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-rw-r--r-- | changelog.d/9121.bugfix | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | changelog.d/9209.feature | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst | 30 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | stubs/txredisapi.pyi | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | synapse/rest/admin/users.py | 36 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | synapse/storage/databases/main/pusher.py | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | synapse/storage/databases/main/registration.py | 29 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | tests/rest/admin/test_user.py | 64 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | tests/rest/client/test_shadow_banned.py | 8 |
10 files changed, 168 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/changelog.d/9121.bugfix b/changelog.d/9121.bugfix new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a566878ec0 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/9121.bugfix @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Fix spurious errors in logs when deleting a non-existant pusher. diff --git a/changelog.d/9209.feature b/changelog.d/9209.feature new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ec926e8eb4 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/9209.feature @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Add an admin API endpoint for shadow-banning users. diff --git a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst index b3d413cf57..1eb674939e 100644 --- a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst +++ b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst @@ -760,3 +760,33 @@ The following fields are returned in the JSON response body: - ``total`` - integer - Number of pushers. See also `Client-Server API Spec <https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/latest#get-matrix-client-r0-pushers>`_ + +Shadow-banning users +==================== + +Shadow-banning is a useful tool for moderating malicious or egregiously abusive users. +A shadow-banned users receives successful responses to their client-server API requests, +but the events are not propagated into rooms. This can be an effective tool as it +(hopefully) takes longer for the user to realise they are being moderated before +pivoting to another account. + +Shadow-banning a user should be used as a tool of last resort and may lead to confusing +or broken behaviour for the client. A shadow-banned user will not receive any +notification and it is generally more appropriate to ban or kick abusive users. +A shadow-banned user will be unable to contact anyone on the server. + +The API is:: + + POST /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/shadow_ban + +To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a +server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_. + +An empty JSON dict is returned. + +**Parameters** + +The following parameters should be set in the URL: + +- ``user_id`` - The fully qualified MXID: for example, ``@user:server.com``. The user must + be local. diff --git a/stubs/txredisapi.pyi b/stubs/txredisapi.pyi index bfac6840e6..726454ba31 100644 --- a/stubs/txredisapi.pyi +++ b/stubs/txredisapi.pyi @@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ """Contains *incomplete* type hints for txredisapi. """ - from typing import List, Optional, Type, Union class RedisProtocol: diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py index 319ad7bf7f..57e0a10837 100644 --- a/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py +++ b/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ from synapse.rest.admin.users import ( PushersRestServlet, ResetPasswordRestServlet, SearchUsersRestServlet, + ShadowBanRestServlet, UserAdminServlet, UserMediaRestServlet, UserMembershipRestServlet, @@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ def register_servlets(hs, http_server): EventReportsRestServlet(hs).register(http_server) PushersRestServlet(hs).register(http_server) MakeRoomAdminRestServlet(hs).register(http_server) + ShadowBanRestServlet(hs).register(http_server) ForwardExtremitiesRestServlet(hs).register(http_server) diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py index 86198bab30..68c3c64a0d 100644 --- a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py +++ b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py @@ -890,3 +890,39 @@ class UserTokenRestServlet(RestServlet): ) return 200, {"access_token": token} + + +class ShadowBanRestServlet(RestServlet): + """An admin API for shadow-banning a user. + + A shadow-banned users receives successful responses to their client-server + API requests, but the events are not propagated into rooms. + + Shadow-banning a user should be used as a tool of last resort and may lead + to confusing or broken behaviour for the client. + + Example: + + POST /_synapse/admin/v1/users/@test:example.com/shadow_ban + {} + + 200 OK + {} + """ + + PATTERNS = admin_patterns("/users/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/shadow_ban") + + def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"): + self.hs = hs + self.store = hs.get_datastore() + self.auth = hs.get_auth() + + async def on_POST(self, request, user_id): + await assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request) + + if not self.hs.is_mine_id(user_id): + raise SynapseError(400, "Only local users can be shadow-banned") + + await self.store.set_shadow_banned(UserID.from_string(user_id), True) + + return 200, {} diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/pusher.