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-rw-r--r--synapse/config/_base.py191
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/_base.pyi135
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/api.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/appservice.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/captcha.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/cas.py5
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/consent_config.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/database.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/emailconfig.py164
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/groups.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/homeserver.py68
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/jwt_config.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/key.py52
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/logger.py46
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/metrics.py54
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/password.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/push.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/ratelimiting.py15
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/registration.py44
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/repository.py36
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/room_directory.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/saml2_config.py239
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/server.py95
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/server_notices_config.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/spam_checker.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/stats.py15
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/third_party_event_rules.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/tls.py27
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/tracer.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/user_directory.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/voip.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/workers.py4
33 files changed, 992 insertions, 265 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/_base.py b/synapse/config/_base.py
index 31f6530978..08619404bb 100644
--- a/synapse/config/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/config/_base.py
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 import argparse
 import errno
 import os
+from collections import OrderedDict
 from textwrap import dedent
+from typing import Any, MutableMapping, Optional
 
 from six import integer_types
 
@@ -51,7 +53,56 @@ Missing mandatory `server_name` config option.
 """
 
 
+def path_exists(file_path):
+    """Check if a file exists
+
+    Unlike os.path.exists, this throws an exception if there is an error
+    checking if the file exists (for example, if there is a perms error on
+    the parent dir).
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if the file exists; False if not.
+    """
+    try:
+        os.stat(file_path)
+        return True
+    except OSError as e:
+        if e.errno != errno.ENOENT:
+            raise e
+        return False
+
+
 class Config(object):
+    """
+    A configuration section, containing configuration keys and values.
+
+    Attributes:
+        section (str): The section title of this config object, such as
+            "tls" or "logger". This is used to refer to it on the root
+            logger (for example, `config.tls.some_option`). Must be
+            defined in subclasses.
+    """
+
+    section = None
+
+    def __init__(self, root_config=None):
+        self.root = root_config
+
+    def __getattr__(self, item: str) -> Any:
+        """
+        Try and fetch a configuration option that does not exist on this class.
+
+        This is so that existing configs that rely on `self.value`, where value
+        is actually from a different config section, continue to work.
+        """
+        if item in ["generate_config_section", "read_config"]:
+            raise AttributeError(item)
+
+        if self.root is None:
+            raise AttributeError(item)
+        else:
+            return self.root._get_unclassed_config(self.section, item)
+
     @staticmethod
     def parse_size(value):
         if isinstance(value, integer_types):
@@ -88,22 +139,7 @@ class Config(object):
 
     @classmethod
     def path_exists(cls, file_path):
-        """Check if a file exists
-
-        Unlike os.path.exists, this throws an exception if there is an error
-        checking if the file exists (for example, if there is a perms error on
-        the parent dir).
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the file exists; False if not.
-        """
-        try:
-            os.stat(file_path)
-            return True
-        except OSError as e:
-            if e.errno != errno.ENOENT:
-                raise e
-            return False
+        return path_exists(file_path)
 
     @classmethod
     def check_file(cls, file_path, config_name):
@@ -136,42 +172,106 @@ class Config(object):
         with open(file_path) as file_stream:
             return file_stream.read()
 
-    def invoke_all(self, name, *args, **kargs):
-        """Invoke all instance methods with the given name and arguments in the
-        class's MRO.
+
+class RootConfig(object):
+    """
+    Holder of an application's configuration.
+
+    What configuration this object holds is defined by `config_classes`, a list
+    of Config classes that will be instantiated and given the contents of a
+    configuration file to read. They can then be accessed on this class by their
+    section name, defined in the Config or dynamically set to be the name of the
+    class, lower-cased and with "Config" removed.
+    """
+
+    config_classes = []
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._configs = OrderedDict()
+
+        for config_class in self.config_classes:
+            if config_class.section is None:
+                raise ValueError("%r requires a section name" % (config_class,))
+
+            try:
+                conf = config_class(self)
+            except Exception as e:
+                raise Exception("Failed making %s: %r" % (config_class.section, e))
+            self._configs[config_class.section] = conf
+
+    def __getattr__(self, item: str) -> Any:
+        """
+        Redirect lookups on this object either to config objects, or values on
+        config objects, so that `config.tls.blah` works, as well as legacy uses
+        of things like `config.server_name`. It will first look up the config
+        section name, and then values on those config classes.
+        """
+        if item in self._configs.keys():
+            return self._configs[item]
+
+        return self._get_unclassed_config(None, item)
+
+    def _get_unclassed_config(self, asking_section: Optional[str], item: str):
+        """
+        Fetch a config value from one of the instantiated config classes that
+        has not been fetched directly.
+
+        Args:
+            asking_section: If this check is coming from a Config child, which
+                one? This section will not be asked if it has the value.
+            item: The configuration value key.
+
+        Raises:
+            AttributeError if no config classes have the config key. The body
+                will contain what sections were checked.
+        """
+        for key, val in self._configs.items():
+            if key == asking_section:
+                continue
+
+            if item in dir(val):
+                return getattr(val, item)
+
+        raise AttributeError(item, "not found in %s" % (list(self._configs.keys()),))
+
+    def invoke_all(self, func_name: str, *args, **kwargs) -> MutableMapping[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Invoke a function on all instantiated config objects this RootConfig is
+        configured to use.
 
         Args:
-            name (str): Name of function to invoke
+            func_name: Name of function to invoke
             *args
             **kwargs
-
         Returns:
-            list: The list of the return values from each method called
+            ordered dictionary of config section name and the result of the
+            function from it.
         """
-        results = []
-        for cls in type(self).mro():
-            if name in cls.__dict__:
-                results.append(getattr(cls, name)(self, *args, **kargs))
-        return results
+        res = OrderedDict()
+
+        for name, config in self._configs.items():
+            if hasattr(config, func_name):
+                res[name] = getattr(config, func_name)(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        return res
 
     @classmethod
-    def invoke_all_static(cls, name, *args, **kargs):
-        """Invoke all static methods with the given name and arguments in the
-        class's MRO.
+    def invoke_all_static(cls, func_name: str, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Invoke a static function on config objects this RootConfig is
+        configured to use.
 
         Args:
-            name (str): Name of function to invoke
+            func_name: Name of function to invoke
             *args
             **kwargs
-
         Returns:
-            list: The list of the return values from each method called
+            ordered dictionary of config section name and the result of the
+            function from it.
         """
-        results = []
-        for c in cls.mro():
-            if name in c.__dict__:
-                results.append(getattr(c, name)(*args, **kargs))
-        return results
+        for config in cls.config_classes:
+            if hasattr(config, func_name):
+                getattr(config, func_name)(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def generate_config(
         self,
@@ -187,7 +287,8 @@ class Config(object):
         tls_private_key_path=None,
         acme_domain=None,
     ):
-        """Build a default configuration file
+        """
+        Build a default configuration file
 
         This is used when the user explicitly asks us to generate a config file
         (eg with --generate_config).
@@ -242,6 +343,7 @@ class Config(object):
         Returns:
             str: the yaml config file
         """
+
         return "\n\n".join(
             dedent(conf)
             for conf in self.invoke_all(
@@ -257,7 +359,7 @@ class Config(object):
                 tls_certificate_path=tls_certificate_path,
                 tls_private_key_path=tls_private_key_path,
                 acme_domain=acme_domain,
-            )
+            ).values()
         )
 
     @classmethod
@@ -444,7 +546,7 @@ class Config(object):
                 )
 
             (config_path,) = config_files
-            if not cls.path_exists(config_path):
+            if not path_exists(config_path):
                 print("Generating config file %s" % (config_path,))
 
                 if config_args.data_directory:
@@ -469,7 +571,7 @@ class Config(object):
                     open_private_ports=config_args.open_private_ports,
                 )
 
-                if not cls.path_exists(config_dir_path):
+                if not path_exists(config_dir_path):
                     os.makedirs(config_dir_path)
                 with open(config_path, "w") as config_file:
                     config_file.write("# vim:ft=yaml\n\n")
@@ -518,7 +620,7 @@ class Config(object):
 
         return obj
 
-    def parse_config_dict(self, config_dict, config_dir_path, data_dir_path):
+    def parse_config_dict(self, config_dict, config_dir_path=None, data_dir_path=None):
         """Read the information from the config dict into this Config object.
 
