4 files changed, 72 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/emailconfig.py b/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
index ae04252906..86018dfcce 100644
--- a/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
+++ b/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
@@ -19,15 +19,12 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 
 # This file can't be called email.py because if it is, we cannot:
 import email.utils
-import logging
 import os
 
 import pkg_resources
 
 from ._base import Config, ConfigError
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
 
 class EmailConfig(Config):
     def read_config(self, config):
@@ -85,10 +82,12 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
         self.email_password_reset_behaviour = (
             "remote" if email_trust_identity_server_for_password_resets else "local"
         )
+        self.password_resets_were_disabled_due_to_email_config = False
         if self.email_password_reset_behaviour == "local" and email_config == {}:
-            logger.warn(
-                "User password resets have been disabled due to lack of email config"
-            )
+            # We cannot warn the user this has happened here
+            # Instead do so when a user attempts to reset their password
+            self.password_resets_were_disabled_due_to_email_config = True
+
             self.email_password_reset_behaviour = "off"
 
         # Get lifetime of a validation token in milliseconds
diff --git a/synapse/config/homeserver.py b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
index 5c4fc8ff21..acadef4fd3 100644
--- a/synapse/config/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from .server import ServerConfig
 from .server_notices_config import ServerNoticesConfig
 from .spam_checker import SpamCheckerConfig
 from .stats import StatsConfig
+from .third_party_event_rules import ThirdPartyRulesConfig
 from .tls import TlsConfig
 from .user_directory import UserDirectoryConfig
 from .voip import VoipConfig
@@ -73,5 +74,6 @@ class HomeServerConfig(
     StatsConfig,
     ServerNoticesConfig,
     RoomDirectoryConfig,
+    ThirdPartyRulesConfig,
 ):
     pass
diff --git a/synapse/config/key.py b/synapse/config/key.py
index aba7092ccd..424875feae 100644
--- a/synapse/config/key.py
+++ b/synapse/config/key.py
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ validation or TLS certificate validation. This is likely to be very insecure. If
 you are *sure* you want to do this, set 'accept_keys_insecurely' on the
 keyserver configuration."""
 
+RELYING_ON_MATRIX_KEY_ERROR = """\
+Your server is configured to accept key server responses without TLS certificate
+validation, and which are only signed by the old (possibly compromised)
+matrix.org signing key 'ed25519:auto'. This likely isn't what you want to do,
+and you should enable 'federation_verify_certificates' in your configuration.
+
+If you are *sure* you want to do this, set 'accept_keys_insecurely' on the
+trusted_key_server configuration."""
+
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -340,10 +349,20 @@ def _parse_key_servers(key_servers, federation_verify_certificates):
                 result.verify_keys[key_id] = verify_key
 
         if (
-            not verify_keys
-            and not server.get("accept_keys_insecurely")
-            and not federation_verify_certificates
+            not federation_verify_certificates and
+            not server.get("accept_keys_insecurely")
         ):
-            raise ConfigError(INSECURE_NOTARY_ERROR)
+            _assert_keyserver_has_verify_keys(result)
 
         yield result
+
+
+def _assert_keyserver_has_verify_keys(trusted_key_server):
+    if not trusted_key_server.verify_keys:
+        raise ConfigError(INSECURE_NOTARY_ERROR)
+
+    # also check that they are not blindly checking the old matrix.org key
+    if trusted_key_server.server_name == "matrix.org" and any(
+        key_id == "ed25519:auto" for key_id in trusted_key_server.verify_keys
+    ):
+        raise ConfigError(RELYING_ON_MATRIX_KEY_ERROR)
diff --git a/synapse/config/third_party_event_rules.py b/synapse/config/third_party_event_rules.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a89dd5f98a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/config/third_party_event_rules.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 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.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from synapse.util.module_loader import load_module
+
+from ._base import Config
+
+
+class ThirdPartyRulesConfig(Config):
+    def read_config(self, config):
+        self.third_party_event_rules = None
+
+        provider = config.get("third_party_event_rules", None)
+        if provider is not None:
+            self.third_party_event_rules = load_module(provider)
+
+    def default_config(self, **kwargs):
+        return """\
+        # Server admins can define a Python module that implements extra rules for
+        # allowing or denying incoming events. In order to work, this module needs to
+        # override the methods defined in synapse/events/third_party_rules.py.
+        #
+        # This feature is designed to be used in closed federations only, where each
+        # participating server enforces the same rules.
+        #
+        #third_party_event_rules:
+        #  module: "my_custom_project.SuperRulesSet"
+        #  config:
+        #    example_option: 'things'
+        """