1 files changed, 42 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/_scripts/register_new_matrix_user.py b/synapse/_scripts/register_new_matrix_user.py
index 42ae0dbea3..0c4504d5d8 100644
--- a/synapse/_scripts/register_new_matrix_user.py
+++ b/synapse/_scripts/register_new_matrix_user.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
 # Copyright 2018 New Vector
-# Copyright 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+# Copyright 2021-22 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Optional
 import requests
 import yaml
 
+_CONFLICTING_SHARED_SECRET_OPTS_ERROR = """\
+Conflicting options 'registration_shared_secret' and 'registration_shared_secret_path'
+are both defined in config file.
+"""
+
+_NO_SHARED_SECRET_OPTS_ERROR = """\
+No 'registration_shared_secret' or 'registration_shared_secret_path' defined in config.
+"""
+
 _DEFAULT_SERVER_URL = "http://localhost:8008"
 
 
@@ -222,9 +231,15 @@ def main() -> None:
         # argparse should check that we have either config or shared secret
         assert config
 
-        secret = config.get("registration_shared_secret", None)
+        secret = config.get("registration_shared_secret")
+        secret_file = config.get("registration_shared_secret_path")
+        if secret_file:
+            if secret:
+                print(_CONFLICTING_SHARED_SECRET_OPTS_ERROR, file=sys.stderr)
+                sys.exit(1)
+            secret = _read_file(secret_file, "registration_shared_secret_path").strip()
         if not secret:
-            print("No 'registration_shared_secret' defined in config.")
+            print(_NO_SHARED_SECRET_OPTS_ERROR, file=sys.stderr)
             sys.exit(1)
 
     if args.server_url:
@@ -254,6 +269,30 @@ def main() -> None:
     )
 
 
+def _read_file(file_path: Any, config_path: str) -> str:
+    """Check the given file exists, and read it into a string
+
+    If it does not, exit with an error indicating the problem
+
+    Args:
+        file_path: the file to be read
+        config_path: where in the configuration file_path came from, so that a useful
+           error can be emitted if it does not exist.
+    Returns:
+        content of the file.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(file_path, str):
+        print(f"{config_path} setting is not a string", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    try:
+        with open(file_path) as file_stream:
+            return file_stream.read()
+    except OSError as e:
+        print(f"Error accessing file {file_path}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
 def _find_client_listener(config: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[str]:
     # try to find a listener in the config. Returns a host:port pair
     for listener in config.get("listeners", []):