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-rw-r--r--docs/sample_config.yaml33
-rw-r--r--docs/sso_mapping_providers.md4
-rw-r--r--docs/workers.md6
3 files changed, 27 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index 394eb9a3ff..68c8f4f0e2 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -642,17 +642,19 @@ acme:
 #  - nyc.example.com
 #  - syd.example.com
 
-# Prevent federation requests from being sent to the following
-# blacklist IP address CIDR ranges. If this option is not specified, or
-# specified with an empty list, no ip range blacklist will be enforced.
+# Prevent outgoing requests from being sent to the following blacklisted IP address
+# CIDR ranges. If this option is not specified, or specified with an empty list,
+# no IP range blacklist will be enforced.
 #
-# As of Synapse v1.4.0 this option also affects any outbound requests to identity
-# servers provided by user input.
+# The blacklist applies to the outbound requests for federation, identity servers,
+# push servers, and for checking key validitity for third-party invite events.
 #
 # (0.0.0.0 and :: are always blacklisted, whether or not they are explicitly
 # listed here, since they correspond to unroutable addresses.)
 #
-federation_ip_range_blacklist:
+# This option replaces federation_ip_range_blacklist in Synapse v1.24.0.
+#
+ip_range_blacklist:
   - '127.0.0.0/8'
   - '10.0.0.0/8'
   - '172.16.0.0/12'
@@ -1877,11 +1879,8 @@ sso:
     #  - https://my.custom.client/
 
     # Directory in which Synapse will try to find the template files below.
-    # If not set, default templates from within the Synapse package will be used.
-    #
-    # DO NOT UNCOMMENT THIS SETTING unless you want to customise the templates.
-    # If you *do* uncomment it, you will need to make sure that all the templates
-    # below are in the directory.
+    # If not set, or the files named below are not found within the template
+    # directory, default templates from within the Synapse package will be used.
     #
     # Synapse will look for the following templates in this directory:
     #
@@ -2111,9 +2110,8 @@ email:
   #validation_token_lifetime: 15m
 
   # Directory in which Synapse will try to find the template files below.
-  # If not set, default templates from within the Synapse package will be used.
-  #
-  # Do not uncomment this setting unless you want to customise the templates.
+  # If not set, or the files named below are not found within the template
+  # directory, default templates from within the Synapse package will be used.
   #
   # Synapse will look for the following templates in this directory:
   #
@@ -2587,6 +2585,13 @@ opentracing:
 #
 #run_background_tasks_on: worker1
 
+# A shared secret used by the replication APIs to authenticate HTTP requests
+# from workers.
+#
+# By default this is unused and traffic is not authenticated.
+#
+#worker_replication_secret: ""
+
 
 # Configuration for Redis when using workers. This *must* be enabled when
 # using workers (unless using old style direct TCP configuration).
diff --git a/docs/sso_mapping_providers.md b/docs/sso_mapping_providers.md
index ab2a648910..7714b1d844 100644
--- a/docs/sso_mapping_providers.md
+++ b/docs/sso_mapping_providers.md
@@ -116,11 +116,13 @@ comment these options out and use those specified by the module instead.
 
 A custom mapping provider must specify the following methods:
 
-* `__init__(self, parsed_config)`
+* `__init__(self, parsed_config, module_api)`
    - Arguments:
      - `parsed_config` - A configuration object that is the return value of the
        `parse_config` method. You should set any configuration options needed by
        the module here.
+     - `module_api` - a `synapse.module_api.ModuleApi` object which provides the
+       stable API available for extension modules.
 * `parse_config(config)`
     - This method should have the `@staticmethod` decoration.
     - Arguments:
diff --git a/docs/workers.md b/docs/workers.md
index c53d1bd2ff..efe97af31a 100644
--- a/docs/workers.md
+++ b/docs/workers.md
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ shared configuration file.
 Normally, only a couple of changes are needed to make an existing configuration
 file suitable for use with workers. First, you need to enable an "HTTP replication
 listener" for the main process; and secondly, you need to enable redis-based
-replication. For example:
+replication. Optionally, a shared secret can be used to authenticate HTTP
+traffic between workers. For example:
 
 
 ```yaml
@@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ listeners:
     resources:
      - names: [replication]
 
+# Add a random shared secret to authenticate traffic.
+worker_replication_secret: ""
+
 redis:
     enabled: true
 ```