diff --git a/changelog.d/16030.feature b/changelog.d/16030.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2f068085f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/16030.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow specifying `client_secret_path` as alternative to `client_secret` for OIDC providers. This avoids leaking the client secret in the homeserver config. Contributed by @Ma27.
diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
index 6601bba9f2..743c51d76a 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
@@ -3204,6 +3204,14 @@ Options for each entry include:
* `client_secret`: oauth2 client secret to use. May be omitted if
`client_secret_jwt_key` is given, or if `client_auth_method` is 'none'.
+ Must be omitted if `client_secret_path` is specified.
+
+* `client_secret_path`: path to the oauth2 client secret to use. With that
+ it's not necessary to leak secrets into the config file itself.
+ Mutually exclusive with `client_secret`. Can be omitted if
+ `client_secret_jwt_key` is specified.
+
+ *Added in Synapse 1.91.0.*
* `client_secret_jwt_key`: Alternative to client_secret: details of a key used
to create a JSON Web Token to be used as an OAuth2 client secret. If
diff --git a/synapse/config/oidc.py b/synapse/config/oidc.py
index 77c1d1dc8e..574d6afb95 100644
--- a/synapse/config/oidc.py
+++ b/synapse/config/oidc.py
@@ -280,6 +280,20 @@ def _parse_oidc_config_dict(
for x in oidc_config.get("attribute_requirements", [])
]
+ # Read from either `client_secret_path` or `client_secret`. If both exist, error.
+ client_secret = oidc_config.get("client_secret")
+ client_secret_path = oidc_config.get("client_secret_path")
+ if client_secret_path is not None:
+ if client_secret is None:
+ client_secret = read_file(
+ client_secret_path, config_path + ("client_secret_path",)
+ ).rstrip("\n")
+ else:
+ raise ConfigError(
+ "Cannot specify both client_secret and client_secret_path",
+ config_path + ("client_secret",),
+ )
+
return OidcProviderConfig(
idp_id=idp_id,
idp_name=oidc_config.get("idp_name", "OIDC"),
@@ -288,7 +302,7 @@ def _parse_oidc_config_dict(
discover=oidc_config.get("discover", True),
issuer=oidc_config["issuer"],
client_id=oidc_config["client_id"],
- client_secret=oidc_config.get("client_secret"),
+ client_secret=client_secret,
client_secret_jwt_key=client_secret_jwt_key,
client_auth_method=oidc_config.get("client_auth_method", "client_secret_basic"),
pkce_method=oidc_config.get("pkce_method", "auto"),
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