         Args:
@@ -607,3 +709,6 @@ def find_config_files(search_paths):
             else:
                 config_files.append(config_path)
     return config_files
+
+
+__all__ = ["Config", "RootConfig"]
diff --git a/synapse/config/_base.pyi b/synapse/config/_base.pyi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86bc965ee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/config/_base.pyi
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+from typing import Any, List, Optional
+
+from synapse.config import (
+    api,
+    appservice,
+    captcha,
+    cas,
+    consent_config,
+    database,
+    emailconfig,
+    groups,
+    jwt_config,
+    key,
+    logger,
+    metrics,
+    password,
+    password_auth_providers,
+    push,
+    ratelimiting,
+    registration,
+    repository,
+    room_directory,
+    saml2_config,
+    server,
+    server_notices_config,
+    spam_checker,
+    stats,
+    third_party_event_rules,
+    tls,
+    tracer,
+    user_directory,
+    voip,
+    workers,
+)
+
+class ConfigError(Exception): ...
+
+MISSING_REPORT_STATS_CONFIG_INSTRUCTIONS: str
+MISSING_REPORT_STATS_SPIEL: str
+MISSING_SERVER_NAME: str
+
+def path_exists(file_path: str): ...
+
+class RootConfig:
+    server: server.ServerConfig
+    tls: tls.TlsConfig
+    database: database.DatabaseConfig
+    logging: logger.LoggingConfig
+    ratelimit: ratelimiting.RatelimitConfig
+    media: repository.ContentRepositoryConfig
+    captcha: captcha.CaptchaConfig
+    voip: voip.VoipConfig
+    registration: registration.RegistrationConfig
+    metrics: metrics.MetricsConfig
+    api: api.ApiConfig
+    appservice: appservice.AppServiceConfig
+    key: key.KeyConfig
+    saml2: saml2_config.SAML2Config
+    cas: cas.CasConfig
+    jwt: jwt_config.JWTConfig
+    password: password.PasswordConfig
+    email: emailconfig.EmailConfig
+    worker: workers.WorkerConfig
+    authproviders: password_auth_providers.PasswordAuthProviderConfig
+    push: push.PushConfig
+    spamchecker: spam_checker.SpamCheckerConfig
+    groups: groups.GroupsConfig
+    userdirectory: user_directory.UserDirectoryConfig
+    consent: consent_config.ConsentConfig
+    stats: stats.StatsConfig
+    servernotices: server_notices_config.ServerNoticesConfig
+    roomdirectory: room_directory.RoomDirectoryConfig
+    thirdpartyrules: third_party_event_rules.ThirdPartyRulesConfig
+    tracer: tracer.TracerConfig
+
+    config_classes: List = ...
+    def __init__(self) -> None: ...
+    def invoke_all(self, func_name: str, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any): ...
+    @classmethod
+    def invoke_all_static(cls, func_name: str, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None: ...
+    def __getattr__(self, item: str): ...
+    def parse_config_dict(
+        self,
+        config_dict: Any,
+        config_dir_path: Optional[Any] = ...,
+        data_dir_path: Optional[Any] = ...,
+    ) -> None: ...
+    read_config: Any = ...
+    def generate_config(
+        self,
+        config_dir_path: str,
+        data_dir_path: str,
+        server_name: str,
+        generate_secrets: bool = ...,
+        report_stats: Optional[str] = ...,
+        open_private_ports: bool = ...,
+        listeners: Optional[Any] = ...,
+        database_conf: Optional[Any] = ...,
+        tls_certificate_path: Optional[str] = ...,
+        tls_private_key_path: Optional[str] = ...,
+        acme_domain: Optional[str] = ...,
+    ): ...
+    @classmethod
+    def load_or_generate_config(cls, description: Any, argv: Any): ...
+    @classmethod
+    def load_config(cls, description: Any, argv: Any): ...
+    @classmethod
+    def add_arguments_to_parser(cls, config_parser: Any) -> None: ...
+    @classmethod
+    def load_config_with_parser(cls, parser: Any, argv: Any): ...
+    def generate_missing_files(
+        self, config_dict: dict, config_dir_path: str
+    ) -> None: ...
+
+class Config:
+    root: RootConfig
+    def __init__(self, root_config: Optional[RootConfig] = ...) -> None: ...
+    def __getattr__(self, item: str, from_root: bool = ...): ...
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_size(value: Any): ...
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_duration(value: Any): ...
+    @staticmethod
+    def abspath(file_path: Optional[str]): ...
+    @classmethod
+    def path_exists(cls, file_path: str): ...
+    @classmethod
+    def check_file(cls, file_path: str, config_name: str): ...
+    @classmethod
+    def ensure_directory(cls, dir_path: str): ...
+    @classmethod
+    def read_file(cls, file_path: str, config_name: str): ...
+
+def read_config_files(config_files: List[str]): ...
+def find_config_files(search_paths: List[str]): ...
diff --git a/synapse/config/api.py b/synapse/config/api.py
index dddea79a8a..74cd53a8ed 100644
--- a/synapse/config/api.py
+++ b/synapse/config/api.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ from ._base import Config
 
 
 class ApiConfig(Config):
+    section = "api"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.room_invite_state_types = config.get(
             "room_invite_state_types",
diff --git a/synapse/config/appservice.py b/synapse/config/appservice.py
index 8387ff6805..e77d3387ff 100644
--- a/synapse/config/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/config/appservice.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import logging
+from typing import Dict
 
 from six import string_types
 from six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class AppServiceConfig(Config):
+    section = "appservice"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.app_service_config_files = config.get("app_service_config_files", [])
         self.notify_appservices = config.get("notify_appservices", True)
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ class AppServiceConfig(Config):
         # Uncomment to enable tracking of application service IP addresses. Implicitly
         # enables MAU tracking for application service users.
         #
-        #track_appservice_user_ips: True
+        #track_appservice_user_ips: true
         """
 
 
@@ -56,8 +59,8 @@ def load_appservices(hostname, config_files):
         return []
 
     # Dicts of value -> filename
-    seen_as_tokens = {}
-    seen_ids = {}
+    seen_as_tokens = {}  # type: Dict[str, str]
+    seen_ids = {}  # type: Dict[str, str]
 
     appservices = []
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/captcha.py b/synapse/config/captcha.py
index 8dac8152cf..44bd5c6799 100644
--- a/synapse/config/captcha.py
+++ b/synapse/config/captcha.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ from ._base import Config
 
 
 class CaptchaConfig(Config):
+    section = "captcha"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.recaptcha_private_key = config.get("recaptcha_private_key")
         self.recaptcha_public_key = config.get("recaptcha_public_key")
diff --git a/synapse/config/cas.py b/synapse/config/cas.py
index ebe34d933b..4526c1a67b 100644
--- a/synapse/config/cas.py
+++ b/synapse/config/cas.py
@@ -22,17 +22,21 @@ class CasConfig(Config):
     cas_server_url: URL of CAS server
     """
 
+    section = "cas"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         cas_config = config.get("cas_config", None)
         if cas_config:
             self.cas_enabled = cas_config.get("enabled", True)
             self.cas_server_url = cas_config["server_url"]
             self.cas_service_url = cas_config["service_url"]
+            self.cas_displayname_attribute = cas_config.get("displayname_attribute")
             self.cas_required_attributes = cas_config.get("required_attributes", {})
         else:
             self.cas_enabled = False
             self.cas_server_url = None
             self.cas_service_url = None
+            self.cas_displayname_attribute = None
             self.cas_required_attributes = {}
 
     def generate_config_section(self, config_dir_path, server_name, **kwargs):
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ class CasConfig(Config):
         #   enabled: true
         #   server_url: "https://cas-server.com"
         #   service_url: "https://homeserver.domain.com:8448"
+        #   #displayname_attribute: name
         #   #required_attributes:
         #   #    name: value
         """
diff --git a/synapse/config/consent_config.py b/synapse/config/consent_config.py
index 94916f3a49..aec9c4bbce 100644
--- a/synapse/config/consent_config.py
+++ b/synapse/config/consent_config.py
@@ -62,19 +62,22 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = """\
 #    body: >-
 #      To continue using this homeserver you must review and agree to the
 #      terms and conditions at %(consent_uri)s
-#  send_server_notice_to_guests: True
+#  send_server_notice_to_guests: true
 #  block_events_error: >-
 #    To continue using this homeserver you must review and agree to the
 #    terms and conditions at %(consent_uri)s
-#  require_at_registration: False
+#  require_at_registration: false
 #  policy_name: Privacy Policy
 #
 """
 
 
 class ConsentConfig(Config):
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(ConsentConfig, self).__init__()
+
+    section = "consent"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args):
+        super(ConsentConfig, self).__init__(*args)
 
         self.user_consent_version = None
         self.user_consent_template_dir = None
diff --git a/synapse/config/database.py b/synapse/config/database.py
index 118aafbd4a..0e2509f0b1 100644
--- a/synapse/config/database.py
+++ b/synapse/config/database.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ from ._base import Config
 
 
 class DatabaseConfig(Config):
+    section = "database"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.event_cache_size = self.parse_size(config.get("event_cache_size", "10K"))
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/emailconfig.py b/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
index f83c05df44..39e7a1dddb 100644
--- a/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
+++ b/synapse/config/emailconfig.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 # This file can't be called email.py because if it is, we cannot:
 import email.utils
 import os
+from enum import Enum
 
 import pkg_resources
 
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ from ._base import Config, ConfigError
 
 
 class EmailConfig(Config):
+    section = "email"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         # TODO: We should separate better the email configuration from the notification
         # and account validity config.
@@ -74,19 +77,48 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
             "renew_at"
         )
 
-        email_trust_identity_server_for_password_resets = email_config.get(
-            "trust_identity_server_for_password_resets", False
-        )
-        self.email_password_reset_behaviour = (
-            "remote" if email_trust_identity_server_for_password_resets else "local"
+        self.threepid_behaviour_email = (
+            # Have Synapse handle the email sending if account_threepid_delegates.email
+            # is not defined
+            # msisdn is currently always remote while Synapse does not support any method of
+            # sending SMS messages
+            ThreepidBehaviour.REMOTE
+            if self.account_threepid_delegate_email
+            else ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL
         )
-        self.password_resets_were_disabled_due_to_email_config = False
-        if self.email_password_reset_behaviour == "local" and email_config == {}:
+        # Prior to Synapse v1.4.0, there was another option that defined whether Synapse would
+        # use an identity server to password reset tokens on its behalf. We now warn the user
+        # if they have this set and tell them to use the updated option, while using a default
+        # identity server in the process.
+        self.using_identity_server_from_trusted_list = False
+        if (
+            not self.account_threepid_delegate_email
+            and config.get("trust_identity_server_for_password_resets", False) is True
+        ):
+            # Use the first entry in self.trusted_third_party_id_servers instead
+            if self.trusted_third_party_id_servers:
+                # XXX: It's a little confusing that account_threepid_delegate_email is modified
+                # both in RegistrationConfig and here. We should factor this bit out
+                self.account_threepid_delegate_email = self.trusted_third_party_id_servers[
+                    0
+                ]
+                self.using_identity_server_from_trusted_list = True
+            else:
+                raise ConfigError(
+                    "Attempted to use an identity server from"
+                    '"trusted_third_party_id_servers" but it is empty.'
+                )
+
+        self.local_threepid_handling_disabled_due_to_email_config = False
+        if (
+            self.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL
+            and 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.local_threepid_handling_disabled_due_to_email_config = True
 
