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-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py574
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py38
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py17
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py117
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py53
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py26
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py226
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py129
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py15
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/password_policy.py58
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py13
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py329
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py62
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py59
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py108
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py23
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py30
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py5
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py9
26 files changed, 1152 insertions, 805 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py
index 8250ae0ae1..bc11b4dda4 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def client_patterns(path_regex, releases=(0,), unstable=True, v1=False):
 
     Args:
         path_regex (str): The regex string to match. This should NOT have a ^
-        as this will be prefixed.
+            as this will be prefixed.
     Returns:
         SRE_Pattern
     """
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def interactive_auth_handler(orig):
             """
 
     def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
-        res = defer.maybeDeferred(orig, *args, **kwargs)
+        res = defer.ensureDeferred(orig(*args, **kwargs))
         res.addErrback(_catch_incomplete_interactive_auth)
         return res
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
index 2ea515d2f6..d4f721b6b9 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ import logging
 
 from six.moves import http_client
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, SynapseError, ThreepidValidationError
 from synapse.config.emailconfig import ThreepidBehaviour
@@ -32,6 +30,7 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import (
 )
 from synapse.push.mailer import Mailer, load_jinja2_templates
 from synapse.util.msisdn import phone_number_to_msisdn
+from synapse.util.stringutils import assert_valid_client_secret, random_string
 from synapse.util.threepids import check_3pid_allowed
 
 from ._base import client_patterns, interactive_auth_handler
@@ -67,11 +66,10 @@ class EmailPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 template_text=template_text,
             )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
         if self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.OFF:
             if self.config.local_threepid_handling_disabled_due_to_email_config:
-                logger.warn(
+                logger.warning(
                     "User password resets have been disabled due to lack of email config"
                 )
             raise SynapseError(
@@ -84,6 +82,8 @@ class EmailPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         # Extract params from body
         client_secret = body["client_secret"]
+        assert_valid_client_secret(client_secret)
+
         email = body["email"]
         send_attempt = body["send_attempt"]
         next_link = body.get("next_link")  # Optional param
@@ -95,25 +95,23 @@ class EmailPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 Codes.THREEPID_DENIED,
             )
 
-        existing_user_id = yield self.hs.get_datastore().get_user_id_by_threepid(
+        existing_user_id = await self.hs.get_datastore().get_user_id_by_threepid(
             "email", email
         )
 
         if existing_user_id is None:
+            if self.config.request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors:
+                # Make the client think the operation succeeded. See the rationale in the
+                # comments for request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors.
+                return 200, {"sid": random_string(16)}
+
             raise SynapseError(400, "Email not found", Codes.THREEPID_NOT_FOUND)
 
         if self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.REMOTE:
-            # Have the configured identity server handle the request
-            if not self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_email:
-                logger.warn(
-                    "No upstream email account_threepid_delegate configured on the server to "
-                    "handle this request"
-                )
-                raise SynapseError(
-                    400, "Password reset by email is not supported on this homeserver"
-                )
+            assert self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_email
 
-            ret = yield self.identity_handler.requestEmailToken(
+            # Have the configured identity server handle the request
+            ret = await self.identity_handler.requestEmailToken(
                 self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_email,
                 email,
                 client_secret,
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ class EmailPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
             )
         else:
             # Send password reset emails from Synapse
-            sid = yield self.identity_handler.send_threepid_validation(
+            sid = await self.identity_handler.send_threepid_validation(
                 email,
                 client_secret,
                 send_attempt,
@@ -136,71 +134,11 @@ class EmailPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
         return 200, ret
 
 
-class MsisdnPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/password/msisdn/requestToken$")
-
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(MsisdnPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet, self).__init__()
-        self.hs = hs
-        self.datastore = self.hs.get_datastore()
-        self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
-        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-
-        assert_params_in_dict(
-            body, ["client_secret", "country", "phone_number", "send_attempt"]
-        )
-        client_secret = body["client_secret"]
-        country = body["country"]
-        phone_number = body["phone_number"]
-        send_attempt = body["send_attempt"]
-        next_link = body.get("next_link")  # Optional param
-
-        msisdn = phone_number_to_msisdn(country, phone_number)
-
-        if not check_3pid_allowed(self.hs, "msisdn", msisdn):
-            raise SynapseError(
-                403,
-                "Account phone numbers are not authorized on this server",
-                Codes.THREEPID_DENIED,
-            )
-
-        existing_user_id = yield self.datastore.get_user_id_by_threepid(
-            "msisdn", msisdn
-        )
-
-        if existing_user_id is None:
-            raise SynapseError(400, "MSISDN not found", Codes.THREEPID_NOT_FOUND)
-
-        if not self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn:
-            logger.warn(
-                "No upstream msisdn account_threepid_delegate configured on the server to "
-                "handle this request"
-            )
-            raise SynapseError(
-                400,
-                "Password reset by phone number is not supported on this homeserver",
-            )
-
-        ret = yield self.identity_handler.requestMsisdnToken(
-            self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn,
-            country,
-            phone_number,
-            client_secret,
-            send_attempt,
-            next_link,
-        )
-
-        return 200, ret
-
-
 class PasswordResetSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
     """Handles 3PID validation token submission"""
 
