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-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py855
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/admin/_base.py59
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py100
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2018-2019 New Vector Ltd
+#
+# 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.
+
+import hashlib
+import hmac
+import logging
+import platform
+import re
+
+from six import text_type
+from six.moves import http_client
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+import synapse
+from synapse.api.constants import Membership, UserTypes
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, NotFoundError, SynapseError
+from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
+from synapse.http.servlet import (
+    RestServlet,
+    assert_params_in_dict,
+    parse_integer,
+    parse_json_object_from_request,
+    parse_string,
+)
+from synapse.rest.admin._base import assert_requester_is_admin, assert_user_is_admin
+from synapse.rest.admin.server_notice_servlet import SendServerNoticeServlet
+from synapse.types import UserID, create_requester
+from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def historical_admin_path_patterns(path_regex):
+    """Returns the list of patterns for an admin endpoint, including historical ones
+
+    This is a backwards-compatibility hack. Previously, the Admin API was exposed at
+    various paths under /_matrix/client. This function returns a list of patterns
+    matching those paths (as well as the new one), so that existing scripts which rely
+    on the endpoints being available there are not broken.
+
+    Note that this should only be used for existing endpoints: new ones should just
+    register for the /_synapse/admin path.
+    """
+    return list(
+        re.compile(prefix + path_regex)
+        for prefix in (
+            "^/_synapse/admin/v1",
+            "^/_matrix/client/api/v1/admin",
+            "^/_matrix/client/unstable/admin",
+            "^/_matrix/client/r0/admin"
+        )
+    )
+
+
+class UsersRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/users/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
+        target_user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
+
+        if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only users a local user")
+
+        ret = yield self.handlers.admin_handler.get_users()
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+
+
+class VersionServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = (re.compile("^/_synapse/admin/v1/server_version$"), )
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.res = {
+            'server_version': get_version_string(synapse),
+            'python_version': platform.python_version(),
+        }
+
+    def on_GET(self, request):
+        return 200, self.res
+
+
+class UserRegisterServlet(RestServlet):
+    """
+    Attributes:
+         NONCE_TIMEOUT (int): Seconds until a generated nonce won't be accepted
+         nonces (dict[str, int]): The nonces that we will accept. A dict of
+             nonce to the time it was generated, in int seconds.
+    """
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/register")
+    NONCE_TIMEOUT = 60
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+        self.reactor = hs.get_reactor()
+        self.nonces = {}
+        self.hs = hs
+
+    def _clear_old_nonces(self):
+        """
+        Clear out old nonces that are older than NONCE_TIMEOUT.
+        """
+        now = int(self.reactor.seconds())
+
+        for k, v in list(self.nonces.items()):
+            if now - v > self.NONCE_TIMEOUT:
+                del self.nonces[k]
+
+    def on_GET(self, request):
+        """
+        Generate a new nonce.