-            self.email_password_reset_behaviour = "off"
+            self.threepid_behaviour_email = ThreepidBehaviour.OFF
 
         # Get lifetime of a validation token in milliseconds
         self.email_validation_token_lifetime = self.parse_duration(
@@ -96,7 +128,7 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
         if (
             self.email_enable_notifs
             or account_validity_renewal_enabled
-            or self.email_password_reset_behaviour == "local"
+            or self.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL
         ):
             # make sure we can import the required deps
             import jinja2
@@ -106,7 +138,7 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
             jinja2
             bleach
 
-        if self.email_password_reset_behaviour == "local":
+        if self.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL:
             required = ["smtp_host", "smtp_port", "notif_from"]
 
             missing = []
@@ -125,28 +157,63 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
                     % (", ".join(missing),)
                 )
 
-            # Templates for password reset emails
+            # These email templates have placeholders in them, and thus must be
+            # parsed using a templating engine during a request
             self.email_password_reset_template_html = email_config.get(
                 "password_reset_template_html", "password_reset.html"
             )
             self.email_password_reset_template_text = email_config.get(
                 "password_reset_template_text", "password_reset.txt"
             )
+            self.email_registration_template_html = email_config.get(
+                "registration_template_html", "registration.html"
+            )
+            self.email_registration_template_text = email_config.get(
+                "registration_template_text", "registration.txt"
+            )
+            self.email_add_threepid_template_html = email_config.get(
+                "add_threepid_template_html", "add_threepid.html"
+            )
+            self.email_add_threepid_template_text = email_config.get(
+                "add_threepid_template_text", "add_threepid.txt"
+            )
+
             self.email_password_reset_template_failure_html = email_config.get(
                 "password_reset_template_failure_html", "password_reset_failure.html"
             )
-            # This template does not support any replaceable variables, so we will
-            # read it from the disk once during setup
+            self.email_registration_template_failure_html = email_config.get(
+                "registration_template_failure_html", "registration_failure.html"
+            )
+            self.email_add_threepid_template_failure_html = email_config.get(
+                "add_threepid_template_failure_html", "add_threepid_failure.html"
+            )
+
+            # These templates do not support any placeholder variables, so we
+            # will read them from disk once during setup
             email_password_reset_template_success_html = email_config.get(
                 "password_reset_template_success_html", "password_reset_success.html"
             )
+            email_registration_template_success_html = email_config.get(
+                "registration_template_success_html", "registration_success.html"
+            )
+            email_add_threepid_template_success_html = email_config.get(
+                "add_threepid_template_success_html", "add_threepid_success.html"
+            )
 
             # Check templates exist
             for f in [
                 self.email_password_reset_template_html,
                 self.email_password_reset_template_text,
+                self.email_registration_template_html,
+                self.email_registration_template_text,
+                self.email_add_threepid_template_html,
+                self.email_add_threepid_template_text,
                 self.email_password_reset_template_failure_html,
+                self.email_registration_template_failure_html,
+                self.email_add_threepid_template_failure_html,
                 email_password_reset_template_success_html,
+                email_registration_template_success_html,
+                email_add_threepid_template_success_html,
             ]:
                 p = os.path.join(self.email_template_dir, f)
                 if not os.path.isfile(p):
@@ -156,9 +223,21 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
             filepath = os.path.join(
                 self.email_template_dir, email_password_reset_template_success_html
             )
-            self.email_password_reset_template_success_html_content = self.read_file(
+            self.email_password_reset_template_success_html = self.read_file(
                 filepath, "email.password_reset_template_success_html"
             )
+            filepath = os.path.join(
+                self.email_template_dir, email_registration_template_success_html
+            )
+            self.email_registration_template_success_html_content = self.read_file(
+                filepath, "email.registration_template_success_html"
+            )
+            filepath = os.path.join(
+                self.email_template_dir, email_add_threepid_template_success_html
+            )
+            self.email_add_threepid_template_success_html_content = self.read_file(
+                filepath, "email.add_threepid_template_success_html"
+            )
 
         if self.email_enable_notifs:
             required = [
@@ -225,13 +304,13 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
         #   smtp_port: 25 # SSL: 465, STARTTLS: 587
         #   smtp_user: "exampleusername"
         #   smtp_pass: "examplepassword"
-        #   require_transport_security: False
+        #   require_transport_security: false
         #   notif_from: "Your Friendly %(app)s Home Server <noreply@example.com>"
         #   app_name: Matrix
         #
         #   # Enable email notifications by default
         #   #
-        #   notif_for_new_users: True
+        #   notif_for_new_users: true
         #
         #   # Defining a custom URL for Riot is only needed if email notifications
         #   # should contain links to a self-hosted installation of Riot; when set
@@ -239,19 +318,6 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
         #   #
         #   riot_base_url: "http://localhost/riot"
         #
-        #   # Enable sending password reset emails via the configured, trusted
-        #   # identity servers
-        #   #
-        #   # IMPORTANT! This will give a malicious or overtaken identity server
-        #   # the ability to reset passwords for your users! Make absolutely sure
-        #   # that you want to do this! It is strongly recommended that password
-        #   # reset emails be sent by the homeserver instead
-        #   #
-        #   # If this option is set to false and SMTP options have not been
-        #   # configured, resetting user passwords via email will be disabled
-        #   #
-        #   #trust_identity_server_for_password_resets: false
-        #
         #   # Configure the time that a validation email or text message code
         #   # will expire after sending
         #   #
@@ -283,9 +349,47 @@ class EmailConfig(Config):
         #   #password_reset_template_html: password_reset.html
         #   #password_reset_template_text: password_reset.txt
         #
+        #   # Templates for registration emails sent by the homeserver
+        #   #
+        #   #registration_template_html: registration.html
+        #   #registration_template_text: registration.txt
+        #
+        #   # Templates for validation emails sent by the homeserver when adding an email to
+        #   # your user account
+        #   #
+        #   #add_threepid_template_html: add_threepid.html
+        #   #add_threepid_template_text: add_threepid.txt
+        #
         #   # Templates for password reset success and failure pages that a user
         #   # will see after attempting to reset their password
         #   #
         #   #password_reset_template_success_html: password_reset_success.html
         #   #password_reset_template_failure_html: password_reset_failure.html
+        #
+        #   # Templates for registration success and failure pages that a user
+        #   # will see after attempting to register using an email or phone
+        #   #
+        #   #registration_template_success_html: registration_success.html
+        #   #registration_template_failure_html: registration_failure.html
+        #
+        #   # Templates for success and failure pages that a user will see after attempting
+        #   # to add an email or phone to their account
+        #   #
+        #   #add_threepid_success_html: add_threepid_success.html
+        #   #add_threepid_failure_html: add_threepid_failure.html
         """
+
+
+class ThreepidBehaviour(Enum):
+    """
+    Enum to define the behaviour of Synapse with regards to when it contacts an identity
+    server for 3pid registration and password resets
+
+    REMOTE = use an external server to send tokens
+    LOCAL = send tokens ourselves
+    OFF = disable registration via 3pid and password resets
+    """
+
+    REMOTE = "remote"
+    LOCAL = "local"
+    OFF = "off"
diff --git a/synapse/config/groups.py b/synapse/config/groups.py
index 2a522b5f44..d6862d9a64 100644
--- a/synapse/config/groups.py
+++ b/synapse/config/groups.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ from ._base import Config
 
 
 class GroupsConfig(Config):
+    section = "groups"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.enable_group_creation = config.get("enable_group_creation", False)
         self.group_creation_prefix = config.get("group_creation_prefix", "")
diff --git a/synapse/config/homeserver.py b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
index 72acad4f18..6e348671c7 100644
--- a/synapse/config/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from ._base import RootConfig
 from .api import ApiConfig
 from .appservice import AppServiceConfig
 from .captcha import CaptchaConfig
@@ -46,36 +47,37 @@ from .voip import VoipConfig
 from .workers import WorkerConfig
 