     PATTERNS = client_patterns(
-        "/password_reset/(?P<medium>[^/]*)/submit_token/*$", releases=(), unstable=True
+        "/password_reset/(?P<medium>[^/]*)/submit_token$", releases=(), unstable=True
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
@@ -214,9 +152,13 @@ class PasswordResetSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
         self.config = hs.config
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        if self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL:
+            (self.failure_email_template,) = load_jinja2_templates(
+                self.config.email_template_dir,
+                [self.config.email_password_reset_template_failure_html],
+            )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, medium):
+    async def on_GET(self, request, medium):
         # We currently only handle threepid token submissions for email
         if medium != "email":
             raise SynapseError(
@@ -224,7 +166,7 @@ class PasswordResetSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
             )
         if self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.OFF:
             if self.config.local_threepid_handling_disabled_due_to_email_config:
-                logger.warn(
+                logger.warning(
                     "Password reset emails have been disabled due to lack of an email config"
                 )
             raise SynapseError(
@@ -232,20 +174,21 @@ class PasswordResetSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
             )
 
         sid = parse_string(request, "sid", required=True)
-        client_secret = parse_string(request, "client_secret", required=True)
         token = parse_string(request, "token", required=True)
+        client_secret = parse_string(request, "client_secret", required=True)
+        assert_valid_client_secret(client_secret)
 
         # Attempt to validate a 3PID session
         try:
             # Mark the session as valid
-            next_link = yield self.store.validate_threepid_session(
+            next_link = await self.store.validate_threepid_session(
                 sid, client_secret, token, self.clock.time_msec()
             )
 
             # Perform a 302 redirect if next_link is set
             if next_link:
                 if next_link.startswith("file:///"):
-                    logger.warn(
+                    logger.warning(
                         "Not redirecting to next_link as it is a local file: address"
                     )
                 else:
@@ -261,34 +204,12 @@ class PasswordResetSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
             request.setResponseCode(e.code)
 
             # Show a failure page with a reason
-            html_template, = load_jinja2_templates(
-                self.config.email_template_dir,
-                [self.config.email_password_reset_template_failure_html],
-            )
-
             template_vars = {"failure_reason": e.msg}
-            html = html_template.render(**template_vars)
+            html = self.failure_email_template.render(**template_vars)
 
         request.write(html.encode("utf-8"))
         finish_request(request)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request, medium):
-        if medium != "email":
-            raise SynapseError(
-                400, "This medium is currently not supported for password resets"
-            )
-
-        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        assert_params_in_dict(body, ["sid", "client_secret", "token"])
-
-        valid, _ = yield self.store.validate_threepid_session(
-            body["sid"], body["client_secret"], body["token"], self.clock.time_msec()
-        )
-        response_code = 200 if valid else 400
-
-        return response_code, {"success": valid}
-
 
 class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/password$")
@@ -299,13 +220,27 @@ class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
         self.datastore = self.hs.get_datastore()
+        self.password_policy_handler = hs.get_password_policy_handler()
         self._set_password_handler = hs.get_set_password_handler()
 
     @interactive_auth_handler
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
+        # we do basic sanity checks here because the auth layer will store these
+        # in sessions. Pull out the new password provided to us.
+        if "new_password" in body:
+            new_password = body.pop("new_password")
+            if not isinstance(new_password, str) or len(new_password) > 512:
+                raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid password")
+            self.password_policy_handler.validate_password(new_password)
+
+            # If the password is valid, hash it and store it back on the body.
+            # This ensures that only the hashed password is handled everywhere.
+            if "new_password_hash" in body:
+                raise SynapseError(400, "Unexpected property: new_password_hash")
+            body["new_password_hash"] = await self.auth_handler.hash(new_password)
+
         # there are two possibilities here. Either the user does not have an
         # access token, and needs to do a password reset; or they have one and
         # need to validate their identity.
@@ -317,17 +252,23 @@ class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
         # In the second case, we require a password to confirm their identity.
 
         if self.auth.has_access_token(request):
-            requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-            params = yield self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
-                requester, body, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request)
+            requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+            params = await self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
+                requester,
+                request,
+                body,
+                self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+                "modify your account password",
             )
             user_id = requester.user.to_string()
         else:
             requester = None
-            result, params, _ = yield self.auth_handler.check_auth(
-                [[LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY], [LoginType.MSISDN]],
+            result, params, _ = await self.auth_handler.check_auth(
+                [[LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY]],
+                request,
                 body,
                 self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+                "modify your account password",
             )
 
             if LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY in result:
@@ -340,7 +281,7 @@ class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
                     # (See add_threepid in synapse/handlers/auth.py)
                     threepid["address"] = threepid["address"].lower()
                 # if using email, we must know about the email they're authing with!
-                threepid_user_id = yield self.datastore.get_user_id_by_threepid(
+                threepid_user_id = await self.datastore.get_user_id_by_threepid(
                     threepid["medium"], threepid["address"]
                 )
                 if not threepid_user_id:
@@ -350,10 +291,13 @@ class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 logger.error("Auth succeeded but no known type! %r", result.keys())
                 raise SynapseError(500, "", Codes.UNKNOWN)
 
-        assert_params_in_dict(params, ["new_password"])
-        new_password = params["new_password"]
+        assert_params_in_dict(params, ["new_password_hash"])
+        new_password_hash = params["new_password_hash"]
+        logout_devices = params.get("logout_devices", True)
 
-        yield self._set_password_handler.set_password(user_id, new_password, requester)
+        await self._set_password_handler.set_password(
+            user_id, new_password_hash, logout_devices, requester
+        )
 
         return 200, {}
 
@@ -372,8 +316,7 @@ class DeactivateAccountRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self._deactivate_account_handler = hs.get_deactivate_account_handler()
 
     @interactive_auth_handler
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         erase = body.get("erase", False)
         if not isinstance(erase, bool):
@@ -383,19 +326,23 @@ class DeactivateAccountRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 Codes.BAD_JSON,
             )
 
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
         # allow ASes to dectivate their own users
         if requester.app_service:
-            yield self._deactivate_account_handler.deactivate_account(
+            await self._deactivate_account_handler.deactivate_account(
                 requester.user.to_string(), erase
             )
             return 200, {}
 