+        """
+        self._clear_old_nonces()
+
+        nonce = self.hs.get_secrets().token_hex(64)
+        self.nonces[nonce] = int(self.reactor.seconds())
+        return (200, {"nonce": nonce})
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request):
+        self._clear_old_nonces()
+
+        if not self.hs.config.registration_shared_secret:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Shared secret registration is not enabled")
+
+        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+
+        if "nonce" not in body:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "nonce must be specified", errcode=Codes.BAD_JSON,
+            )
+
+        nonce = body["nonce"]
+
+        if nonce not in self.nonces:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "unrecognised nonce",
+            )
+
+        # Delete the nonce, so it can't be reused, even if it's invalid
+        del self.nonces[nonce]
+
+        if "username" not in body:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "username must be specified", errcode=Codes.BAD_JSON,
+            )
+        else:
+            if (
+                not isinstance(body['username'], text_type)
+                or len(body['username']) > 512
+            ):
+                raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid username")
+
+            username = body["username"].encode("utf-8")
+            if b"\x00" in username:
+                raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid username")
+
+        if "password" not in body:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "password must be specified", errcode=Codes.BAD_JSON,
+            )
+        else:
+            if (
+                not isinstance(body['password'], text_type)
+                or len(body['password']) > 512
+            ):
+                raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid password")
+
+            password = body["password"].encode("utf-8")
+            if b"\x00" in password:
+                raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid password")
+
+        admin = body.get("admin", None)
+        user_type = body.get("user_type", None)
+
+        if user_type is not None and user_type not in UserTypes.ALL_USER_TYPES:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid user type")
+
+        got_mac = body["mac"]
+
+        want_mac = hmac.new(
+            key=self.hs.config.registration_shared_secret.encode(),
+            digestmod=hashlib.sha1,
+        )
+        want_mac.update(nonce.encode('utf8'))
+        want_mac.update(b"\x00")
+        want_mac.update(username)
+        want_mac.update(b"\x00")
+        want_mac.update(password)
+        want_mac.update(b"\x00")
+        want_mac.update(b"admin" if admin else b"notadmin")
+        if user_type:
+            want_mac.update(b"\x00")
+            want_mac.update(user_type.encode('utf8'))
+        want_mac = want_mac.hexdigest()
+
+        if not hmac.compare_digest(
+                want_mac.encode('ascii'),
+                got_mac.encode('ascii')
+        ):
+            raise SynapseError(403, "HMAC incorrect")
+
+        # Reuse the parts of RegisterRestServlet to reduce code duplication
+        from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.register import RegisterRestServlet
+
+        register = RegisterRestServlet(self.hs)
+
+        (user_id, _) = yield register.registration_handler.register(
+            localpart=body['username'].lower(),
+            password=body["password"],
+            admin=bool(admin),
+            generate_token=False,
+            user_type=user_type,
+        )
+
+        result = yield register._create_registration_details(user_id, body)
+        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+
+
+class WhoisRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/whois/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
+        target_user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
+        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        auth_user = requester.user
+
+        if target_user != auth_user:
+            yield assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, auth_user)
+
+        if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only whois a local user")
+
+        ret = yield self.handlers.admin_handler.get_whois(target_user)
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+
+
+class PurgeMediaCacheRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/purge_media_cache")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.media_repository = hs.get_media_repository()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request):
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
+
+        before_ts = parse_integer(request, "before_ts", required=True)
+        logger.info("before_ts: %r", before_ts)
+
+        ret = yield self.media_repository.delete_old_remote_media(before_ts)
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+
+
+class PurgeHistoryRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns(
+        "/purge_history/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)(/(?P<event_id>[^/]+))?"
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        """
+
+        Args:
+            hs (synapse.server.HomeServer)
+        """
+        self.pagination_handler = hs.get_pagination_handler()
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request, room_id, event_id):
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
+
+        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request, allow_empty_body=True)
+
+        delete_local_events = bool(body.get("delete_local_events", False))
+
+        # establish the topological ordering we should keep events from. The
+        # user can provide an event_id in the URL or the request body, or can
+        # provide a timestamp in the request body.
+        if event_id is None:
+            event_id = body.get('purge_up_to_event_id')
+
+        if event_id is not None:
+            event = yield self.store.get_event(event_id)
+
+            if event.room_id != room_id:
+                raise SynapseError(400, "Event is for wrong room.")