 
-class HomeServerConfig(
-    ServerConfig,
-    TlsConfig,
-    DatabaseConfig,
-    LoggingConfig,
-    RatelimitConfig,
-    ContentRepositoryConfig,
-    CaptchaConfig,
-    VoipConfig,
-    RegistrationConfig,
-    MetricsConfig,
-    ApiConfig,
-    AppServiceConfig,
-    KeyConfig,
-    SAML2Config,
-    CasConfig,
-    JWTConfig,
-    PasswordConfig,
-    EmailConfig,
-    WorkerConfig,
-    PasswordAuthProviderConfig,
-    PushConfig,
-    SpamCheckerConfig,
-    GroupsConfig,
-    UserDirectoryConfig,
-    ConsentConfig,
-    StatsConfig,
-    ServerNoticesConfig,
-    RoomDirectoryConfig,
-    ThirdPartyRulesConfig,
-    TracerConfig,
-):
-    pass
+class HomeServerConfig(RootConfig):
+
+    config_classes = [
+        ServerConfig,
+        TlsConfig,
+        DatabaseConfig,
+        LoggingConfig,
+        RatelimitConfig,
+        ContentRepositoryConfig,
+        CaptchaConfig,
+        VoipConfig,
+        RegistrationConfig,
+        MetricsConfig,
+        ApiConfig,
+        AppServiceConfig,
+        KeyConfig,
+        SAML2Config,
+        CasConfig,
+        JWTConfig,
+        PasswordConfig,
+        EmailConfig,
+        WorkerConfig,
+        PasswordAuthProviderConfig,
+        PushConfig,
+        SpamCheckerConfig,
+        GroupsConfig,
+        UserDirectoryConfig,
+        ConsentConfig,
+        StatsConfig,
+        ServerNoticesConfig,
+        RoomDirectoryConfig,
+        ThirdPartyRulesConfig,
+        TracerConfig,
+    ]
diff --git a/synapse/config/jwt_config.py b/synapse/config/jwt_config.py
index 36d87cef03..a568726985 100644
--- a/synapse/config/jwt_config.py
+++ b/synapse/config/jwt_config.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ MISSING_JWT = """Missing jwt library. This is required for jwt login.
 
 
 class JWTConfig(Config):
+    section = "jwt"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         jwt_config = config.get("jwt_config", None)
         if jwt_config:
diff --git a/synapse/config/key.py b/synapse/config/key.py
index ba2199bceb..52ff1b2621 100644
--- a/synapse/config/key.py
+++ b/synapse/config/key.py
@@ -50,6 +50,33 @@ 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."""
 
+TRUSTED_KEY_SERVER_NOT_CONFIGURED_WARN = """\
+Synapse requires that a list of trusted key servers are specified in order to
+provide signing keys for other servers in the federation.
+
+This homeserver does not have a trusted key server configured in
+homeserver.yaml and will fall back to the default of 'matrix.org'.
+
+Trusted key servers should be long-lived and stable which makes matrix.org a
+good choice for many admins, but some admins may wish to choose another. To
+suppress this warning, the admin should set 'trusted_key_servers' in
+homeserver.yaml to their desired key server and 'suppress_key_server_warning'
+to 'true'.
+
+In a future release the software-defined default will be removed entirely and
+the trusted key server will be defined exclusively by the value of
+'trusted_key_servers'.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"""
+
+TRUSTED_KEY_SERVER_CONFIGURED_AS_M_ORG_WARN = """\
+This server is configured to use 'matrix.org' as its trusted key server via the
+'trusted_key_servers' config option. 'matrix.org' is a good choice for a key
+server since it is long-lived, stable and trusted. However, some admins may
+wish to use another server for this purpose.
+
+To suppress this warning and continue using 'matrix.org', admins should set
+'suppress_key_server_warning' to 'true' in homeserver.yaml.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"""
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -65,6 +92,8 @@ class TrustedKeyServer(object):
 
 
 class KeyConfig(Config):
+    section = "key"
+
     def read_config(self, config, config_dir_path, **kwargs):
         # the signing key can be specified inline or in a separate file
         if "signing_key" in config:
@@ -85,6 +114,7 @@ class KeyConfig(Config):
             config.get("key_refresh_interval", "1d")
         )
 
+        suppress_key_server_warning = config.get("suppress_key_server_warning", False)
         key_server_signing_keys_path = config.get("key_server_signing_keys_path")
         if key_server_signing_keys_path:
             self.key_server_signing_keys = self.read_signing_keys(
@@ -95,6 +125,7 @@ class KeyConfig(Config):
 
         # if neither trusted_key_servers nor perspectives are given, use the default.
         if "perspectives" not in config and "trusted_key_servers" not in config:
+            logger.warning(TRUSTED_KEY_SERVER_NOT_CONFIGURED_WARN)
             key_servers = [{"server_name": "matrix.org"}]
         else:
             key_servers = config.get("trusted_key_servers", [])
@@ -108,6 +139,11 @@ class KeyConfig(Config):
             # merge the 'perspectives' config into the 'trusted_key_servers' config.
             key_servers.extend(_perspectives_to_key_servers(config))
 
+            if not suppress_key_server_warning and "matrix.org" in (
+                s["server_name"] for s in key_servers
+            ):
+                logger.warning(TRUSTED_KEY_SERVER_CONFIGURED_AS_M_ORG_WARN)
+
         # list of TrustedKeyServer objects
         self.key_servers = list(
             _parse_key_servers(key_servers, self.federation_verify_certificates)
@@ -120,7 +156,7 @@ class KeyConfig(Config):
         if not self.macaroon_secret_key:
             # Unfortunately, there are people out there that don't have this
             # set. Lets just be "nice" and derive one from their secret key.
-            logger.warn("Config is missing macaroon_secret_key")
+            logger.warning("Config is missing macaroon_secret_key")
             seed = bytes(self.signing_key[0])
             self.macaroon_secret_key = hashlib.sha256(seed).digest()
 
@@ -190,6 +226,10 @@ class KeyConfig(Config):
         # This setting supercedes an older setting named `perspectives`. The old format
         # is still supported for backwards-compatibility, but it is deprecated.
         #
+        # 'trusted_key_servers' defaults to matrix.org, but using it will generate a
+        # warning on start-up. To suppress this warning, set
+        # 'suppress_key_server_warning' to true.
+        #
         # Options for each entry in the list include:
         #
         #    server_name: the name of the server. required.
@@ -214,11 +254,13 @@ class KeyConfig(Config):
         #      "ed25519:auto": "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmopqr"
         #  - server_name: "my_other_trusted_server.example.com"
         #
-        # The default configuration is:
-        #
-        #trusted_key_servers:
-        #  - server_name: "matrix.org"
+        trusted_key_servers:
+          - server_name: "matrix.org"
+
+        # Uncomment the following to disable the warning that is emitted when the
+        # trusted_key_servers include 'matrix.org'. See above.
         #
+        #suppress_key_server_warning: true
 
         # The signing keys to use when acting as a trusted key server. If not specified
         # defaults to the server signing key.
diff --git a/synapse/config/logger.py b/synapse/config/logger.py
index 2704c18720..75bb904718 100644
--- a/synapse/config/logger.py
+++ b/synapse/config/logger.py
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ from string import Template
 
 import yaml
 
-from twisted.logger import STDLibLogObserver, globalLogBeginner
+from twisted.logger import (
+    ILogObserver,
+    LogBeginner,
+    STDLibLogObserver,
+    globalLogBeginner,
+)
 
 import synapse
 from synapse.app import _base as appbase
@@ -63,9 +68,6 @@ handlers:
         filters: [context]
 
 loggers:
-    synapse:
-        level: INFO
-
     synapse.storage.SQL:
         # beware: increasing this to DEBUG will make synapse log sensitive
         # information such as access tokens.
@@ -74,11 +76,15 @@ loggers:
 root:
     level: INFO
     handlers: [file, console]
+
+disable_existing_loggers: false
 """
 )
 
 
 class LoggingConfig(Config):
+    section = "logging"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.log_config = self.abspath(config.get("log_config"))
         self.no_redirect_stdio = config.get("no_redirect_stdio", False)
@@ -124,7 +130,7 @@ class LoggingConfig(Config):
                 log_config_file.write(DEFAULT_LOG_CONFIG.substitute(log_file=log_file))
 
 
-def _setup_stdlib_logging(config, log_config):
+def _setup_stdlib_logging(config, log_config, logBeginner: LogBeginner):
     """
     Set up Python stdlib logging.
     """
@@ -165,23 +171,25 @@ def _setup_stdlib_logging(config, log_config):
 
         return observer(event)
 
-    globalLogBeginner.beginLoggingTo(
-        [_log], redirectStandardIO=not config.no_redirect_stdio
-    )
+    logBeginner.beginLoggingTo([_log], redirectStandardIO=not config.no_redirect_stdio)
     if not config.no_redirect_stdio:
         print("Redirected stdout/stderr to logs")
 
+    return observer
+
 
 def _reload_stdlib_logging(*args, log_config=None):
     logger = logging.getLogger("")
 
     if not log_config:
-        logger.warn("Reloaded a blank config?")
+        logger.warning("Reloaded a blank config?")
 
     logging.config.dictConfig(log_config)
 
 
-def setup_logging(hs, config, use_worker_options=False):
+def setup_logging(
+    hs, config, use_worker_options=False, logBeginner: LogBeginner = globalLogBeginner
+) -> ILogObserver:
     """
     Set up the logging subsystem.
 