-        yield self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
-            requester, body, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request)
+        await self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
+            requester,
+            request,
+            body,
+            self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            "deactivate your account",
         )
-        result = yield self._deactivate_account_handler.deactivate_account(
+        result = await self._deactivate_account_handler.deactivate_account(
             requester.user.to_string(), erase, id_server=body.get("id_server")
         )
         if result:
@@ -416,14 +363,37 @@ class EmailThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
         self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+        if self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL:
+            template_html, template_text = load_jinja2_templates(
+                self.config.email_template_dir,
+                [
+                    self.config.email_add_threepid_template_html,
+                    self.config.email_add_threepid_template_text,
+                ],
+                public_baseurl=self.config.public_baseurl,
+            )
+            self.mailer = Mailer(
+                hs=self.hs,
+                app_name=self.config.email_app_name,
+                template_html=template_html,
+                template_text=template_text,
+            )
+
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
+        if self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.OFF:
+            if self.config.local_threepid_handling_disabled_due_to_email_config:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Adding emails have been disabled due to lack of an email config"
+                )
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "Adding an email to your account is disabled on this server"
+            )
+
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        assert_params_in_dict(
-            body, ["id_server", "client_secret", "email", "send_attempt"]
-        )
-        id_server = "https://" + body["id_server"]  # Assume https
+        assert_params_in_dict(body, ["client_secret", "email", "send_attempt"])
         client_secret = body["client_secret"]
+        assert_valid_client_secret(client_secret)
+
         email = body["email"]
         send_attempt = body["send_attempt"]
         next_link = body.get("next_link")  # Optional param
@@ -435,16 +405,42 @@ class EmailThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 Codes.THREEPID_DENIED,
             )
 
-        existing_user_id = yield self.store.get_user_id_by_threepid(
+        existing_user_id = await self.store.get_user_id_by_threepid(
             "email", body["email"]
         )
 
         if existing_user_id is not None:
+            if self.config.request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors:
+                # Make the client think the operation succeeded. See the rationale in the
+                # comments for request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors.
+                return 200, {"sid": random_string(16)}
+
             raise SynapseError(400, "Email is already in use", Codes.THREEPID_IN_USE)
 
-        ret = yield self.identity_handler.requestEmailToken(
-            id_server, email, client_secret, send_attempt, next_link
-        )
+        if self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.REMOTE:
+            assert self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_email
+
+            # Have the configured identity server handle the request
+            ret = await self.identity_handler.requestEmailToken(
+                self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_email,
+                email,
+                client_secret,
+                send_attempt,
+                next_link,
+            )
+        else:
+            # Send threepid validation emails from Synapse
+            sid = await self.identity_handler.send_threepid_validation(
+                email,
+                client_secret,
+                send_attempt,
+                self.mailer.send_add_threepid_mail,
+                next_link,
+            )
+
+            # Wrap the session id in a JSON object
+            ret = {"sid": sid}
+
         return 200, ret
 
 
@@ -457,15 +453,14 @@ class MsisdnThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
         self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         assert_params_in_dict(
-            body,
-            ["id_server", "client_secret", "country", "phone_number", "send_attempt"],
+            body, ["client_secret", "country", "phone_number", "send_attempt"]
         )
-        id_server = "https://" + body["id_server"]  # Assume https
         client_secret = body["client_secret"]
+        assert_valid_client_secret(client_secret)
+
         country = body["country"]
         phone_number = body["phone_number"]
         send_attempt = body["send_attempt"]
@@ -480,17 +475,156 @@ class MsisdnThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 Codes.THREEPID_DENIED,
             )
 
-        existing_user_id = yield self.store.get_user_id_by_threepid("msisdn", msisdn)
+        existing_user_id = await self.store.get_user_id_by_threepid("msisdn", msisdn)
 
         if existing_user_id is not None:
+            if self.hs.config.request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors:
+                # Make the client think the operation succeeded. See the rationale in the
+                # comments for request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors.
+                return 200, {"sid": random_string(16)}
+
             raise SynapseError(400, "MSISDN is already in use", Codes.THREEPID_IN_USE)
 
-        ret = yield self.identity_handler.requestMsisdnToken(
-            id_server, country, phone_number, client_secret, send_attempt, next_link
+        if not self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn:
+            logger.warning(
+                "No upstream msisdn account_threepid_delegate configured on the server to "
+                "handle this request"
+            )
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "Adding phone numbers to user account is not supported by this homeserver",
+            )
+
+        ret = await self.identity_handler.requestMsisdnToken(
+            self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn,
+            country,
+            phone_number,
+            client_secret,
+            send_attempt,
+            next_link,
         )
+
         return 200, ret
 