+
+            token = yield self.store.get_topological_token_for_event(event_id)
+
+            logger.info(
+                "[purge] purging up to token %s (event_id %s)",
+                token, event_id,
+            )
+        elif 'purge_up_to_ts' in body:
+            ts = body['purge_up_to_ts']
+            if not isinstance(ts, int):
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    400, "purge_up_to_ts must be an int",
+                    errcode=Codes.BAD_JSON,
+                )
+
+            stream_ordering = (
+                yield self.store.find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(ts)
+            )
+
+            r = (
+                yield self.store.get_room_event_after_stream_ordering(
+                    room_id, stream_ordering,
+                )
+            )
+            if not r:
+                logger.warn(
+                    "[purge] purging events not possible: No event found "
+                    "(received_ts %i => stream_ordering %i)",
+                    ts, stream_ordering,
+                )
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    404,
+                    "there is no event to be purged",
+                    errcode=Codes.NOT_FOUND,
+                )
+            (stream, topo, _event_id) = r
+            token = "t%d-%d" % (topo, stream)
+            logger.info(
+                "[purge] purging up to token %s (received_ts %i => "
+                "stream_ordering %i)",
+                token, ts, stream_ordering,
+            )
+        else:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "must specify purge_up_to_event_id or purge_up_to_ts",
+                errcode=Codes.BAD_JSON,
+            )
+
+        purge_id = yield self.pagination_handler.start_purge_history(
+            room_id, token,
+            delete_local_events=delete_local_events,
+        )
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {
+            "purge_id": purge_id,
+        }))
+
+
+class PurgeHistoryStatusRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns(
+        "/purge_history_status/(?P<purge_id>[^/]+)"
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        """
+
+        Args:
+            hs (synapse.server.HomeServer)
+        """
+        self.pagination_handler = hs.get_pagination_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_GET(self, request, purge_id):
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
+
+        purge_status = self.pagination_handler.get_purge_status(purge_id)
+        if purge_status is None:
+            raise NotFoundError("purge id '%s' not found" % purge_id)
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, purge_status.asdict()))
+
+
+class DeactivateAccountRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/deactivate/(?P<target_user_id>[^/]*)")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self._deactivate_account_handler = hs.get_deactivate_account_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request, target_user_id):
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
+        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request, allow_empty_body=True)
+        erase = body.get("erase", False)
+        if not isinstance(erase, bool):
+            raise SynapseError(
+                http_client.BAD_REQUEST,
+                "Param 'erase' must be a boolean, if given",
+                Codes.BAD_JSON,
+            )
+
+        UserID.from_string(target_user_id)
+
+        result = yield self._deactivate_account_handler.deactivate_account(
+            target_user_id, erase,
+        )
+        if result:
+            id_server_unbind_result = "success"
+        else:
+            id_server_unbind_result = "no-support"
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {
+            "id_server_unbind_result": id_server_unbind_result,
+        }))
+
+
+class ShutdownRoomRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    """Shuts down a room by removing all local users from the room and blocking
+    all future invites and joins to the room. Any local aliases will be repointed
+    to a new room created by `new_room_user_id` and kicked users will be auto
+    joined to the new room.
+    """
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/shutdown_room/(?P<room_id>[^/]+)")
+
+    DEFAULT_MESSAGE = (
+        "Sharing illegal content on this server is not permitted and rooms in"
+        " violation will be blocked."
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
+        self._room_creation_handler = hs.get_room_creation_handler()
+        self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
+        self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
+        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        yield assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, requester.user)
+
+        content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+        assert_params_in_dict(content, ["new_room_user_id"])
+        new_room_user_id = content["new_room_user_id"]
+
+        room_creator_requester = create_requester(new_room_user_id)
+
+        message = content.get("message", self.DEFAULT_MESSAGE)
+        room_name = content.get("room_name", "Content Violation Notification")
+
+        info = yield self._room_creation_handler.create_room(
+            room_creator_requester,
+            config={
+                "preset": "public_chat",
+                "name": room_name,
+                "power_level_content_override": {
+                    "users_default": -10,
+                },
+            },
+            ratelimit=False,
+        )
+        new_room_id = info["room_id"]
+
+        requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
+
+        logger.info(
+            "Shutting down room %r, joining to new room: %r",
+            room_id, new_room_id,
+        )
+
+        # This will work even if the room is already blocked, but that is
+        # desirable in case the first attempt at blocking the room failed below.
