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@@ -67,11 +67,16 @@ pid_file: DATADIR/homeserver.pid
 #
 #web_client_location: https://riot.example.com/
 
-# The public-facing base URL that clients use to access this HS
-# (not including _matrix/...). This is the same URL a user would
-# 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.
+# The public-facing base URL that clients use to access this Homeserver (not
+# including _matrix/...). This is the same URL a user might enter into the
+# 'Custom Homeserver URL' field on their client. If you use Synapse with a
+# reverse proxy, this should be the URL to reach Synapse via the proxy.
+# Otherwise, it should be the URL to reach Synapse's client HTTP listener (see
+# 'listeners' below).
+#
+# If this is left unset, it defaults to 'https://<server_name>/'. (Note that
+# that will not work unless you configure Synapse or a reverse-proxy to listen
+# on port 443.)
 #
 #public_baseurl: https://example.com/
 
@@ -1150,8 +1155,9 @@ account_validity:
   # send an email to the account's email address with a renewal link. By
   # default, no such emails are sent.
   #
-  # If you enable this setting, you will also need to fill out the 'email' and
-  # 'public_baseurl' configuration sections.
+  # If you enable this setting, you will also need to fill out the 'email'
+  # configuration section. You should also check that 'public_baseurl' is set
+  # correctly.
   #
   #renew_at: 1w
 
@@ -1242,8 +1248,7 @@ account_validity:
 # The identity server which we suggest that clients should use when users log
 # in on this server.
 #
-# (By default, no suggestion is made, so it is left up to the client.
-# This setting is ignored unless public_baseurl is also set.)
+# (By default, no suggestion is made, so it is left up to the client.)
 #
 #default_identity_server: https://matrix.org
 
@@ -1268,8 +1273,6 @@ account_validity:
 # by the Matrix Identity Service API specification:
 # https://matrix.org/docs/spec/identity_service/latest
 #
-# If a delegate is specified, the config option public_baseurl must also be filled out.
-#
 account_threepid_delegates:
     #email: https://example.com     # Delegate email sending to example.com
     #msisdn: http://localhost:8090  # Delegate SMS sending to this local process
@@ -1709,141 +1712,158 @@ saml2_config:
   #idp_entityid: 'https://our_idp/entityid'
 