 
+class AddThreepidEmailSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
+    """Handles 3PID validation token submission for adding an email to a user's account"""
+
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
+        "/add_threepid/email/submit_token$", releases=(), unstable=True
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        """
+        Args:
+            hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
+        """
+        super().__init__()
+        self.config = hs.config
+        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        if self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL:
+            (self.failure_email_template,) = load_jinja2_templates(
+                self.config.email_template_dir,
+                [self.config.email_add_threepid_template_failure_html],
+            )
+
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
+        if self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.OFF:
+            if self.config.local_threepid_handling_disabled_due_to_email_config:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Adding emails have been disabled due to lack of an email config"
+                )
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "Adding an email to your account is disabled on this server"
+            )
+        elif self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.REMOTE:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "This homeserver is not validating threepids. Use an identity server "
+                "instead.",
+            )
+
+        sid = parse_string(request, "sid", required=True)
+        token = parse_string(request, "token", required=True)
+        client_secret = parse_string(request, "client_secret", required=True)
+        assert_valid_client_secret(client_secret)
+
+        # Attempt to validate a 3PID session
+        try:
+            # Mark the session as valid
+            next_link = await self.store.validate_threepid_session(
+                sid, client_secret, token, self.clock.time_msec()
+            )
+
+            # Perform a 302 redirect if next_link is set
+            if next_link:
+                if next_link.startswith("file:///"):
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "Not redirecting to next_link as it is a local file: address"
+                    )
+                else:
+                    request.setResponseCode(302)
+                    request.setHeader("Location", next_link)
+                    finish_request(request)
+                    return None
+
+            # Otherwise show the success template
+            html = self.config.email_add_threepid_template_success_html_content
+            request.setResponseCode(200)
+        except ThreepidValidationError as e:
+            request.setResponseCode(e.code)
+
+            # Show a failure page with a reason
+            template_vars = {"failure_reason": e.msg}
+            html = self.failure_email_template.render(**template_vars)
+
+        request.write(html.encode("utf-8"))
+        finish_request(request)
+
+
+class AddThreepidMsisdnSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
+    """Handles 3PID validation token submission for adding a phone number to a user's
+    account
+    """
+
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
+        "/add_threepid/msisdn/submit_token$", releases=(), unstable=True
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        """
+        Args:
+            hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
+        """
+        super().__init__()
+        self.config = hs.config
+        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
+
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
+        if not self.config.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "This homeserver is not validating phone numbers. Use an identity server "
+                "instead.",
+            )
+
+        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+        assert_params_in_dict(body, ["client_secret", "sid", "token"])
+        assert_valid_client_secret(body["client_secret"])
+
+        # Proxy submit_token request to msisdn threepid delegate
+        response = await self.identity_handler.proxy_msisdn_submit_token(
+            self.config.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn,
+            body["client_secret"],
+            body["sid"],
+            body["token"],
+        )
+        return 200, response
+
+
 class ThreepidRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid$")
 
@@ -502,16 +636,21 @@ class ThreepidRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
         self.datastore = self.hs.get_datastore()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
-        threepids = yield self.datastore.user_get_threepids(requester.user.to_string())
+        threepids = await self.datastore.user_get_threepids(requester.user.to_string())
 
         return 200, {"threepids": threepids}
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
+        if not self.hs.config.enable_3pid_changes:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "3PID changes are disabled on this server", Codes.FORBIDDEN
+            )
+
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        user_id = requester.user.to_string()
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
         threepid_creds = body.get("threePidCreds") or body.get("three_pid_creds")
@@ -519,34 +658,111 @@ class ThreepidRestServlet(RestServlet):
             raise SynapseError(
                 400, "Missing param three_pid_creds", Codes.MISSING_PARAM
             )
+        assert_params_in_dict(threepid_creds, ["client_secret", "sid"])
+
+        sid = threepid_creds["sid"]
+        client_secret = threepid_creds["client_secret"]
+        assert_valid_client_secret(client_secret)
+
+        validation_session = await self.identity_handler.validate_threepid_session(
+            client_secret, sid
+        )
+        if validation_session:
+            await self.auth_handler.add_threepid(
+                user_id,
+                validation_session["medium"],
+                validation_session["address"],
+                validation_session["validated_at"],
+            )
+            return 200, {}
+
+        raise SynapseError(
+            400, "No validated 3pid session found", Codes.THREEPID_AUTH_FAILED
+        )
+
+
+class ThreepidAddRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid/add$", releases=(), unstable=True)
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(ThreepidAddRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
+
+    @interactive_auth_handler
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
+        if not self.hs.config.enable_3pid_changes:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "3PID changes are disabled on this server", Codes.FORBIDDEN
+            )
 
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
+        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
-        # Specify None as the identity server to retrieve it from the request body instead
-        threepid = yield self.identity_handler.threepid_from_creds(None, threepid_creds)
+        assert_params_in_dict(body, ["client_secret", "sid"])
+        sid = body["sid"]
+        client_secret = body["client_secret"]
+        assert_valid_client_secret(client_secret)
 
-        if not threepid:
-            raise SynapseError(400, "Failed to auth 3pid", Codes.THREEPID_AUTH_FAILED)
+        await self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
+            requester,
+            request,
+            body,
+            self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            "add a third-party identifier to your account",
+        )
 
-        for reqd in ["medium", "address", "validated_at"]:
-            if reqd not in threepid:
-                logger.warn("Couldn't add 3pid: invalid response from ID server")
-                raise SynapseError(500, "Invalid response from ID Server")
+        validation_session = await self.identity_handler.validate_threepid_session(
+            client_secret, sid
+        )
+        if validation_session:
+            await self.auth_handler.add_threepid(
+                user_id,
+                validation_session["medium"],
+                validation_session["address"],
+                validation_session["validated_at"],
+            )
+            return 200, {}
 
-        yield self.auth_handler.add_threepid(
-            user_id, threepid["medium"], threepid["address"], threepid["validated_at"]
+        raise SynapseError(
+            400, "No validated 3pid session found", Codes.THREEPID_AUTH_FAILED
         )
 