+        yield self.store.block_room(room_id, requester_user_id)
+
+        users = yield self.state.get_current_users_in_room(room_id)
+        kicked_users = []
+        failed_to_kick_users = []
+        for user_id in users:
+            if not self.hs.is_mine_id(user_id):
+                continue
+
+            logger.info("Kicking %r from %r...", user_id, room_id)
+
+            try:
+                target_requester = create_requester(user_id)
+                yield self.room_member_handler.update_membership(
+                    requester=target_requester,
+                    target=target_requester.user,
+                    room_id=room_id,
+                    action=Membership.LEAVE,
+                    content={},
+                    ratelimit=False,
+                    require_consent=False,
+                )
+
+                yield self.room_member_handler.forget(target_requester.user, room_id)
+
+                yield self.room_member_handler.update_membership(
+                    requester=target_requester,
+                    target=target_requester.user,
+                    room_id=new_room_id,
+                    action=Membership.JOIN,
+                    content={},
+                    ratelimit=False,
+                    require_consent=False,
+                )
+
+                kicked_users.append(user_id)
+            except Exception:
+                logger.exception(
+                    "Failed to leave old room and join new room for %r", user_id,
+                )
+                failed_to_kick_users.append(user_id)
+
+        yield self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+            room_creator_requester,
+            {
+                "type": "m.room.message",
+                "content": {"body": message, "msgtype": "m.text"},
+                "room_id": new_room_id,
+                "sender": new_room_user_id,
+            },
+            ratelimit=False,
+        )
+
+        aliases_for_room = yield self.store.get_aliases_for_room(room_id)
+
+        yield self.store.update_aliases_for_room(
+            room_id, new_room_id, requester_user_id
+        )
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {
+            "kicked_users": kicked_users,
+            "failed_to_kick_users": failed_to_kick_users,
+            "local_aliases": aliases_for_room,
+            "new_room_id": new_room_id,
+        }))
+
+
+class QuarantineMediaInRoom(RestServlet):
+    """Quarantines all media in a room so that no one can download it via
+    this server.
+    """
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/quarantine_media/(?P<room_id>[^/]+)")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
+        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        yield assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, requester.user)
+
+        num_quarantined = yield self.store.quarantine_media_ids_in_room(
+            room_id, requester.user.to_string(),
+        )
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {"num_quarantined": num_quarantined}))
+
+
+class ListMediaInRoom(RestServlet):
+    """Lists all of the media in a given room.
+    """
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/room/(?P<room_id>[^/]+)/media")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
+        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
+        if not is_admin:
+            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+
+        local_mxcs, remote_mxcs = yield self.store.get_media_mxcs_in_room(room_id)
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {"local": local_mxcs, "remote": remote_mxcs}))
+
+
+class ResetPasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    """Post request to allow an administrator reset password for a user.
+    This needs user to have administrator access in Synapse.
+        Example:
+            http://localhost:8008/_synapse/admin/v1/reset_password/
+            @user:to_reset_password?access_token=admin_access_token
+        JsonBodyToSend:
+            {
+                "new_password": "secret"
+            }
+        Returns:
+            200 OK with empty object if success otherwise an error.
+        """
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/reset_password/(?P<target_user_id>[^/]*)")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self._set_password_handler = hs.get_set_password_handler()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request, target_user_id):
+        """Post request to allow an administrator reset password for a user.
+        This needs user to have administrator access in Synapse.
+        """
+        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        yield assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, requester.user)
+
+        UserID.from_string(target_user_id)
+
+        params = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+        assert_params_in_dict(params, ["new_password"])
+        new_password = params['new_password']
+
+        yield self._set_password_handler.set_password(
+            target_user_id, new_password, requester
+        )
+        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+
+
+class GetUsersPaginatedRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    """Get request to get specific number of users from Synapse.
+    This needs user to have administrator access in Synapse.
+        Example:
+            http://localhost:8008/_synapse/admin/v1/users_paginate/
+            @admin:user?access_token=admin_access_token&start=0&limit=10
+        Returns:
+            200 OK with json object {list[dict[str, Any]], count} or empty object.
+        """
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/users_paginate/(?P<target_user_id>[^/]*)")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_GET(self, request, target_user_id):
+        """Get request to get specific number of users from Synapse.
