
+            "type": self.type,
+            "room_id": self.room_id,
+            "sender": self.sender,
+            "content": self.content,
+            "unsigned": self.unsigned,
+            "depth": depth,
+            "prev_state": [],
+        }
+
+        if self.is_state():
+            event_dict["state_key"] = self._state_key
 
-        self.event_id_count = 0
+        if self._redacts is not None:
+            event_dict["redacts"] = self._redacts
 
-    def create_event_id(self):
-        i = str(self.event_id_count)
-        self.event_id_count += 1
+        defer.returnValue(
+            create_local_event_from_event_dict(
+                clock=self._clock,
+                hostname=self._hostname,
+                signing_key=self._signing_key,
+                format_version=self.format_version,
+                event_dict=event_dict,
+                internal_metadata_dict=self.internal_metadata.get_dict(),
+            )
+        )
 
-        local_part = str(int(self.clock.time())) + i + random_string(5)
 
-        e_id = EventID(local_part, self.hostname)
+class EventBuilderFactory(object):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self.hostname = hs.hostname
+        self.signing_key = hs.config.signing_key[0]
 
-        return e_id.to_string()
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
-    def new(self, room_version, key_values={}):
+    def new(self, room_version, key_values):
         """Generate an event builder appropriate for the given room version
 
         Args:
@@ -97,26 +180,103 @@ class EventBuilderFactory(object):
         """
 
         # There's currently only the one event version defined
-        if room_version not in {
-            RoomVersions.V1,
-            RoomVersions.V2,
-            RoomVersions.STATE_V2_TEST,
-        }:
+        if room_version not in KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS:
             raise Exception(
                 "No event format defined for version %r" % (room_version,)
             )
 
-        key_values["event_id"] = self.create_event_id()
+        return EventBuilder(
+            store=self.store,
+            state=self.state,
+            auth=self.auth,
+            clock=self.clock,
+            hostname=self.hostname,
+            signing_key=self.signing_key,
+            format_version=room_version_to_event_format(room_version),
+            type=key_values["type"],
+            state_key=key_values.get("state_key"),
+            room_id=key_values["room_id"],
+            sender=key_values["sender"],
+            content=key_values.get("content", {}),
+            unsigned=key_values.get("unsigned", {}),
+            redacts=key_values.get("redacts", None),
+        )
+
+
+def create_local_event_from_event_dict(clock, hostname, signing_key,
+                                       format_version, event_dict,
+                                       internal_metadata_dict=None):
+    """Takes a fully formed event dict, ensuring that fields like `origin`
+    and `origin_server_ts` have correct values for a locally produced event,
+    then signs and hashes it.
+
+    Args:
+        clock (Clock)
+        hostname (str)
+        signing_key
+        format_version (int)
+        event_dict (dict)
+        internal_metadata_dict (dict|None)
+
+    Returns:
+        FrozenEvent
+    """
+
+    # There's currently only the one event version defined
+    if format_version not in KNOWN_EVENT_FORMAT_VERSIONS:
+        raise Exception(
+            "No event format defined for version %r" % (format_version,)
+        )
+
+    if internal_metadata_dict is None:
+        internal_metadata_dict = {}
+
+    time_now = int(clock.time_msec())
+
+    if format_version == EventFormatVersions.V1:
+        event_dict["event_id"] = _create_event_id(clock, hostname)
+
+    event_dict["origin"] = hostname
+    event_dict["origin_server_ts"] = time_now
+
+    event_dict.setdefault("unsigned", {})
+    age = event_dict["unsigned"].pop("age", 0)
+    event_dict["unsigned"].setdefault("age_ts", time_now - age)
+
+    event_dict.setdefault("signatures", {})
+
+    add_hashes_and_signatures(
+        event_dict,
+        hostname,
+        signing_key,
+    )
+    return event_type_from_format_version(format_version)(
+        event_dict, internal_metadata_dict=internal_metadata_dict,
+    )
+
+
+# A counter used when generating new event IDs
+_event_id_counter = 0
+
+
+def _create_event_id(clock, hostname):
+    """Create a new event ID
+
+    Args:
+        clock (Clock)
+        hostname (str): The server name for the event ID
+
+    Returns:
+        str
+    """
 
-        time_now = int(self.clock.time_msec())
+    global _event_id_counter
 
-        key_values.setdefault("origin", self.hostname)
-        key_values.setdefault("origin_server_ts", time_now)
+    i = str(_event_id_counter)
+    _event_id_counter += 1
 
-        key_values.setdefault("unsigned", {})
-        age = key_values["unsigned"].pop("age", 0)
-        key_values["unsigned"].setdefault("age_ts", time_now - age)
+    local_part = str(int(clock.time())) + i + random_string(5)
 