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/pusher.py index bc7621b8d6..2687ef3e43 100644 --- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/pusher.py +++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/pusher.py @@ -344,7 +344,9 @@ class PusherStore(PusherWorkerStore): txn, self.get_if_user_has_pusher, (user_id,) ) - self.db_pool.simple_delete_one_txn( + # It is expected that there is exactly one pusher to delete, but + # if it isn't there (or there are multiple) delete them all. + self.db_pool.simple_delete_txn( txn, "pushers", {"app_id": app_id, "pushkey": pushkey, "user_name": user_id}, diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/registration.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/registration.py index 585b4049d6..0618b4387a 100644 --- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/registration.py +++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/registration.py @@ -360,6 +360,35 @@ class RegistrationWorkerStore(CacheInvalidationWorkerStore): await self.db_pool.runInteraction("set_server_admin", set_server_admin_txn) + async def set_shadow_banned(self, user: UserID, shadow_banned: bool) -> None: + """Sets whether a user shadow-banned. + + Args: + user: user ID of the user to test + shadow_banned: true iff the user is to be shadow-banned, false otherwise. + """ + + def set_shadow_banned_txn(txn): + self.db_pool.simple_update_one_txn( + txn, + table="users", + keyvalues={"name": user.to_string()}, + updatevalues={"shadow_banned": shadow_banned}, + ) + # In order for this to apply immediately, clear the cache for this user. + tokens = self.db_pool.simple_select_onecol_txn( + txn, + table="access_tokens", + keyvalues={"user_id": user.to_string()}, + retcol="token", + ) + for token in tokens: + self._invalidate_cache_and_stream( + txn, self.get_user_by_access_token, (token,) + ) + + await self.db_pool.runInteraction("set_shadow_banned", set_shadow_banned_txn) + def _query_for_auth(self, txn, token: str) -> Optional[TokenLookupResult]: sql = """ SELECT users.name as user_id, diff --git a/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py b/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py index e48f8c1d7b..ee05ee60bc 100644 --- a/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py +++ b/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py @@ -2380,3 +2380,67 @@ class WhoisRestTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase): self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body) self.assertEqual(self.other_user, channel.json_body["user_id"]) self.assertIn("devices", channel.json_body) + + +class ShadowBanRestTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase): + + servlets = [ + synapse.rest.admin.register_servlets, + login.register_servlets, + ] + + def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs): + self.store = hs.get_datastore() + + self.admin_user = self.register_user("admin", "pass", admin=True) + self.admin_user_tok = self.login("admin", "pass") + + self.other_user = self.register_user("user", "pass") + + self.url = "/_synapse/admin/v1/users/%s/shadow_ban" % urllib.parse.quote( + self.other_user + ) + + def test_no_auth(self): + """ + Try to get information of an user without authentication. + """ + channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url) + self.assertEqual(401, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"]) + self.assertEqual(Codes.MISSING_TOKEN, channel.json_body["errcode"]) + + def test_requester_is_not_admin(self): + """ + If the user is not a server admin, an error is returned. + """ + other_user_token = self.login("user", "pass") + + channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, access_token=other_user_token) + self.assertEqual(403, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"]) + self.assertEqual(Codes.FORBIDDEN, channel.json_body["errcode"]) + + def test_user_is_not_local(self): + """ + Tests that shadow-banning for a user that is not a local returns a 400 + """ + url = "/_synapse/admin/v1/whois/@unknown_person:unknown_domain" + + channel = self.make_request("POST", url, access_token=self.admin_user_tok) + self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body) + + def test_success(self): + """ + Shadow-banning should succeed for an admin. + """ + # The user starts off as not shadow-banned. + other_user_token = self.login("user", "pass") + result = self.get_success(self.store.get_user_by_access_token(other_user_token)) + self.assertFalse(result.shadow_banned) + + channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, access_token=self.admin_user_tok) + self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body) + self.assertEqual({}, channel.json_body) + + # Ensure the user is shadow-banned (and the cache was cleared). + result = self.get_success(self.store.get_user_by_access_token(other_user_token)) + self.assertTrue(result.shadow_banned) diff --git a/tests/rest/client/test_shadow_banned.py b/tests/rest/client/test_shadow_banned.py index e689c3fbea..0ebdf1415b 100644 --- a/tests/rest/client/test_shadow_banned.py +++ b/tests/rest/client/test_shadow_banned.py @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import synapse.rest.admin from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes from synapse.rest.client.v1 import directory, login, profile, room from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import room_upgrade_rest_servlet +from synapse.types import UserID from tests import unittest @@ -31,12 +32,7 @@ class _ShadowBannedBase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase): self.store = self.hs.get_datastore() self.get_success( - self.store.db_pool.simple_update( - table="users", - keyvalues={"name": self.banned_user_id}, - updatevalues={"shadow_banned": True}, - desc="shadow_ban", - ) + self.store.set_shadow_banned(UserID.from_string(self.banned_user_id), True) ) self.other_user_id = self.register_user("otheruser", "pass") |