@@ -191,6 +199,12 @@ def setup_logging(hs, config, use_worker_options=False):
 
         use_worker_options (bool): True to use the 'worker_log_config' option
             instead of 'log_config'.
+
+        logBeginner: The Twisted logBeginner to use.
+
+    Returns:
+        The "root" Twisted Logger observer, suitable for sending logs to from a
+        Logger instance.
     """
     log_config = config.worker_log_config if use_worker_options else config.log_config
 
@@ -210,14 +224,18 @@ def setup_logging(hs, config, use_worker_options=False):
     log_config_body = read_config()
 
     if log_config_body and log_config_body.get("structured") is True:
-        setup_structured_logging(hs, config, log_config_body)
+        logger = setup_structured_logging(
+            hs, config, log_config_body, logBeginner=logBeginner
+        )
         appbase.register_sighup(read_config, callback=reload_structured_logging)
     else:
-        _setup_stdlib_logging(config, log_config_body)
+        logger = _setup_stdlib_logging(config, log_config_body, logBeginner=logBeginner)
         appbase.register_sighup(read_config, callback=_reload_stdlib_logging)
 
     # make sure that the first thing we log is a thing we can grep backwards
     # for
-    logging.warn("***** STARTING SERVER *****")
-    logging.warn("Server %s version %s", sys.argv[0], get_version_string(synapse))
+    logging.warning("***** STARTING SERVER *****")
+    logging.warning("Server %s version %s", sys.argv[0], get_version_string(synapse))
     logging.info("Server hostname: %s", config.server_name)
+
+    return logger
diff --git a/synapse/config/metrics.py b/synapse/config/metrics.py
index 3698441963..22538153e1 100644
--- a/synapse/config/metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/config/metrics.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# 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.
@@ -13,26 +14,49 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import attr
+
+from synapse.python_dependencies import DependencyException, check_requirements
+
 from ._base import Config, ConfigError
 
-MISSING_SENTRY = """Missing sentry-sdk library. This is required to enable sentry
-    integration.
-    """
+
+@attr.s
+class MetricsFlags(object):
+    known_servers = attr.ib(default=False, validator=attr.validators.instance_of(bool))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def all_off(cls):
+        """
+        Instantiate the flags with all options set to off.
+        """
+        return cls(**{x.name: False for x in attr.fields(cls)})
 
 
 class MetricsConfig(Config):
+    section = "metrics"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.enable_metrics = config.get("enable_metrics", False)
         self.report_stats = config.get("report_stats", None)
+        self.report_stats_endpoint = config.get(
+            "report_stats_endpoint", "https://matrix.org/report-usage-stats/push"
+        )
         self.metrics_port = config.get("metrics_port")
         self.metrics_bind_host = config.get("metrics_bind_host", "127.0.0.1")
 
+        if self.enable_metrics:
+            _metrics_config = config.get("metrics_flags") or {}
+            self.metrics_flags = MetricsFlags(**_metrics_config)
+        else:
+            self.metrics_flags = MetricsFlags.all_off()
+
         self.sentry_enabled = "sentry" in config
         if self.sentry_enabled:
             try:
-                import sentry_sdk  # noqa F401
-            except ImportError:
-                raise ConfigError(MISSING_SENTRY)
+                check_requirements("sentry")
+            except DependencyException as e:
+                raise ConfigError(e.message)
 
             self.sentry_dsn = config["sentry"].get("dsn")
             if not self.sentry_dsn:
@@ -46,7 +70,7 @@ class MetricsConfig(Config):
 
         # Enable collection and rendering of performance metrics
         #
-        #enable_metrics: False
+        #enable_metrics: false
 
         # Enable sentry integration
         # NOTE: While attempts are made to ensure that the logs don't contain
@@ -58,6 +82,16 @@ class MetricsConfig(Config):
         #sentry:
         #    dsn: "..."
 
+        # Flags to enable Prometheus metrics which are not suitable to be
+        # enabled by default, either for performance reasons or limited use.
+        #
+        metrics_flags:
+            # Publish synapse_federation_known_servers, a g auge of the number of
+            # servers this homeserver knows about, including itself. May cause
+            # performance problems on large homeservers.
+            #
+            #known_servers: true
+
         # Whether or not to report anonymized homeserver usage statistics.
         """
 
@@ -66,4 +100,10 @@ class MetricsConfig(Config):
         else:
             res += "report_stats: %s\n" % ("true" if report_stats else "false")
 
+        res += """
+        # The endpoint to report the anonymized homeserver usage statistics to.
+        # Defaults to https://matrix.org/report-usage-stats/push
+        #
+        #report_stats_endpoint: https://example.com/report-usage-stats/push
+        """
         return res
diff --git a/synapse/config/password.py b/synapse/config/password.py
index d5b5953f2f..2a634ac751 100644
--- a/synapse/config/password.py
+++ b/synapse/config/password.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class PasswordConfig(Config):
     """Password login configuration
     """
 
+    section = "password"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         password_config = config.get("password_config", {})
         if password_config is None:
diff --git a/synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py b/synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py
index 788c39c9fb..9746bbc681 100644
--- a/synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py
+++ b/synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from typing import Any, List
+
 from synapse.util.module_loader import load_module
 
 from ._base import Config
@@ -21,8 +23,10 @@ LDAP_PROVIDER = "ldap_auth_provider.LdapAuthProvider"
 
 
 class PasswordAuthProviderConfig(Config):
+    section = "authproviders"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
-        self.password_providers = []
+        self.password_providers = []  # type: List[Any]
         providers = []
 
         # We want to be backwards compatible with the old `ldap_config`
diff --git a/synapse/config/push.py b/synapse/config/push.py
index 1b932722a5..0910958649 100644
--- a/synapse/config/push.py
+++ b/synapse/config/push.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ from ._base import Config
 
 
 class PushConfig(Config):
+    section = "push"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         push_config = config.get("push", {})
         self.push_include_content = push_config.get("include_content", True)
diff --git a/synapse/config/ratelimiting.py b/synapse/config/ratelimiting.py
index 33f31cf213..947f653e03 100644
--- a/synapse/config/ratelimiting.py
+++ b/synapse/config/ratelimiting.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class FederationRateLimitConfig(object):
 
 
 class RatelimitConfig(Config):
+    section = "ratelimiting"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
 
         # Load the new-style messages config if it exists. Otherwise fall back
@@ -80,6 +82,12 @@ class RatelimitConfig(Config):
             "federation_rr_transactions_per_room_per_second", 50
         )
 
+        rc_admin_redaction = config.get("rc_admin_redaction")
+        if rc_admin_redaction:
+            self.rc_admin_redaction = RateLimitConfig(rc_admin_redaction)
+        else:
+            self.rc_admin_redaction = None
+
     def generate_config_section(self, **kwargs):
         return """\
         ## Ratelimiting ##
@@ -102,6 +110,9 @@ class RatelimitConfig(Config):
         #   - one for login that ratelimits login requests based on the account the
         #     client is attempting to log into, based on the amount of failed login
         #     attempts for this account.
+        #   - one for ratelimiting redactions by room admins. If this is not explicitly
+        #     set then it uses the same ratelimiting as per rc_message. This is useful
+        #     to allow room admins to deal with abuse quickly.
         #
         # The defaults are as shown below.
         #
@@ -123,6 +134,10 @@ class RatelimitConfig(Config):
         #  failed_attempts:
         #    per_second: 0.17
         #    burst_count: 3
+        #
+        #rc_admin_redaction:
+        #  per_second: 1
+        #  burst_count: 50
 
 
         # Ratelimiting settings for incoming federation
diff --git a/synapse/config/registration.py b/synapse/config/registration.py
index e2bee3c116..1f6dac69da 100644
--- a/synapse/config/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/config/registration.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string_with_symbols
 
 
 class AccountValidityConfig(Config):
+    section = "accountvalidity"
+
     def __init__(self, config, synapse_config):
         self.enabled = config.get("enabled", False)
         self.renew_by_email_enabled = "renew_at" in config
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ class AccountValidityConfig(Config):
 
 
 class RegistrationConfig(Config):
+    section = "registration"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.enable_registration = bool(
             strtobool(str(config.get("enable_registration", False)))
@@ -99,6 +103,10 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
         self.trusted_third_party_id_servers = config.get(
             "trusted_third_party_id_servers", ["matrix.org", "vector.im"]
         )
+        account_threepid_delegates = config.get("account_threepid_delegates") or {}
+        self.account_threepid_delegate_email = account_threepid_delegates.get("email")
+        self.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn = account_threepid_delegates.get("msisdn")
+
         self.default_identity_server = config.get("default_identity_server")
         self.allow_guest_access = config.get("allow_guest_access", False)
 
@@ -172,7 +180,7 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
         # where d is equal to 10%% of the validity period.
         #
         #account_validity:
-        #  enabled: True
+        #  enabled: true
         #  period: 6w
         #  renew_at: 1w
         #  renew_email_subject: "Renew your %%(app)s account"
@@ -257,10 +265,44 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
         # Also defines the ID server which will be called when an account is
         # deactivated (one will be picked arbitrarily).
         #
+        # Note: This option is deprecated. Since v0.99.4, Synapse has tracked which identity
+        # server a 3PID has been bound to. For 3PIDs bound before then, Synapse runs a
+        # background migration script, informing itself that the identity server all of its
+        # 3PIDs have been bound to is likely one of the below.
+        #
+        # As of Synapse v1.4.0, all other functionality of this option has been deprecated, and
+        # it is now solely used for the purposes of the background migration script, and can be
+        # removed once it has run.
         #trusted_third_party_id_servers:
         #  - matrix.org
         #  - vector.im
 
+        # Handle threepid (email/phone etc) registration and password resets through a set of
+        # *trusted* identity servers. Note that this allows the configured identity server to
+        # reset passwords for accounts!
+        #
+        # Be aware that if `email` is not set, and SMTP options have not been
+        # configured in the email config block, registration and user password resets via
+        # email will be globally disabled.
+        #
+        # Additionally, if `msisdn` is not set, registration and password resets via msisdn
+        # will be disabled regardless. This is due to Synapse currently not supporting any
+        # method of sending SMS messages on its own.
+        #
+        # To enable using an identity server for operations regarding a particular third-party
+        # identifier type, set the value to the URL of that identity server as shown in the
+        # examples below.
+        #
+        # Servers handling the these requests must answer the `/requestToken` endpoints defined
+        # 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
+
         # Users who register on this homeserver will automatically be joined
         # to these rooms
         #
diff --git a/synapse/config/repository.py b/synapse/config/repository.py
index fdb1f246d0..d0205e14b9 100644
--- a/synapse/config/repository.py
+++ b/synapse/config/repository.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2014, 2015 matrix.org
+# Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 
 import os
 from collections import namedtuple
+from typing import Dict, List
 