-        if "bind" in body and body["bind"]:
-            logger.debug("Binding threepid %s to %s", threepid, user_id)
-            yield self.identity_handler.bind_threepid(threepid_creds, user_id)
+
+class ThreepidBindRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid/bind$", releases=(), unstable=True)
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(ThreepidBindRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
+        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+
+        assert_params_in_dict(body, ["id_server", "sid", "client_secret"])
+        id_server = body["id_server"]
+        sid = body["sid"]
+        id_access_token = body.get("id_access_token")  # optional
+        client_secret = body["client_secret"]
+        assert_valid_client_secret(client_secret)
+
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        user_id = requester.user.to_string()
+
+        await self.identity_handler.bind_threepid(
+            client_secret, sid, user_id, id_server, id_access_token
+        )
 
         return 200, {}
 
 
 class ThreepidUnbindRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid/unbind$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid/unbind$", releases=(), unstable=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ThreepidUnbindRestServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -555,12 +771,11 @@ class ThreepidUnbindRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.datastore = self.hs.get_datastore()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
         """Unbind the given 3pid from a specific identity server, or identity servers that are
         known to have this 3pid bound
         """
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         assert_params_in_dict(body, ["medium", "address"])
 
@@ -570,7 +785,7 @@ class ThreepidUnbindRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         # Attempt to unbind the threepid from an identity server. If id_server is None, try to
         # unbind from all identity servers this threepid has been added to in the past
-        result = yield self.identity_handler.try_unbind_threepid(
+        result = await self.identity_handler.try_unbind_threepid(
             requester.user.to_string(),
             {"address": address, "medium": medium, "id_server": id_server},
         )
@@ -582,19 +797,24 @@ class ThreepidDeleteRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ThreepidDeleteRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
+        if not self.hs.config.enable_3pid_changes:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "3PID changes are disabled on this server", Codes.FORBIDDEN
+            )
+
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         assert_params_in_dict(body, ["medium", "address"])
 
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         try:
-            ret = yield self.auth_handler.delete_threepid(
+            ret = await self.auth_handler.delete_threepid(
                 user_id, body["medium"], body["address"], body.get("id_server")
             )
         except Exception:
@@ -619,22 +839,24 @@ class WhoamiRestServlet(RestServlet):
         super(WhoamiRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
         return 200, {"user_id": requester.user.to_string()}
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
     EmailPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-    MsisdnPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     PasswordResetSubmitTokenServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     PasswordRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     DeactivateAccountRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     EmailThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     MsisdnThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    AddThreepidEmailSubmitTokenServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    AddThreepidMsisdnSubmitTokenServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     ThreepidRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    ThreepidAddRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    ThreepidBindRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     ThreepidUnbindRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     ThreepidDeleteRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     WhoamiRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
index f0db204ffa..c1d4cd0caf 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, NotFoundError, SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 
@@ -40,16 +38,19 @@ class AccountDataServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
+        self._is_worker = hs.config.worker_app is not None
+
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, user_id, account_data_type):
+        if self._is_worker:
+            raise Exception("Cannot handle PUT /account_data on worker")
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, user_id, account_data_type):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         if user_id != requester.user.to_string():
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot add account data for other users.")
 
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
-        max_id = yield self.store.add_account_data_for_user(
+        max_id = await self.store.add_account_data_for_user(
             user_id, account_data_type, body
         )
 
@@ -57,13 +58,12 @@ class AccountDataServlet(RestServlet):
 
         return 200, {}
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, user_id, account_data_type):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, user_id, account_data_type):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         if user_id != requester.user.to_string():
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot get account data for other users.")
 
-        event = yield self.store.get_global_account_data_by_type_for_user(
+        event = await self.store.get_global_account_data_by_type_for_user(
             account_data_type, user_id
         )
 
@@ -90,10 +90,13 @@ class RoomAccountDataServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
+        self._is_worker = hs.config.worker_app is not None
+
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, user_id, room_id, account_data_type):
+        if self._is_worker:
+            raise Exception("Cannot handle PUT /account_data on worker")
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, user_id, room_id, account_data_type):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         if user_id != requester.user.to_string():
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot add account data for other users.")
 
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ class RoomAccountDataServlet(RestServlet):
                 " Use /rooms/!roomId:server.name/read_markers",
             )
 
-        max_id = yield self.store.add_account_data_to_room(
+        max_id = await self.store.add_account_data_to_room(
             user_id, room_id, account_data_type, body
         )
 
@@ -114,13 +117,12 @@ class RoomAccountDataServlet(RestServlet):
 
         return 200, {}
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, user_id, room_id, account_data_type):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, user_id, room_id, account_data_type):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         if user_id != requester.user.to_string():
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot get account data for other users.")
 
-        event = yield self.store.get_account_data_for_room_and_type(
+        event = await self.store.get_account_data_for_room_and_type(
             user_id, room_id, account_data_type
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
index 33f6a23028..2f10fa64e2 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, SynapseError
 from synapse.http.server import finish_request
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
@@ -45,13 +43,12 @@ class AccountValidityRenewServlet(RestServlet):
         self.success_html = hs.config.account_validity.account_renewed_html_content
         self.failure_html = hs.config.account_validity.invalid_token_html_content
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request):
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
         if b"token" not in request.args:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Missing renewal token")
         renewal_token = request.args[b"token"][0]
 
-        token_valid = yield self.account_activity_handler.renew_account(
+        token_valid = await self.account_activity_handler.renew_account(
             renewal_token.decode("utf8")
         )
 
@@ -67,7 +64,6 @@ class AccountValidityRenewServlet(RestServlet):
         request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (len(response),))
         request.write(response.encode("utf8"))
         finish_request(request)
-        defer.returnValue(None)
 
 
 class AccountValiditySendMailServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -85,18 +81,17 @@ class AccountValiditySendMailServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.account_validity = self.hs.config.account_validity
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
         if not self.account_validity.renew_by_email_enabled:
             raise AuthError(
                 403, "Account renewal via email is disabled on this server."
             )
 