-        key_values["signatures"] = {}
+    e_id = EventID(local_part, hostname)
 
-        return EventBuilder(key_values=key_values,)
+    return e_id.to_string()
diff --git a/synapse/events/utils.py b/synapse/events/utils.py
index 63f693f259..07fccdd8f9 100644
--- a/synapse/events/utils.py
+++ b/synapse/events/utils.py
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ def serialize_event(e, time_now_ms, as_client_event=True,
     Returns:
         dict
     """
+
     # FIXME(erikj): To handle the case of presence events and the like
     if not isinstance(e, EventBase):
         return e
@@ -276,6 +277,8 @@ def serialize_event(e, time_now_ms, as_client_event=True,
     # Should this strip out None's?
     d = {k: v for k, v in e.get_dict().items()}
 
+    d["event_id"] = e.event_id
+
     if "age_ts" in d["unsigned"]:
         d["unsigned"]["age"] = time_now_ms - d["unsigned"]["age_ts"]
         del d["unsigned"]["age_ts"]
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
index cacb1c8aaf..9b4acd2ed7 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
     HttpResponseException,
     SynapseError,
 )
-from synapse.crypto.event_signing import add_hashes_and_signatures
-from synapse.events import room_version_to_event_format
+from synapse.events import builder, room_version_to_event_format
 from synapse.federation.federation_base import FederationBase, event_from_pdu_json
 from synapse.util import logcontext, unwrapFirstError
 from synapse.util.caches.expiringcache import ExpiringCache
@@ -72,7 +71,8 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
         self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
         self.transport_layer = hs.get_federation_transport_client()
 
-        self.event_builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
+        self.hostname = hs.hostname
+        self.signing_key = hs.config.signing_key[0]
 
         self._get_pdu_cache = ExpiringCache(
             cache_name="get_pdu_cache",
@@ -608,18 +608,10 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
             if "prev_state" not in pdu_dict:
                 pdu_dict["prev_state"] = []
 
-            # Strip off the fields that we want to clobber.
-            pdu_dict.pop("origin", None)
-            pdu_dict.pop("origin_server_ts", None)
-            pdu_dict.pop("unsigned", None)
-
-            builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(room_version, pdu_dict)
-            add_hashes_and_signatures(
-                builder,
-                self.hs.hostname,
-                self.hs.config.signing_key[0]
+            ev = builder.create_local_event_from_event_dict(
+                self._clock, self.hostname, self.signing_key,
+                format_version=event_format, event_dict=pdu_dict,
             )
-            ev = builder.build()
 
             defer.returnValue(
                 (destination, ev, event_format)
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
index 4aa04b9588..6681614232 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class FederationServer(FederationBase):
             if self.hs.is_mine_id(event.event_id):
                 event.signatures.update(
                     compute_event_signature(
-                        event,
+                        event.get_pdu_json(),
                         self.hs.hostname,
                         self.hs.config.signing_key[0]
                     )
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index adf59db7a8..fcaf7530b0 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         event.signatures.update(
             compute_event_signature(
-                event,
+                event.get_pdu_json(),
                 self.hs.hostname,
                 self.hs.config.signing_key[0]
             )
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 0cfced43d5..3981fe69ce 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json, json
 from twisted.internet import defer
 from twisted.internet.defer import succeed
 
-from synapse.api.constants import MAX_DEPTH, EventTypes, Membership, RoomVersions
+from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership, RoomVersions
 from synapse.api.errors import (
     AuthError,
     Codes,
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
     SynapseError,
 )
 from synapse.api.urls import ConsentURIBuilder
-from synapse.crypto.event_signing import add_hashes_and_signatures
 from synapse.events.utils import serialize_event
 from synapse.events.validator import EventValidator
 from synapse.replication.http.send_event import ReplicationSendEventRestServlet
@@ -545,40 +544,19 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
             prev_events_and_hashes = \
                 yield self.store.get_prev_events_for_room(builder.room_id)
 
-        if prev_events_and_hashes:
-            depth = max([d for _, _, d in prev_events_and_hashes]) + 1
-            # we cap depth of generated events, to ensure that they are not
-            # rejected by other servers (and so that they can be persisted in
-            # the db)
-            depth = min(depth, MAX_DEPTH)
-        else:
-            depth = 1
-
         prev_events = [
             (event_id, prev_hashes)
             for event_id, prev_hashes, _ in prev_events_and_hashes
         ]
 
-        builder.prev_events = prev_events
-        builder.depth = depth
-
-        context = yield self.state.compute_event_context(builder)
+        event = yield builder.build(
+            prev_event_ids=[p for p, _ in prev_events],
+        )
+        context = yield self.state.compute_event_context(event)
         if requester:
             context.app_service = requester.app_service
 