+from synapse.python_dependencies import DependencyException, check_requirements
 from synapse.util.module_loader import load_module
 
 from ._base import Config, ConfigError
@@ -34,17 +36,6 @@ THUMBNAIL_SIZE_YAML = """\
         #    method: %(method)s
 """
 
-MISSING_NETADDR = "Missing netaddr library. This is required for URL preview API."
-
-MISSING_LXML = """Missing lxml library. This is required for URL preview API.
-
-    Install by running:
-        pip install lxml
-
-    Requires libxslt1-dev system package.
-    """
-
-
 ThumbnailRequirement = namedtuple(
     "ThumbnailRequirement", ["width", "height", "method", "media_type"]
 )
@@ -71,7 +62,7 @@ def parse_thumbnail_requirements(thumbnail_sizes):
         Dictionary mapping from media type string to list of
         ThumbnailRequirement tuples.
     """
-    requirements = {}
+    requirements = {}  # type: Dict[str, List]
     for size in thumbnail_sizes:
         width = size["width"]
         height = size["height"]
@@ -87,6 +78,8 @@ def parse_thumbnail_requirements(thumbnail_sizes):
 
 
 class ContentRepositoryConfig(Config):
+    section = "media"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
 
         # Only enable the media repo if either the media repo is enabled or the
@@ -140,7 +133,7 @@ class ContentRepositoryConfig(Config):
         #
         # We don't create the storage providers here as not all workers need
         # them to be started.
-        self.media_storage_providers = []
+        self.media_storage_providers = []  # type: List[tuple]
 
         for provider_config in storage_providers:
             # We special case the module "file_system" so as not to need to
@@ -171,16 +164,10 @@ class ContentRepositoryConfig(Config):
         self.url_preview_enabled = config.get("url_preview_enabled", False)
         if self.url_preview_enabled:
             try:
-                import lxml
+                check_requirements("url_preview")
 
-                lxml  # To stop unused lint.
-            except ImportError:
-                raise ConfigError(MISSING_LXML)
-
-            try:
-                from netaddr import IPSet
-            except ImportError:
-                raise ConfigError(MISSING_NETADDR)
+            except DependencyException as e:
+                raise ConfigError(e.message)
 
             if "url_preview_ip_range_blacklist" not in config:
                 raise ConfigError(
@@ -189,6 +176,9 @@ class ContentRepositoryConfig(Config):
                     "to work"
                 )
 
+            # netaddr is a dependency for url_preview
+            from netaddr import IPSet
+
             self.url_preview_ip_range_blacklist = IPSet(
                 config["url_preview_ip_range_blacklist"]
             )
diff --git a/synapse/config/room_directory.py b/synapse/config/room_directory.py
index a92693017b..7c9f05bde4 100644
--- a/synapse/config/room_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/config/room_directory.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ from ._base import Config, ConfigError
 
 
 class RoomDirectoryConfig(Config):
+    section = "roomdirectory"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.enable_room_list_search = config.get("enable_room_list_search", True)
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/saml2_config.py b/synapse/config/saml2_config.py
index 6a8161547a..c5ea2d43a1 100644
--- a/synapse/config/saml2_config.py
+++ b/synapse/config/saml2_config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
+# 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.
@@ -12,12 +13,50 @@
 # 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.
+
+import re
+
 from synapse.python_dependencies import DependencyException, check_requirements
+from synapse.types import (
+    map_username_to_mxid_localpart,
+    mxid_localpart_allowed_characters,
+)
+from synapse.util.module_loader import load_python_module
 
 from ._base import Config, ConfigError
 
 
+def _dict_merge(merge_dict, into_dict):
+    """Do a deep merge of two dicts
+
+    Recursively merges `merge_dict` into `into_dict`:
+      * For keys where both `merge_dict` and `into_dict` have a dict value, the values
+        are recursively merged
+      * For all other keys, the values in `into_dict` (if any) are overwritten with
+        the value from `merge_dict`.
+
+    Args:
+        merge_dict (dict): dict to merge
+        into_dict (dict): target dict
+    """
+    for k, v in merge_dict.items():
+        if k not in into_dict:
+            into_dict[k] = v
+            continue
+
+        current_val = into_dict[k]
+
+        if isinstance(v, dict) and isinstance(current_val, dict):
+            _dict_merge(v, current_val)
+            continue
+
+        # otherwise we just overwrite
+        into_dict[k] = v
+
+
 class SAML2Config(Config):
+    section = "saml2"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.saml2_enabled = False
 
@@ -26,6 +65,9 @@ class SAML2Config(Config):
         if not saml2_config or not saml2_config.get("enabled", True):
             return
 
+        if not saml2_config.get("sp_config") and not saml2_config.get("config_path"):
+            return
+
         try:
             check_requirements("saml2")
         except DependencyException as e:
@@ -33,21 +75,40 @@ class SAML2Config(Config):
 
         self.saml2_enabled = True
 
-        import saml2.config
+        self.saml2_mxid_source_attribute = saml2_config.get(
+            "mxid_source_attribute", "uid"
+        )
 
-        self.saml2_sp_config = saml2.config.SPConfig()
-        self.saml2_sp_config.load(self._default_saml_config_dict())
-        self.saml2_sp_config.load(saml2_config.get("sp_config", {}))
+        self.saml2_grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute = saml2_config.get(
+            "grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute", "uid"
+        )
+
+        saml2_config_dict = self._default_saml_config_dict()
+        _dict_merge(
+            merge_dict=saml2_config.get("sp_config", {}), into_dict=saml2_config_dict
+        )
 
         config_path = saml2_config.get("config_path", None)
         if config_path is not None:
-            self.saml2_sp_config.load_file(config_path)
+            mod = load_python_module(config_path)
+            _dict_merge(merge_dict=mod.CONFIG, into_dict=saml2_config_dict)
+
+        import saml2.config
+
+        self.saml2_sp_config = saml2.config.SPConfig()
+        self.saml2_sp_config.load(saml2_config_dict)
 
         # session lifetime: in milliseconds
         self.saml2_session_lifetime = self.parse_duration(
             saml2_config.get("saml_session_lifetime", "5m")
         )
 
+        mapping = saml2_config.get("mxid_mapping", "hexencode")
+        try:
+            self.saml2_mxid_mapper = MXID_MAPPER_MAP[mapping]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise ConfigError("%s is not a known mxid_mapping" % (mapping,))
+
     def _default_saml_config_dict(self):
         import saml2
 
@@ -55,6 +116,13 @@ class SAML2Config(Config):
         if public_baseurl is None:
             raise ConfigError("saml2_config requires a public_baseurl to be set")
 
