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| -rw-r--r-- | changelog.d/7238.doc | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/password_auth_providers.md | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/sample_config.yaml | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py | 16 |
4 files changed, 32 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/changelog.d/7238.doc b/changelog.d/7238.doc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0e3b4be428 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/7238.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Add documentation to the `password_providers` config option. Add known password provider implementations to docs. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/password_auth_providers.md b/docs/password_auth_providers.md index 0db1a3804a..96f9841b7a 100644 --- a/docs/password_auth_providers.md +++ b/docs/password_auth_providers.md @@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ into Synapse, and provides a number of methods by which it can integrate with the authentication system. This document serves as a reference for those looking to implement their -own password auth providers. +own password auth providers. Additionally, here is a list of known +password auth provider module implementations: + +* [matrix-synapse-ldap3](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-synapse-ldap3/) ## Required methods diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml index be742969cc..3417813750 100644 --- a/docs/sample_config.yaml +++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml @@ -1657,7 +1657,19 @@ email: #template_dir: "res/templates" -#password_providers: +# Password providers allow homeserver administrators to integrate +# their Synapse installation with existing authentication methods +# ex. LDAP, external tokens, etc. +# +# For more information and known implementations, please see +# https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/password_auth_providers.md +# +# Note: instances wishing to use SAML or CAS authentication should +# instead use the `saml2_config` or `cas_config` options, +# respectively. +# +password_providers: +# # Example config for an LDAP auth provider # - module: "ldap_auth_provider.LdapAuthProvider" # config: # enabled: true diff --git a/synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py b/synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py index 9746bbc681..4fda8ae987 100644 --- a/synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py +++ b/synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class PasswordAuthProviderConfig(Config): if ldap_config.get("enabled", False): providers.append({"module": LDAP_PROVIDER, "config": ldap_config}) - providers.extend(config.get("password_providers", [])) + providers.extend(config.get("password_providers") or []) for provider in providers: mod_name = provider["module"] @@ -52,7 +52,19 @@ class PasswordAuthProviderConfig(Config): def generate_config_section(self, **kwargs): return """\ - #password_providers: + # Password providers allow homeserver administrators to integrate + # their Synapse installation with existing authentication methods + # ex. LDAP, external tokens, etc. + # + # For more information and known implementations, please see + # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/password_auth_providers.md + # + # Note: instances wishing to use SAML or CAS authentication should + # instead use the `saml2_config` or `cas_config` options, + # respectively. + # + password_providers: + # # Example config for an LDAP auth provider # - module: "ldap_auth_provider.LdapAuthProvider" # config: # enabled: true |