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_expired=True)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_expired=True)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
-        yield self.account_activity_handler.send_renewal_email_to_user(user_id)
+        await self.account_activity_handler.send_renewal_email_to_user(user_id)
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return 200, {}
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
index f21aff39e5..75590ebaeb 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.api.urls import CLIENT_API_PREFIX
@@ -132,7 +130,22 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
         self.registration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
 
-    def on_GET(self, request, stagetype):
+        # SSO configuration.
+        self._cas_enabled = hs.config.cas_enabled
+        if self._cas_enabled:
+            self._cas_handler = hs.get_cas_handler()
+            self._cas_server_url = hs.config.cas_server_url
+            self._cas_service_url = hs.config.cas_service_url
+        self._saml_enabled = hs.config.saml2_enabled
+        if self._saml_enabled:
+            self._saml_handler = hs.get_saml_handler()
+        self._oidc_enabled = hs.config.oidc_enabled
+        if self._oidc_enabled:
+            self._oidc_handler = hs.get_oidc_handler()
+            self._cas_server_url = hs.config.cas_server_url
+            self._cas_service_url = hs.config.cas_service_url
+
+    async def on_GET(self, request, stagetype):
         session = parse_string(request, "session")
         if not session:
             raise SynapseError(400, "No session supplied")
@@ -144,14 +157,6 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 % (CLIENT_API_PREFIX, LoginType.RECAPTCHA),
                 "sitekey": self.hs.config.recaptcha_public_key,
             }
-            html_bytes = html.encode("utf8")
-            request.setResponseCode(200)
-            request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"text/html; charset=utf-8")
-            request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (len(html_bytes),))
-
-            request.write(html_bytes)
-            finish_request(request)
-            return None
         elif stagetype == LoginType.TERMS:
             html = TERMS_TEMPLATE % {
                 "session": session,
@@ -160,19 +165,51 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 "myurl": "%s/r0/auth/%s/fallback/web"
                 % (CLIENT_API_PREFIX, LoginType.TERMS),
             }
-            html_bytes = html.encode("utf8")
-            request.setResponseCode(200)
-            request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"text/html; charset=utf-8")
-            request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (len(html_bytes),))
-
-            request.write(html_bytes)
-            finish_request(request)
-            return None
+
+        elif stagetype == LoginType.SSO:
+            # Display a confirmation page which prompts the user to
+            # re-authenticate with their SSO provider.
+            if self._cas_enabled:
+                # Generate a request to CAS that redirects back to an endpoint
+                # to verify the successful authentication.
+                sso_redirect_url = self._cas_handler.get_redirect_url(
+                    {"session": session},
+                )
+
+            elif self._saml_enabled:
+                # Some SAML identity providers (e.g. Google) require a
+                # RelayState parameter on requests. It is not necessary here, so
+                # pass in a dummy redirect URL (which will never get used).
+                client_redirect_url = b"unused"
+                sso_redirect_url = self._saml_handler.handle_redirect_request(
+                    client_redirect_url, session
+                )
+
+            elif self._oidc_enabled:
+                client_redirect_url = b""
+                sso_redirect_url = await self._oidc_handler.handle_redirect_request(
+                    request, client_redirect_url, session
+                )
+
+            else:
+                raise SynapseError(400, "Homeserver not configured for SSO.")
+
+            html = await self.auth_handler.start_sso_ui_auth(sso_redirect_url, session)
+
         else:
             raise SynapseError(404, "Unknown auth stage type")
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request, stagetype):
+        # Render the HTML and return.
+        html_bytes = html.encode("utf8")
+        request.setResponseCode(200)
+        request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"text/html; charset=utf-8")
+        request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (len(html_bytes),))
+
+        request.write(html_bytes)
+        finish_request(request)
+        return None
+
+    async def on_POST(self, request, stagetype):
 
         session = parse_string(request, "session")
         if not session:
@@ -186,7 +223,7 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
             authdict = {"response": response, "session": session}
 
-            success = yield self.auth_handler.add_oob_auth(
+            success = await self.auth_handler.add_oob_auth(
                 LoginType.RECAPTCHA, authdict, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request)
             )
 
@@ -199,23 +236,10 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
                     % (CLIENT_API_PREFIX, LoginType.RECAPTCHA),
                     "sitekey": self.hs.config.recaptcha_public_key,
                 }
-            html_bytes = html.encode("utf8")
-            request.setResponseCode(200)
-            request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"text/html; charset=utf-8")
-            request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (len(html_bytes),))
-
-            request.write(html_bytes)
-            finish_request(request)
-
-            return None
         elif stagetype == LoginType.TERMS:
-            if ("session" not in request.args or len(request.args["session"])) == 0:
-                raise SynapseError(400, "No session supplied")
-
-            session = request.args["session"][0]
             authdict = {"session": session}
 
-            success = yield self.auth_handler.add_oob_auth(
+            success = await self.auth_handler.add_oob_auth(
                 LoginType.TERMS, authdict, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request)
             )
 
@@ -232,17 +256,22 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
                     "myurl": "%s/r0/auth/%s/fallback/web"
                     % (CLIENT_API_PREFIX, LoginType.TERMS),
                 }
-            html_bytes = html.encode("utf8")
-            request.setResponseCode(200)
-            request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"text/html; charset=utf-8")
-            request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (len(html_bytes),))
-
-            request.write(html_bytes)
-            finish_request(request)
-            return None
+        elif stagetype == LoginType.SSO:
+            # The SSO fallback workflow should not post here,
+            raise SynapseError(404, "Fallback SSO auth does not support POST requests.")
         else:
             raise SynapseError(404, "Unknown auth stage type")
 