 
-# Enable OpenID Connect (OIDC) / OAuth 2.0 for registration and login.
+# List of OpenID Connect (OIDC) / OAuth 2.0 identity providers, for registration
+# and login.
 #
-# See https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/openid.md
-# for some example configurations.
+# Options for each entry include:
 #
-oidc_config:
-  # Uncomment the following to enable authorization against an OpenID Connect
-  # server. Defaults to false.
-  #
-  #enabled: true
-
-  # Uncomment the following to disable use of the OIDC discovery mechanism to
-  # discover endpoints. Defaults to true.
-  #
-  #discover: false
-
-  # the OIDC issuer. Used to validate tokens and (if discovery is enabled) to
-  # discover the provider's endpoints.
-  #
-  # Required if 'enabled' is true.
-  #
-  #issuer: "https://accounts.example.com/"
-
-  # oauth2 client id to use.
-  #
-  # Required if 'enabled' is true.
-  #
-  #client_id: "provided-by-your-issuer"
-
-  # oauth2 client secret to use.
-  #
-  # Required if 'enabled' is true.
-  #
-  #client_secret: "provided-by-your-issuer"
-
-  # auth method to use when exchanging the token.
-  # Valid values are 'client_secret_basic' (default), 'client_secret_post' and
-  # 'none'.
-  #
-  #client_auth_method: client_secret_post
-
-  # list of scopes to request. This should normally include the "openid" scope.
-  # Defaults to ["openid"].
-  #
-  #scopes: ["openid", "profile"]
-
-  # the oauth2 authorization endpoint. Required if provider discovery is disabled.
-  #
-  #authorization_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/auth"
-
-  # the oauth2 token endpoint. Required if provider discovery is disabled.
-  #
-  #token_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/token"
-
-  # the OIDC userinfo endpoint. Required if discovery is disabled and the
-  # "openid" scope is not requested.
-  #
-  #userinfo_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/userinfo"
-
-  # URI where to fetch the JWKS. Required if discovery is disabled and the
-  # "openid" scope is used.
-  #
-  #jwks_uri: "https://accounts.example.com/.well-known/jwks.json"
-
-  # Uncomment to skip metadata verification. Defaults to false.
-  #
-  # Use this if you are connecting to a provider that is not OpenID Connect
-  # compliant.
-  # Avoid this in production.
-  #
-  #skip_verification: true
-
-  # Whether to fetch the user profile from the userinfo endpoint. Valid
-  # values are: "auto" or "userinfo_endpoint".
-  #
-  # Defaults to "auto", which fetches the userinfo endpoint if "openid" is included
-  # in `scopes`. Uncomment the following to always fetch the userinfo endpoint.
-  #
-  #user_profile_method: "userinfo_endpoint"
-
-  # Uncomment to allow a user logging in via OIDC to match a pre-existing account instead
-  # of failing. This could be used if switching from password logins to OIDC. Defaults to false.
-  #
-  #allow_existing_users: true
-
-  # An external module can be provided here as a custom solution to mapping
-  # attributes returned from a OIDC provider onto a matrix user.
-  #
-  user_mapping_provider:
-    # The custom module's class. Uncomment to use a custom module.
-    # Default is 'synapse.handlers.oidc_handler.JinjaOidcMappingProvider'.
-    #
-    # See https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/sso_mapping_providers.md#openid-mapping-providers
-    # for information on implementing a custom mapping provider.
-    #
-    #module: mapping_provider.OidcMappingProvider
-
-    # Custom configuration values for the module. This section will be passed as
-    # a Python dictionary to the user mapping provider module's `parse_config`
-    # method.
-    #
-    # The examples below are intended for the default provider: they should be
-    # changed if using a custom provider.
-    #
-    config:
-      # name of the claim containing a unique identifier for the user.
-      # Defaults to `sub`, which OpenID Connect compliant providers should provide.
-      #
-      #subject_claim: "sub"
-
-      # Jinja2 template for the localpart of the MXID.
-      #
-      # When rendering, this template is given the following variables:
-      #   * user: The claims returned by the UserInfo Endpoint and/or in the ID
-      #     Token
-      #
-      # If this is not set, the user will be prompted to choose their
-      # own username.
-      #
-      #localpart_template: "{{ user.preferred_username }}"
-
-      # Jinja2 template for the display name to set on first login.
-      #
-      # If unset, no displayname will be set.
-      #
-      #display_name_template: "{{ user.given_name }} {{ user.last_name }}"
-
-      # Jinja2 templates for extra attributes to send back to the client during
-      # login.
-      #
-      # Note that these are non-standard and clients will ignore them without modifications.
-      #
-      #extra_attributes:
-        #birthdate: "{{ user.birthdate }}"
-
+#   idp_id: a unique identifier for this identity provider. Used internally
+#       by Synapse; should be a single word such as 'github'.
+#
+#       Note that, if this is changed, users authenticating via that provider
+#       will no longer be recognised as the same user!
+#
+#   idp_name: A user-facing name for this identity provider, which is used to
+#       offer the user a choice of login mechanisms.
+#
+#   idp_icon: An optional icon for this identity provider, which is presented
+#       by identity picker pages. If given, must be an MXC URI of the format
+#       mxc://<server-name>/<media-id>. (An easy way to obtain such an MXC URI
+#       is to upload an image to an (unencrypted) room and then copy the "url"
+#       from the source of the event.)
+#
+#   discover: set to 'false' to disable the use of the OIDC discovery mechanism
+#       to discover endpoints. Defaults to true.
+#
+#   issuer: Required. The OIDC issuer. Used to validate tokens and (if discovery
+#       is enabled) to discover the provider's endpoints.
+#
+#   client_id: Required. oauth2 client id to use.
+#
+#   client_secret: Required. oauth2 client secret to use.
+#
+#   client_auth_method: auth method to use when exchanging the token. Valid
+#       values are 'client_secret_basic' (default), 'client_secret_post' and
+#       'none'.
+#
+#   scopes: list of scopes to request. This should normally include the "openid"
+#       scope. Defaults to ["openid"].
+#
+#   authorization_endpoint: the oauth2 authorization endpoint. Required if