+        This needs user to have administrator access in Synapse.
+        """
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
+
+        target_user = UserID.from_string(target_user_id)
+
+        if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only users a local user")
+
+        order = "name"  # order by name in user table
+        start = parse_integer(request, "start", required=True)
+        limit = parse_integer(request, "limit", required=True)
+
+        logger.info("limit: %s, start: %s", limit, start)
+
+        ret = yield self.handlers.admin_handler.get_users_paginate(
+            order, start, limit
+        )
+        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request, target_user_id):
+        """Post request to get specific number of users from Synapse..
+        This needs user to have administrator access in Synapse.
+        Example:
+            http://localhost:8008/_synapse/admin/v1/users_paginate/
+            @admin:user?access_token=admin_access_token
+        JsonBodyToSend:
+            {
+                "start": "0",
+                "limit": "10
+            }
+        Returns:
+            200 OK with json object {list[dict[str, Any]], count} or empty object.
+        """
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
+        UserID.from_string(target_user_id)
+
+        order = "name"  # order by name in user table
+        params = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+        assert_params_in_dict(params, ["limit", "start"])
+        limit = params['limit']
+        start = params['start']
+        logger.info("limit: %s, start: %s", limit, start)
+
+        ret = yield self.handlers.admin_handler.get_users_paginate(
+            order, start, limit
+        )
+        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+
+
+class SearchUsersRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    """Get request to search user table for specific users according to
+    search term.
+    This needs user to have administrator access in Synapse.
+        Example:
+            http://localhost:8008/_synapse/admin/v1/search_users/
+            @admin:user?access_token=admin_access_token&term=alice
+        Returns:
+            200 OK with json object {list[dict[str, Any]], count} or empty object.
+    """
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/search_users/(?P<target_user_id>[^/]*)")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_GET(self, request, target_user_id):
+        """Get request to search user table for specific users according to
+        search term.
+        This needs user to have a administrator access in Synapse.
+        """
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
+
+        target_user = UserID.from_string(target_user_id)
+
+        # To allow all users to get the users list
+        # if not is_admin and target_user != auth_user:
+        #     raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+
+        if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only users a local user")
+
+        term = parse_string(request, "term", required=True)
+        logger.info("term: %s ", term)
+
+        ret = yield self.handlers.admin_handler.search_users(
+            term
+        )
+        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+
+
+class DeleteGroupAdminRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    """Allows deleting of local groups
+    """
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/delete_group/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.group_server = hs.get_groups_server_handler()
+        self.is_mine_id = hs.is_mine_id
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        yield assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, requester.user)
+
+        if not self.is_mine_id(group_id):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only delete local groups")
+
+        yield self.group_server.delete_group(group_id, requester.user.to_string())
+        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+
+
+class AccountValidityRenewServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/account_validity/validity$")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        """
+        Args:
+            hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
+        """
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.account_activity_handler = hs.get_account_validity_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request):
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
+
+        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+
+        if "user_id" not in body:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Missing property 'user_id' in the request body")
+
+        expiration_ts = yield self.account_activity_handler.renew_account_for_user(
+            body["user_id"], body.get("expiration_ts"),
+            not body.get("enable_renewal_emails", True),
+        )
+
+        res = {
+            "expiration_ts": expiration_ts,
+        }
+        defer.returnValue((200, res))
+
+########################################################################################
+#
+# please don't add more servlets here: this file is already long and unwieldy. Put
+# them in separate files within the 'admin' package.
+#
+########################################################################################
+
+
+class AdminRestResource(JsonResource):
+    """The REST resource which gets mounted at /_synapse/admin"""
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        JsonResource.__init__(self, hs, canonical_json=False)
+        register_servlets(hs, self)
+
+
+def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
+    """
+    Register all the admin servlets.