+        # Render the HTML and return.
+        html_bytes = html.encode("utf8")
+        request.setResponseCode(200)
+        request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"text/html; charset=utf-8")
+        request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (len(html_bytes),))
+
+        request.write(html_bytes)
+        finish_request(request)
+        return None
+
     def on_OPTIONS(self, _):
         return 200, {}
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py
index acd58af193..fe9d019c44 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 
@@ -40,10 +38,9 @@ class CapabilitiesRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
-        user = yield self.store.get_user_by_id(requester.user.to_string())
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+        user = await self.store.get_user_by_id(requester.user.to_string())
         change_password = bool(user["password_hash"])
 
         response = {
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
index 26d0235208..c0714fcfb1 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api import errors
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
     RestServlet,
@@ -42,10 +40,9 @@ class DevicesRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
-        devices = yield self.device_handler.get_devices_by_user(
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+        devices = await self.device_handler.get_devices_by_user(
             requester.user.to_string()
         )
         return 200, {"devices": devices}
@@ -67,9 +64,8 @@ class DeleteDevicesRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
 
     @interactive_auth_handler
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
         try:
             body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
@@ -84,11 +80,15 @@ class DeleteDevicesRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         assert_params_in_dict(body, ["devices"])
 
-        yield self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
-            requester, body, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request)
+        await self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
+            requester,
+            request,
+            body,
+            self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            "remove device(s) from your account",
         )
 
-        yield self.device_handler.delete_devices(
+        await self.device_handler.delete_devices(
             requester.user.to_string(), body["devices"]
         )
         return 200, {}
@@ -108,18 +108,16 @@ class DeviceRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, device_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
-        device = yield self.device_handler.get_device(
+    async def on_GET(self, request, device_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+        device = await self.device_handler.get_device(
             requester.user.to_string(), device_id
         )
         return 200, device
 
     @interactive_auth_handler
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_DELETE(self, request, device_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_DELETE(self, request, device_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
         try:
             body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
@@ -132,19 +130,22 @@ class DeviceRestServlet(RestServlet):
             else:
                 raise
 
-        yield self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
-            requester, body, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request)
+        await self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
+            requester,
+            request,
+            body,
+            self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            "remove a device from your account",
         )
 
-        yield self.device_handler.delete_device(requester.user.to_string(), device_id)
+        await self.device_handler.delete_device(requester.user.to_string(), device_id)
         return 200, {}
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, device_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, device_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        yield self.device_handler.update_device(
+        await self.device_handler.update_device(
             requester.user.to_string(), device_id, body
         )
         return 200, {}
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
index c6ddf24c8d..b28da017cd 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
-from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, StoreError, SynapseError
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, NotFoundError, StoreError, SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 from synapse.types import UserID
 
@@ -35,10 +33,9 @@ class GetFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.filtering = hs.get_filtering()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, user_id, filter_id):
+    async def on_GET(self, request, user_id, filter_id):
         target_user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
         if target_user != requester.user:
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot get filters for other users")
@@ -52,13 +49,15 @@ class GetFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
             raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid filter_id")
 
         try:
-            filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(
+            filter_collection = await self.filtering.get_user_filter(
                 user_localpart=target_user.localpart, filter_id=filter_id
             )
+        except StoreError as e:
+            if e.code != 404:
+                raise
+            raise NotFoundError("No such filter")
 
-            return 200, filter.get_filter_json()
-        except (KeyError, StoreError):
-            raise SynapseError(400, "No such filter", errcode=Codes.NOT_FOUND)
+        return 200, filter_collection.get_filter_json()
 
 
 class CreateFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -70,11 +69,10 @@ class CreateFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.filtering = hs.get_filtering()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request, user_id):
+    async def on_POST(self, request, user_id):
 
         target_user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
         if target_user != requester.user:
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot create filters for other users")
@@ -85,7 +83,7 @@ class CreateFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         set_timeline_upper_limit(content, self.hs.config.filter_timeline_limit)
 
-        filter_id = yield self.filtering.add_user_filter(
+        filter_id = await self.filtering.add_user_filter(
             user_localpart=target_user.localpart, user_filter=content
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
index 999a0fa80c..d84a6d7e11 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 from synapse.types import GroupID
 
@@ -38,24 +36,22 @@ class GroupServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        group_description = yield self.groups_handler.get_group_profile(
+        group_description = await self.groups_handler.get_group_profile(
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
         return 200, group_description
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request, group_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_POST(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        yield self.groups_handler.update_group_profile(
+        await self.groups_handler.update_group_profile(
             group_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
@@ -74,12 +70,11 @@ class GroupSummaryServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        get_group_summary = yield self.groups_handler.get_group_summary(
+        get_group_summary = await self.groups_handler.get_group_summary(
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
@@ -106,13 +101,12 @@ class GroupSummaryRoomsCatServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, category_id, room_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, category_id, room_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        resp = yield self.groups_handler.update_group_summary_room(
+        resp = await self.groups_handler.update_group_summary_room(
             group_id,
             requester_user_id,
             room_id=room_id,
@@ -122,12 +116,11 @@ class GroupSummaryRoomsCatServlet(RestServlet):
 
         return 200, resp
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, category_id, room_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, category_id, room_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        resp = yield self.groups_handler.delete_group_summary_room(
+        resp = await self.groups_handler.delete_group_summary_room(
             group_id, requester_user_id, room_id=room_id, category_id=category_id
         )
 
@@ -148,35 +141,32 @@ class GroupCategoryServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, group_id, category_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, group_id, category_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        category = yield self.groups_handler.get_group_category(
+        category = await self.groups_handler.get_group_category(
             group_id, requester_user_id, category_id=category_id
         )
 
         return 200, category
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, category_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, category_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        resp = yield self.groups_handler.update_group_category(
+        resp = await self.groups_handler.update_group_category(
             group_id, requester_user_id, category_id=category_id, content=content
         )
 
         return 200, resp
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, category_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, category_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        resp = yield self.groups_handler.delete_group_category(
+        resp = await self.groups_handler.delete_group_category(
             group_id, requester_user_id, category_id=category_id
         )
 