-        if builder.is_state():
-            builder.prev_state = yield self.store.add_event_hashes(
-                context.prev_state_events
-            )
-
-        yield self.auth.add_auth_events(builder, context)
-
-        signing_key = self.hs.config.signing_key[0]
-        add_hashes_and_signatures(
-            builder, self.server_name, signing_key
-        )
-
-        event = builder.build()
+        self.validator.validate_new(event)
 
         logger.debug(
             "Created event %s",
diff --git a/synapse/http/federation/matrix_federation_agent.py b/synapse/http/federation/matrix_federation_agent.py
index 4a6f634c8b..f81fcd4301 100644
--- a/synapse/http/federation/matrix_federation_agent.py
+++ b/synapse/http/federation/matrix_federation_agent.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+import json
 import logging
 
 import attr
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ from zope.interface import implementer
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 from twisted.internet.endpoints import HostnameEndpoint, wrapClientTLS
-from twisted.web.client import URI, Agent, HTTPConnectionPool
+from twisted.web.client import URI, Agent, HTTPConnectionPool, readBody
 from twisted.web.http_headers import Headers
 from twisted.web.iweb import IAgent
 
@@ -43,13 +44,19 @@ class MatrixFederationAgent(object):
         tls_client_options_factory (ClientTLSOptionsFactory|None):
             factory to use for fetching client tls options, or none to disable TLS.
 
+        _well_known_tls_policy (IPolicyForHTTPS|None):
+            TLS policy to use for fetching .well-known files. None to use a default
+            (browser-like) implementation.
+
         srv_resolver (SrvResolver|None):
             SRVResolver impl to use for looking up SRV records. None to use a default
             implementation.
     """
 
     def __init__(
-        self, reactor, tls_client_options_factory, _srv_resolver=None,
+        self, reactor, tls_client_options_factory,
+        _well_known_tls_policy=None,
+        _srv_resolver=None,
     ):
         self._reactor = reactor
         self._tls_client_options_factory = tls_client_options_factory
@@ -62,6 +69,14 @@ class MatrixFederationAgent(object):
         self._pool.maxPersistentPerHost = 5
         self._pool.cachedConnectionTimeout = 2 * 60
 
+        agent_args = {}
+        if _well_known_tls_policy is not None:
+            # the param is called 'contextFactory', but actually passing a
+            # contextfactory is deprecated, and it expects an IPolicyForHTTPS.
+            agent_args['contextFactory'] = _well_known_tls_policy
+        _well_known_agent = Agent(self._reactor, pool=self._pool, **agent_args)
+        self._well_known_agent = _well_known_agent
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def request(self, method, uri, headers=None, bodyProducer=None):
         """
@@ -114,7 +129,11 @@ class MatrixFederationAgent(object):
         class EndpointFactory(object):
             @staticmethod
             def endpointForURI(_uri):
-                logger.info("Connecting to %s:%s", res.target_host, res.target_port)
+                logger.info(
+                    "Connecting to %s:%i",
+                    res.target_host.decode("ascii"),
+                    res.target_port,
+                )
                 ep = HostnameEndpoint(self._reactor, res.target_host, res.target_port)
                 if tls_options is not None:
                     ep = wrapClientTLS(tls_options, ep)
@@ -127,7 +146,7 @@ class MatrixFederationAgent(object):
         defer.returnValue(res)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _route_matrix_uri(self, parsed_uri):
+    def _route_matrix_uri(self, parsed_uri, lookup_well_known=True):
         """Helper for `request`: determine the routing for a Matrix URI
 
         Args:
@@ -135,6 +154,9 @@ class MatrixFederationAgent(object):
                 parsed with URI.fromBytes(uri, defaultPort=-1) to set the `port` to -1
                 if there is no explicit port given.
 
+            lookup_well_known (bool): True if we should look up the .well-known file if
+                there is no SRV record.
+
         Returns:
             Deferred[_RoutingResult]
         """
@@ -169,6 +191,42 @@ class MatrixFederationAgent(object):
         service_name = b"_matrix._tcp.%s" % (parsed_uri.host,)
         server_list = yield self._srv_resolver.resolve_service(service_name)
 