+#       provider discovery is disabled.
+#
+#   token_endpoint: the oauth2 token endpoint. Required if provider discovery is
+#       disabled.
+#
+#   userinfo_endpoint: the OIDC userinfo endpoint. Required if discovery is
+#       disabled and the 'openid' scope is not requested.
+#
+#   jwks_uri: URI where to fetch the JWKS. Required if discovery is disabled and
+#       the 'openid' scope is used.
+#
+#   skip_verification: set to 'true' to skip metadata verification. Use this if
+#       you are connecting to a provider that is not OpenID Connect compliant.
+#       Defaults to false. Avoid this in production.
+#
+#   user_profile_method: Whether to fetch the user profile from the userinfo
+#       endpoint. Valid values are: 'auto' or 'userinfo_endpoint'.
+#
+#       Defaults to 'auto', which fetches the userinfo endpoint if 'openid' is
+#       included in 'scopes'. Set to 'userinfo_endpoint' to always fetch the
+#       userinfo endpoint.
+#
+#   allow_existing_users: set to 'true' to allow a user logging in via OIDC to
+#       match a pre-existing account instead of failing. This could be used if
+#       switching from password logins to OIDC. Defaults to false.
+#
+#   user_mapping_provider: Configuration for how attributes returned from a OIDC
+#       provider are mapped onto a matrix user. This setting has the following
+#       sub-properties:
+#
+#       module: The class name of a custom mapping module. Default is
+#           'synapse.handlers.oidc_handler.JinjaOidcMappingProvider'.
+#           See https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/sso_mapping_providers.md#openid-mapping-providers
+#           for information on implementing a custom mapping provider.
+#
+#       config: Configuration for the mapping provider module. This section will
+#           be passed as a Python dictionary to the user mapping provider
+#           module's `parse_config` method.
+#
+#           For the default provider, the following settings are available:
+#
+#             sub: name of the claim containing a unique identifier for the
+#                 user. Defaults to 'sub', which OpenID Connect compliant
+#                 providers should provide.
+#
+#             localpart_template: Jinja2 template for the localpart of the MXID.
+#                 If this is not set, the user will be prompted to choose their
+#                 own username.
+#
+#             display_name_template: Jinja2 template for the display name to set
+#                 on first login. If unset, no displayname will be set.
+#
+#             extra_attributes: a map of Jinja2 templates for extra attributes
+#                 to send back to the client during login.
+#                 Note that these are non-standard and clients will ignore them
+#                 without modifications.
+#
+#           When rendering, the Jinja2 templates are given a 'user' variable,
+#           which is set to the claims returned by the UserInfo Endpoint and/or
+#           in the ID Token.
+#
+# See https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/openid.md
+# for information on how to configure these options.
+#
+# For backwards compatibility, it is also possible to configure a single OIDC
+# provider via an 'oidc_config' setting. This is now deprecated and admins are
+# advised to migrate to the 'oidc_providers' format. (When doing that migration,
+# use 'oidc' for the idp_id to ensure that existing users continue to be
+# recognised.)
+#
+oidc_providers:
+  # Generic example
+  #
+  #- idp_id: my_idp
+  #  idp_name: "My OpenID provider"
+  #  idp_icon: "mxc://example.com/mediaid"
+  #  discover: false
+  #  issuer: "https://accounts.example.com/"
+  #  client_id: "provided-by-your-issuer"
+  #  client_secret: "provided-by-your-issuer"
+  #  client_auth_method: client_secret_post
+  #  scopes: ["openid", "profile"]
+  #  authorization_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/auth"
+  #  token_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/token"
+  #  userinfo_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/userinfo"
+  #  jwks_uri: "https://accounts.example.com/.well-known/jwks.json"
+  #  skip_verification: true
+
+  # For use with Keycloak
+  #
+  #- idp_id: keycloak
+  #  idp_name: Keycloak
+  #  issuer: "https://127.0.0.1:8443/auth/realms/my_realm_name"
+  #  client_id: "synapse"
+  #  client_secret: "copy secret generated in Keycloak UI"
+  #  scopes: ["openid", "profile"]
+
+  # For use with Github
+  #
+  #- idp_id: github
+  #  idp_name: Github
+  #  discover: false
+  #  issuer: "https://github.com/"
+  #  client_id: "your-client-id" # TO BE FILLED
+  #  client_secret: "your-client-secret" # TO BE FILLED
+  #  authorization_endpoint: "https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize"
+  #  token_endpoint: "https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token"
+  #  userinfo_endpoint: "https://api.github.com/user"
+  #  scopes: ["read:user"]
+  #  user_mapping_provider:
+  #    config:
+  #      subject_claim: "id"
+  #      localpart_template: "{ user.login }"
+  #      display_name_template: "{ user.name }"
 
 
 # Enable Central Authentication Service (CAS) for registration and login.
@@ -1893,9 +1913,9 @@ sso:
     # phishing attacks from evil.site. To avoid this, include a slash after the
     # hostname: "https://my.client/".
     #
-    # If public_baseurl is set, then the login fallback page (used by clients
-    # that don't natively support the required login flows) is whitelisted in
-    # addition to any URLs in this list.
+    # The login fallback page (used by clients that don't natively support the
+    # required login flows) is automatically whitelisted in addition to any URLs
+    # in this list.
     #
     # By default, this list is empty.
     #
@@ -1969,6 +1989,14 @@ sso:
     #
     #   This template has no additional variables.
     #
+    # * HTML page shown after a user-interactive authentication session which
+    #   does not map correctly onto the expected user: 'sso_auth_bad_user.html'.
+    #
+    #   When rendering, this template is given the following variables:
+    #     * server_name: the homeserver's name.
+    #     * user_id_to_verify: the MXID of the user that we are trying to
+    #       validate.
+    #
     # * HTML page shown during single sign-on if a deactivated user (according to Synapse's database)
     #   attempts to login: 'sso_account_deactivated.html'.
     #