+        required_attributes = {"uid", self.saml2_mxid_source_attribute}
+
+        optional_attributes = {"displayName"}
+        if self.saml2_grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute:
+            optional_attributes.add(self.saml2_grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute)
+        optional_attributes -= required_attributes
+
         metadata_url = public_baseurl + "_matrix/saml2/metadata.xml"
         response_url = public_baseurl + "_matrix/saml2/authn_response"
         return {
@@ -66,8 +134,9 @@ class SAML2Config(Config):
                             (response_url, saml2.BINDING_HTTP_POST)
                         ]
                     },
-                    "required_attributes": ["uid"],
-                    "optional_attributes": ["mail", "surname", "givenname"],
+                    "required_attributes": list(required_attributes),
+                    "optional_attributes": list(optional_attributes),
+                    # "name_id_format": saml2.saml.NAMEID_FORMAT_PERSISTENT,
                 }
             },
         }
@@ -76,12 +145,13 @@ class SAML2Config(Config):
         return """\
         # Enable SAML2 for registration and login. Uses pysaml2.
         #
-        # `sp_config` is the configuration for the pysaml2 Service Provider.
-        # See pysaml2 docs for format of config.
+        # At least one of `sp_config` or `config_path` must be set in this section to
+        # enable SAML login.
         #
-        # Default values will be used for the 'entityid' and 'service' settings,
-        # so it is not normally necessary to specify them unless you need to
-        # override them.
+        # (You will probably also want to set the following options to `false` to
+        # disable the regular login/registration flows:
+        #   * enable_registration
+        #   * password_config.enabled
         #
         # Once SAML support is enabled, a metadata file will be exposed at
         # https://<server>:<port>/_matrix/saml2/metadata.xml, which you may be able to
@@ -89,52 +159,105 @@ class SAML2Config(Config):
         # the IdP to use an ACS location of
         # https://<server>:<port>/_matrix/saml2/authn_response.
         #
-        #saml2_config:
-        #  sp_config:
-        #    # point this to the IdP's metadata. You can use either a local file or
-        #    # (preferably) a URL.
-        #    metadata:
-        #      #local: ["saml2/idp.xml"]
-        #      remote:
-        #        - url: https://our_idp/metadata.xml
-        #
-        #    # By default, the user has to go to our login page first. If you'd like to
-        #    # allow IdP-initiated login, set 'allow_unsolicited: True' in a
-        #    # 'service.sp' section:
-        #    #
-        #    #service:
-        #    #  sp:
-        #    #    allow_unsolicited: True
-        #
-        #    # The examples below are just used to generate our metadata xml, and you
-        #    # may well not need it, depending on your setup. Alternatively you
-        #    # may need a whole lot more detail - see the pysaml2 docs!
-        #
-        #    description: ["My awesome SP", "en"]
-        #    name: ["Test SP", "en"]
-        #
-        #    organization:
-        #      name: Example com
-        #      display_name:
-        #        - ["Example co", "en"]
-        #      url: "http://example.com"
-        #
-        #    contact_person:
-        #      - given_name: Bob
-        #        sur_name: "the Sysadmin"
-        #        email_address": ["admin@example.com"]
-        #        contact_type": technical
-        #
-        #  # Instead of putting the config inline as above, you can specify a
-        #  # separate pysaml2 configuration file:
-        #  #
-        #  config_path: "%(config_dir_path)s/sp_conf.py"
-        #
-        #  # the lifetime of a SAML session. This defines how long a user has to
-        #  # complete the authentication process, if allow_unsolicited is unset.
-        #  # The default is 5 minutes.
-        #  #
-        #  # saml_session_lifetime: 5m
+        saml2_config:
+          # `sp_config` is the configuration for the pysaml2 Service Provider.
+          # See pysaml2 docs for format of config.
+          #
+          # Default values will be used for the 'entityid' and 'service' settings,
+          # so it is not normally necessary to specify them unless you need to
+          # override them.
+          #
+          #sp_config:
+          #  # point this to the IdP's metadata. You can use either a local file or
+          #  # (preferably) a URL.
+          #  metadata:
+          #    #local: ["saml2/idp.xml"]
+          #    remote:
+          #      - url: https://our_idp/metadata.xml
+          #
+          #    # By default, the user has to go to our login page first. If you'd like
+          #    # to allow IdP-initiated login, set 'allow_unsolicited: true' in a
+          #    # 'service.sp' section:
+          #    #
+          #    #service:
+          #    #  sp:
+          #    #    allow_unsolicited: true
+          #
+          #    # The examples below are just used to generate our metadata xml, and you
+          #    # may well not need them, depending on your setup. Alternatively you
+          #    # may need a whole lot more detail - see the pysaml2 docs!
+          #
+          #    description: ["My awesome SP", "en"]
+          #    name: ["Test SP", "en"]
+          #
+          #    organization:
+          #      name: Example com
+          #      display_name:
+          #        - ["Example co", "en"]
+          #      url: "http://example.com"
+          #
+          #    contact_person:
+          #      - given_name: Bob
+          #        sur_name: "the Sysadmin"
+          #        email_address": ["admin@example.com"]
+          #        contact_type": technical
+
+          # Instead of putting the config inline as above, you can specify a
+          # separate pysaml2 configuration file:
+          #
+          #config_path: "%(config_dir_path)s/sp_conf.py"
+
+          # the lifetime of a SAML session. This defines how long a user has to
+          # complete the authentication process, if allow_unsolicited is unset.
+          # The default is 5 minutes.
+          #
+          #saml_session_lifetime: 5m
+
+          # The SAML attribute (after mapping via the attribute maps) to use to derive
+          # the Matrix ID from. 'uid' by default.
+          #
+          #mxid_source_attribute: displayName
+
+          # The mapping system to use for mapping the saml attribute onto a matrix ID.
+          # Options include:
+          #  * 'hexencode' (which maps unpermitted characters to '=xx')
+          #  * 'dotreplace' (which replaces unpermitted characters with '.').
+          # The default is 'hexencode'.
+          #
+          #mxid_mapping: dotreplace
+
+          # In previous versions of synapse, the mapping from SAML attribute to MXID was
+          # always calculated dynamically rather than stored in a table. For backwards-
+          # compatibility, we will look for user_ids matching such a pattern before
+          # creating a new account.
+          #
+          # This setting controls the SAML attribute which will be used for this
+          # backwards-compatibility lookup. Typically it should be 'uid', but if the
+          # attribute maps are changed, it may be necessary to change it.
+          #
+          # The default is 'uid'.
+          #
+          #grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute: upn
         """ % {
             "config_dir_path": config_dir_path
         }
+
+
+DOT_REPLACE_PATTERN = re.compile(
+    ("[^%s]" % (re.escape("".join(mxid_localpart_allowed_characters)),))
+)
+
+
+def dot_replace_for_mxid(username: str) -> str:
+    username = username.lower()
+    username = DOT_REPLACE_PATTERN.sub(".", username)
+
+    # regular mxids aren't allowed to start with an underscore either
+    username = re.sub("^_", "", username)
+    return username
+
+
+MXID_MAPPER_MAP = {
+    "hexencode": map_username_to_mxid_localpart,
+    "dotreplace": dot_replace_for_mxid,
+}
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index 2abdef0971..d556df308d 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import logging
 import os.path
 import re
 from textwrap import indent
+from typing import List
 
 import attr
 import yaml
@@ -48,8 +49,17 @@ ROOM_COMPLEXITY_TOO_GREAT = (
     "to join this room."
 )
 
+METRICS_PORT_WARNING = """\
+The metrics_port configuration option is deprecated in Synapse 0.31 in favour of
+a listener. Please see
+https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/metrics-howto.md
+on how to configure the new listener.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"""
+
 
 class ServerConfig(Config):
+    section = "server"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.server_name = config["server_name"]
         self.server_context = config.get("server_context", None)
@@ -161,11 +171,28 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         )
 
         self.mau_trial_days = config.get("mau_trial_days", 0)
+        self.mau_limit_alerting = config.get("mau_limit_alerting", True)
+
+        # How long to keep redacted events in the database in unredacted form
+        # before redacting them.
+        redaction_retention_period = config.get("redaction_retention_period", "7d")
+        if redaction_retention_period is not None:
+            self.redaction_retention_period = self.parse_duration(
+                redaction_retention_period
+            )
+        else:
+            self.redaction_retention_period = None
+
+        # How long to keep entries in the `users_ips` table.
+        user_ips_max_age = config.get("user_ips_max_age", "28d")
+        if user_ips_max_age is not None:
+            self.user_ips_max_age = self.parse_duration(user_ips_max_age)
+        else:
+            self.user_ips_max_age = None
 
         # Options to disable HS
         self.hs_disabled = config.get("hs_disabled", False)
         self.hs_disabled_message = config.get("hs_disabled_message", "")
-        self.hs_disabled_limit_type = config.get("hs_disabled_limit_type", "")
 
         # Admin uri to direct users at should their instance become blocked
         # due to resource constraints
@@ -219,7 +246,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         # events with profile information that differ from the target's global profile.
         self.allow_per_room_profiles = config.get("allow_per_room_profiles", True)
 
-        self.listeners = []
+        self.listeners = []  # type: List[dict]
         for listener in config.get("listeners", []):
             if not isinstance(listener.get("port", None), int):
                 raise ConfigError(
@@ -263,7 +290,10 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
                 validator=attr.validators.instance_of(bool), default=False
             )
             complexity = attr.ib(
-                validator=attr.validators.instance_of((int, float)), default=1.0
+                validator=attr.validators.instance_of(
+                    (float, int)  # type: ignore[arg-type] # noqa
+                ),
+                default=1.0,
             )
             complexity_error = attr.ib(
                 validator=attr.validators.instance_of(str),
@@ -324,14 +354,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
 
         metrics_port = config.get("metrics_port")
         if metrics_port:
-            logger.warn(
-                (
-                    "The metrics_port configuration option is deprecated in Synapse 0.31 "
-                    "in favour of a listener. Please see "
-                    "http://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/metrics-howto.rst"
-                    " on how to configure the new listener."
-                )
-            )
+            logger.warning(METRICS_PORT_WARNING)
 
             self.listeners.append(
                 {
@@ -345,13 +368,11 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
 
         _check_resource_config(self.listeners)
 
-        # An experimental option to try and periodically clean up extremities
-        # by sending dummy events.
         self.cleanup_extremities_with_dummy_events = config.get(
-            "cleanup_extremities_with_dummy_events", False
+            "cleanup_extremities_with_dummy_events", True
         )
 
-    def has_tls_listener(self):
+    def has_tls_listener(self) -> bool:
         return any(l["tls"] for l in self.listeners)
 
     def generate_config_section(
@@ -511,7 +532,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         # Whether room invites to users on this server should be blocked
         # (except those sent by local server admins). The default is False.
         #
-        #block_non_admin_invites: True
+        #block_non_admin_invites: true
 
         # Room searching
         #
@@ -535,6 +556,9 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         # blacklist 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.
+        #
         # (0.0.0.0 and :: are always blacklisted, whether or not they are explicitly
         # listed here, since they correspond to unroutable addresses.)
         #
@@ -561,8 +585,8 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         #
         #   type: the type of listener. Normally 'http', but other valid options are:
         #       'manhole' (see docs/manhole.md),
-        #       'metrics' (see docs/metrics-howto.rst),
-        #       'replication' (see docs/workers.rst).
+        #       'metrics' (see docs/metrics-howto.md),
+        #       'replication' (see docs/workers.md).
         #
         #   tls: set to true to enable TLS for this listener. Will use the TLS
         #       key/cert specified in tls_private_key_path / tls_certificate_path.
@@ -597,12 +621,12 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         #
         #   media: the media API (/_matrix/media).
         #
-        #   metrics: the metrics interface. See docs/metrics-howto.rst.
+        #   metrics: the metrics interface. See docs/metrics-howto.md.
         #
         #   openid: OpenID authentication.
         #
         #   replication: the HTTP replication API (/_synapse/replication). See
-        #       docs/workers.rst.
+        #       docs/workers.md.
         #
         #   static: static resources under synapse/static (/_matrix/static). (Mostly
         #       useful for 'fallback authentication'.)
@@ -622,7 +646,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
           # that unwraps TLS.
           #
           # If you plan to use a reverse proxy, please see
-          # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/reverse_proxy.rst.
+          # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/reverse_proxy.md.
           #
           %(unsecure_http_bindings)s
 