+        if not server_list and lookup_well_known:
+            # try a .well-known lookup
+            well_known_server = yield self._get_well_known(parsed_uri.host)
+
+            if well_known_server:
+                # if we found a .well-known, start again, but don't do another
+                # .well-known lookup.
+
+                # parse the server name in the .well-known response into host/port.
+                # (This code is lifted from twisted.web.client.URI.fromBytes).
+                if b':' in well_known_server:
+                    well_known_host, well_known_port = well_known_server.rsplit(b':', 1)
+                    try:
+                        well_known_port = int(well_known_port)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        # the part after the colon could not be parsed as an int
+                        # - we assume it is an IPv6 literal with no port (the closing
+                        # ']' stops it being parsed as an int)
+                        well_known_host, well_known_port = well_known_server, -1
+                else:
+                    well_known_host, well_known_port = well_known_server, -1
+
+                new_uri = URI(
+                    scheme=parsed_uri.scheme,
+                    netloc=well_known_server,
+                    host=well_known_host,
+                    port=well_known_port,
+                    path=parsed_uri.path,
+                    params=parsed_uri.params,
+                    query=parsed_uri.query,
+                    fragment=parsed_uri.fragment,
+                )
+
+                res = yield self._route_matrix_uri(new_uri, lookup_well_known=False)
+                defer.returnValue(res)
+
         if not server_list:
             target_host = parsed_uri.host
             port = 8448
@@ -190,6 +248,47 @@ class MatrixFederationAgent(object):
             target_port=port,
         ))
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _get_well_known(self, server_name):
+        """Attempt to fetch and parse a .well-known file for the given server
+
+        Args:
+            server_name (bytes): name of the server, from the requested url
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[bytes|None]: either the new server name, from the .well-known, or
+                None if there was no .well-known file.
+        """
+        # FIXME: add a cache
+
+        uri = b"https://%s/.well-known/matrix/server" % (server_name, )
+        uri_str = uri.decode("ascii")
+        logger.info("Fetching %s", uri_str)
+        try:
+            response = yield make_deferred_yieldable(
+                self._well_known_agent.request(b"GET", uri),
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.info("Connection error fetching %s: %s", uri_str, e)
+            defer.returnValue(None)
+
+        body = yield make_deferred_yieldable(readBody(response))
+
+        if response.code != 200:
+            logger.info("Error response %i from %s", response.code, uri_str)
+            defer.returnValue(None)
+
+        try:
+            parsed_body = json.loads(body.decode('utf-8'))
+            logger.info("Response from .well-known: %s", parsed_body)
+            if not isinstance(parsed_body, dict):
+                raise Exception("not a dict")
+            if "m.server" not in parsed_body:
+                raise Exception("Missing key 'm.server'")
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise Exception("invalid .well-known response from %s: %s" % (uri_str, e,))
+        defer.returnValue(parsed_body["m.server"].encode("ascii"))
+
 
 @attr.s
 class _RoutingResult(object):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/consent/consent_resource.py b/synapse/rest/consent/consent_resource.py
index 80611cfe84..008d4edae5 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/consent/consent_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/consent/consent_resource.py
@@ -101,16 +101,7 @@ class ConsentResource(Resource):
                 "missing in config file.",
             )
 
-        # daemonize changes the cwd to /, so make the path absolute now.
-        consent_template_directory = path.abspath(
-            hs.config.user_consent_template_dir,
-        )
-        if not path.isdir(consent_template_directory):
-            raise ConfigError(
-                "Could not find template directory '%s'" % (
-                    consent_template_directory,
-                ),
-            )
+        consent_template_directory = hs.config.user_consent_template_dir
 
         loader = jinja2.FileSystemLoader(consent_template_directory)
         self._jinja_env = jinja2.Environment(
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index c8914302cf..6c52101616 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -355,10 +355,7 @@ class HomeServer(object):
         return Keyring(self)
 
     def build_event_builder_factory(self):
-        return EventBuilderFactory(
-            clock=self.get_clock(),
-            hostname=self.hostname,
-        )
+        return EventBuilderFactory(self)
 
     def build_filtering(self):
         return Filtering(self)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/event_federation.py b/synapse/storage/event_federation.py
index d3b9dea1d6..38809ed0fc 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/event_federation.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/event_federation.py
@@ -125,6 +125,29 @@ class EventFederationWorkerStore(EventsWorkerStore, SignatureWorkerStore,
 
         return dict(txn)
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_max_depth_of(self, event_ids):
+        """Returns the max depth of a set of event IDs
+
+        Args:
+            event_ids (list[str])
+
+        Returns
+            Deferred[int]
+        """
+        rows = yield self._simple_select_many_batch(
+            table="events",
+            column="event_id",
+            iterable=event_ids,
+            retcols=("depth",),
+            desc="get_max_depth_of",
+        )
+
+        if not rows:
+            defer.returnValue(0)
+        else:
+            defer.returnValue(max(row["depth"] for row in rows))
+
     def _get_oldest_events_in_room_txn(self, txn, room_id):
         return self._simple_select_onecol_txn(
             txn,