+    """
+    register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource(hs, http_server)
+    SendServerNoticeServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    VersionServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+
+
+def register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource(hs, http_server):
+    """Register only the servlets which need to be exposed on /_matrix/client/xxx"""
+    WhoisRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    PurgeMediaCacheRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    PurgeHistoryStatusRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    DeactivateAccountRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    PurgeHistoryRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    UsersRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    ResetPasswordRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    GetUsersPaginatedRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    SearchUsersRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    ShutdownRoomRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    QuarantineMediaInRoom(hs).register(http_server)
+    ListMediaInRoom(hs).register(http_server)
+    UserRegisterServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    DeleteGroupAdminRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    AccountValidityRenewServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    # don't add more things here: new servlets should only be exposed on
+    # /_synapse/admin so should not go here. Instead register them in AdminRestResource.
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/_base.py b/synapse/rest/admin/_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..881d67b89c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 New Vector Ltd
+#
+# 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 twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
+
+
+@defer.inlineCallbacks
+def assert_requester_is_admin(auth, request):
+    """Verify that the requester is an admin user
+
+    WARNING: MAKE SURE YOU YIELD ON THE RESULT!
+
+    Args:
+        auth (synapse.api.auth.Auth):
+        request (twisted.web.server.Request): incoming request
+
+    Returns:
+        Deferred
+
+    Raises:
+        AuthError if the requester is not an admin
+    """
+    requester = yield auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    yield assert_user_is_admin(auth, requester.user)
+
+
+@defer.inlineCallbacks
+def assert_user_is_admin(auth, user_id):
+    """Verify that the given user is an admin user
+
+    WARNING: MAKE SURE YOU YIELD ON THE RESULT!
+
+    Args:
+        auth (synapse.api.auth.Auth):
+        user_id (UserID):
+
+    Returns:
+        Deferred
+
+    Raises:
+        AuthError if the user is not an admin
+    """
+
+    is_admin = yield auth.is_server_admin(user_id)
+    if not is_admin:
+        raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py b/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae5aca9dac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 New Vector Ltd
+#
+# 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.
+import re
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
+from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
+from synapse.http.servlet import (
+    RestServlet,
+    assert_params_in_dict,
+    parse_json_object_from_request,
+)
+from synapse.rest.admin import assert_requester_is_admin
+from synapse.rest.client.transactions import HttpTransactionCache
+from synapse.types import UserID
+
+
+class SendServerNoticeServlet(RestServlet):
+    """Servlet which will send a server notice to a given user
+
+    POST /_synapse/admin/v1/send_server_notice
+    {
+        "user_id": "@target_user:server_name",
+        "content": {
+            "msgtype": "m.text",
+            "body": "This is my message"
+        }
+    }
+
+    returns:
+
+    {
+        "event_id": "$1895723857jgskldgujpious"
+    }
+    """
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        """
+        Args:
+            hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
+        """
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.txns = HttpTransactionCache(hs)
+        self.snm = hs.get_server_notices_manager()
+
+    def register(self, json_resource):
+        PATTERN = "^/_synapse/admin/v1/send_server_notice"
+        json_resource.register_paths(
+            "POST",
+            (re.compile(PATTERN + "$"), ),
+            self.on_POST,
+        )
+        json_resource.register_paths(
+            "PUT",
+            (re.compile(PATTERN + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$",), ),
+            self.on_PUT,
+        )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request, txn_id=None):
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
+        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+        assert_params_in_dict(body, ("user_id", "content"))
+        event_type = body.get("type", EventTypes.Message)
+        state_key = body.get("state_key")
+
+        if not self.snm.is_enabled():
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Server notices are not enabled on this server")
+
+        user_id = body["user_id"]
+        UserID.from_string(user_id)
+        if not self.hs.is_mine_id(user_id):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Server notices can only be sent to local users")
+
+        event = yield self.snm.send_notice(
+            user_id=body["user_id"],
+            type=event_type,
+            state_key=state_key,
+            event_content=body["content"],
+        )
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {"event_id": event.event_id}))
+
+    def on_PUT(self, request, txn_id):
+        return self.txns.fetch_or_execute_request(
+            request, self.on_POST, request, txn_id,
+        )