@@ -649,9 +673,8 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
 
         # Global blocking
         #
-        #hs_disabled: False
+        #hs_disabled: false
         #hs_disabled_message: 'Human readable reason for why the HS is blocked'
-        #hs_disabled_limit_type: 'error code(str), to help clients decode reason'
 
         # Monthly Active User Blocking
         #
@@ -671,15 +694,22 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         # sign up in a short space of time never to return after their initial
         # session.
         #
-        #limit_usage_by_mau: False
+        # 'mau_limit_alerting' is a means of limiting client side alerting
+        # should the mau limit be reached. This is useful for small instances
+        # where the admin has 5 mau seats (say) for 5 specific people and no
+        # interest increasing the mau limit further. Defaults to True, which
+        # means that alerting is enabled
+        #
+        #limit_usage_by_mau: false
         #max_mau_value: 50
         #mau_trial_days: 2
+        #mau_limit_alerting: false
 
         # If enabled, the metrics for the number of monthly active users will
         # be populated, however no one will be limited. If limit_usage_by_mau
         # is true, this is implied to be true.
         #
-        #mau_stats_only: False
+        #mau_stats_only: false
 
         # Sometimes the server admin will want to ensure certain accounts are
         # never blocked by mau checking. These accounts are specified here.
@@ -704,7 +734,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         #
         # Uncomment the below lines to enable:
         #limit_remote_rooms:
-        #  enabled: True
+        #  enabled: true
         #  complexity: 1.0
         #  complexity_error: "This room is too complex."
 
@@ -718,6 +748,19 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         # Defaults to 'true'.
         #
         #allow_per_room_profiles: false
+
+        # How long to keep redacted events in unredacted form in the database. After
+        # this period redacted events get replaced with their redacted form in the DB.
+        #
+        # Defaults to `7d`. Set to `null` to disable.
+        #
+        #redaction_retention_period: 28d
+
+        # How long to track users' last seen time and IPs in the database.
+        #
+        # Defaults to `28d`. Set to `null` to disable clearing out of old rows.
+        #
+        #user_ips_max_age: 14d
         """
             % locals()
         )
diff --git a/synapse/config/server_notices_config.py b/synapse/config/server_notices_config.py
index eaac3d73bc..6ea2ea8869 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server_notices_config.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server_notices_config.py
@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@ class ServerNoticesConfig(Config):
             None if server notices are not enabled.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(ServerNoticesConfig, self).__init__()
+    section = "servernotices"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args):
+        super(ServerNoticesConfig, self).__init__(*args)
         self.server_notices_mxid = None
         self.server_notices_mxid_display_name = None
         self.server_notices_mxid_avatar_url = None
diff --git a/synapse/config/spam_checker.py b/synapse/config/spam_checker.py
index e40797ab50..36e0ddab5c 100644
--- a/synapse/config/spam_checker.py
+++ b/synapse/config/spam_checker.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ from ._base import Config
 
 
 class SpamCheckerConfig(Config):
+    section = "spamchecker"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.spam_checker = None
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/stats.py b/synapse/config/stats.py
index b518a3ed9c..62485189ea 100644
--- a/synapse/config/stats.py
+++ b/synapse/config/stats.py
@@ -25,21 +25,20 @@ class StatsConfig(Config):
     Configuration for the behaviour of synapse's stats engine
     """
 
+    section = "stats"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.stats_enabled = True
-        self.stats_bucket_size = 86400
+        self.stats_bucket_size = 86400 * 1000
         self.stats_retention = sys.maxsize
         stats_config = config.get("stats", None)
         if stats_config:
             self.stats_enabled = stats_config.get("enabled", self.stats_enabled)
-            self.stats_bucket_size = (
-                self.parse_duration(stats_config.get("bucket_size", "1d")) / 1000
+            self.stats_bucket_size = self.parse_duration(
+                stats_config.get("bucket_size", "1d")
             )
-            self.stats_retention = (
-                self.parse_duration(
-                    stats_config.get("retention", "%ds" % (sys.maxsize,))
-                )
-                / 1000
+            self.stats_retention = self.parse_duration(
+                stats_config.get("retention", "%ds" % (sys.maxsize,))
             )
 
     def generate_config_section(self, config_dir_path, server_name, **kwargs):
diff --git a/synapse/config/third_party_event_rules.py b/synapse/config/third_party_event_rules.py
index b3431441b9..10a99c792e 100644
--- a/synapse/config/third_party_event_rules.py
+++ b/synapse/config/third_party_event_rules.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ from ._base import Config
 
 
 class ThirdPartyRulesConfig(Config):
+    section = "thirdpartyrules"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.third_party_event_rules = None
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/tls.py b/synapse/config/tls.py
index c0148aa95c..2e9e478a2a 100644
--- a/synapse/config/tls.py
+++ b/synapse/config/tls.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import os
 import warnings
 from datetime import datetime
 from hashlib import sha256
+from typing import List
 
 import six
 
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class TlsConfig(Config):
-    def read_config(self, config, config_dir_path, **kwargs):
+    section = "tls"
+
+    def read_config(self, config: dict, config_dir_path: str, **kwargs):
 
         acme_config = config.get("acme", None)
         if acme_config is None:
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
         self.tls_certificate_file = self.abspath(config.get("tls_certificate_path"))
         self.tls_private_key_file = self.abspath(config.get("tls_private_key_path"))
 
-        if self.has_tls_listener():
+        if self.root.server.has_tls_listener():
             if not self.tls_certificate_file:
                 raise ConfigError(
                     "tls_certificate_path must be specified if TLS-enabled listeners are "
@@ -108,10 +111,17 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
         )
 
         # Support globs (*) in whitelist values
-        self.federation_certificate_verification_whitelist = []
+        self.federation_certificate_verification_whitelist = []  # type: List[str]
         for entry in fed_whitelist_entries:
+            try:
+                entry_regex = glob_to_regex(entry.encode("ascii").decode("ascii"))
+            except UnicodeEncodeError:
+                raise ConfigError(
+                    "IDNA domain names are not allowed in the "
+                    "federation_certificate_verification_whitelist: %s" % (entry,)
+                )
+
             # Convert globs to regex
-            entry_regex = glob_to_regex(entry)
             self.federation_certificate_verification_whitelist.append(entry_regex)
 
         # List of custom certificate authorities for federation traffic validation
@@ -279,6 +289,9 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
             "http://localhost:8009/.well-known/acme-challenge"
         )
 
+        # flake8 doesn't recognise that variables are used in the below string
+        _ = tls_enabled, proxypassline, acme_enabled, default_acme_account_file
+
         return (
             """\
         ## TLS ##
@@ -441,7 +454,11 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
         #tls_fingerprints: [{"sha256": "<base64_encoded_sha256_fingerprint>"}]
 
         """
-            % locals()
+            # Lowercase the string representation of boolean values
+            % {
+                x[0]: str(x[1]).lower() if isinstance(x[1], bool) else x[1]
+                for x in locals().items()
+            }
         )
 
     def read_tls_certificate(self):
diff --git a/synapse/config/tracer.py b/synapse/config/tracer.py
index 95e7ccb3a3..8be1346113 100644
--- a/synapse/config/tracer.py
+++ b/synapse/config/tracer.py
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from synapse.python_dependencies import DependencyException, check_requirements
+
 from ._base import Config, ConfigError
 
 
 class TracerConfig(Config):
+    section = "tracing"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         opentracing_config = config.get("opentracing")
         if opentracing_config is None:
@@ -32,6 +36,11 @@ class TracerConfig(Config):
         if not self.opentracer_enabled:
             return
 
+        try:
+            check_requirements("opentracing")
+        except DependencyException as e:
+            raise ConfigError(e.message)
+
         # The tracer is enabled so sanitize the config
 
         self.opentracer_whitelist = opentracing_config.get("homeserver_whitelist", [])
diff --git a/synapse/config/user_directory.py b/synapse/config/user_directory.py
index f6313e17d4..c8d19c5d6b 100644
--- a/synapse/config/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/config/user_directory.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class UserDirectoryConfig(Config):
     Configuration for the behaviour of the /user_directory API
     """
 
+    section = "userdirectory"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.user_directory_search_enabled = True
         self.user_directory_search_all_users = False
diff --git a/synapse/config/voip.py b/synapse/config/voip.py
index 2ca0e1cf70..b313bff140 100644
--- a/synapse/config/voip.py
+++ b/synapse/config/voip.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ from ._base import Config
 
 
 class VoipConfig(Config):
+    section = "voip"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.turn_uris = config.get("turn_uris", [])
         self.turn_shared_secret = config.get("turn_shared_secret")
@@ -54,5 +56,5 @@ class VoipConfig(Config):
         # connect to arbitrary endpoints without having first signed up for a
         # valid account (e.g. by passing a CAPTCHA).
         #
-        #turn_allow_guests: True
+        #turn_allow_guests: true
         """
diff --git a/synapse/config/workers.py b/synapse/config/workers.py
index bc0fc165e3..fef72ed974 100644
--- a/synapse/config/workers.py
+++ b/synapse/config/workers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2016 matrix.org
+# Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class WorkerConfig(Config):
     They have their own pid_file and listener configuration. They use the
     replication_url to talk to the main synapse process."""
 
+    section = "worker"
+
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.worker_app = config.get("worker_app")