@@ -195,12 +185,11 @@ class GroupCategoriesServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        category = yield self.groups_handler.get_group_categories(
+        category = await self.groups_handler.get_group_categories(
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
@@ -219,35 +208,32 @@ class GroupRoleServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, group_id, role_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, group_id, role_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        category = yield self.groups_handler.get_group_role(
+        category = await self.groups_handler.get_group_role(
             group_id, requester_user_id, role_id=role_id
         )
 
         return 200, category
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, role_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, role_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        resp = yield self.groups_handler.update_group_role(
+        resp = await self.groups_handler.update_group_role(
             group_id, requester_user_id, role_id=role_id, content=content
         )
 
         return 200, resp
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, role_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, role_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        resp = yield self.groups_handler.delete_group_role(
+        resp = await self.groups_handler.delete_group_role(
             group_id, requester_user_id, role_id=role_id
         )
 
@@ -266,12 +252,11 @@ class GroupRolesServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        category = yield self.groups_handler.get_group_roles(
+        category = await self.groups_handler.get_group_roles(
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
@@ -298,13 +283,12 @@ class GroupSummaryUsersRoleServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, role_id, user_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, role_id, user_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        resp = yield self.groups_handler.update_group_summary_user(
+        resp = await self.groups_handler.update_group_summary_user(
             group_id,
             requester_user_id,
             user_id=user_id,
@@ -314,12 +298,11 @@ class GroupSummaryUsersRoleServlet(RestServlet):
 
         return 200, resp
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, role_id, user_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, role_id, user_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        resp = yield self.groups_handler.delete_group_summary_user(
+        resp = await self.groups_handler.delete_group_summary_user(
             group_id, requester_user_id, user_id=user_id, role_id=role_id
         )
 
@@ -338,12 +321,11 @@ class GroupRoomServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.get_rooms_in_group(
+        result = await self.groups_handler.get_rooms_in_group(
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
@@ -362,12 +344,11 @@ class GroupUsersServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.get_users_in_group(
+        result = await self.groups_handler.get_users_in_group(
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
@@ -386,12 +367,11 @@ class GroupInvitedUsersServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.get_invited_users_in_group(
+        result = await self.groups_handler.get_invited_users_in_group(
             group_id, requester_user_id
         )
 
@@ -409,14 +389,13 @@ class GroupSettingJoinPolicyServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.set_group_join_policy(
+        result = await self.groups_handler.set_group_join_policy(
             group_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
@@ -436,9 +415,8 @@ class GroupCreateServlet(RestServlet):
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
         self.server_name = hs.hostname
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         # TODO: Create group on remote server
@@ -446,7 +424,7 @@ class GroupCreateServlet(RestServlet):
         localpart = content.pop("localpart")
         group_id = GroupID(localpart, self.server_name).to_string()
 
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.create_group(
+        result = await self.groups_handler.create_group(
             group_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
@@ -467,24 +445,22 @@ class GroupAdminRoomsServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, room_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, room_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.add_room_to_group(
+        result = await self.groups_handler.add_room_to_group(
             group_id, requester_user_id, room_id, content
         )
 
         return 200, result
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, room_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_DELETE(self, request, group_id, room_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.remove_room_from_group(
+        result = await self.groups_handler.remove_room_from_group(
             group_id, requester_user_id, room_id
         )
 
@@ -506,13 +482,12 @@ class GroupAdminRoomsConfigServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, room_id, config_key):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, room_id, config_key):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.update_room_in_group(
+        result = await self.groups_handler.update_room_in_group(
             group_id, requester_user_id, room_id, config_key, content
         )
 
@@ -535,14 +510,13 @@ class GroupAdminUsersInviteServlet(RestServlet):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.is_mine_id = hs.is_mine_id
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, user_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, user_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         config = content.get("config", {})
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.invite(
+        result = await self.groups_handler.invite(
             group_id, user_id, requester_user_id, config
         )
 
@@ -563,13 +537,12 @@ class GroupAdminUsersKickServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, user_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, group_id, user_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.remove_user_from_group(
+        result = await self.groups_handler.remove_user_from_group(
             group_id, user_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
@@ -588,13 +561,12 @@ class GroupSelfLeaveServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.remove_user_from_group(
+        result = await self.groups_handler.remove_user_from_group(
             group_id, requester_user_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
@@ -613,13 +585,12 @@ class GroupSelfJoinServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.join_group(
+        result = await self.groups_handler.join_group(
             group_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
@@ -638,13 +609,12 @@ class GroupSelfAcceptInviteServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.accept_invite(
+        result = await self.groups_handler.accept_invite(
             group_id, requester_user_id, content
         )
 
@@ -663,14 +633,13 @@ class GroupSelfUpdatePublicityServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, group_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         publicise = content["publicise"]
-        yield self.store.update_group_publicity(group_id, requester_user_id, publicise)
+        await self.store.update_group_publicity(group_id, requester_user_id, publicise)
 
         return 200, {}
 
@@ -688,11 +657,10 @@ class PublicisedGroupsForUserServlet(RestServlet):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
-        yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
+        await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.get_publicised_groups_for_user(user_id)
+        result = await self.groups_handler.get_publicised_groups_for_user(user_id)
 
         return 200, result
 
@@ -710,14 +678,13 @@ class PublicisedGroupsForUsersServlet(RestServlet):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
-        yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
+        await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         user_ids = content["user_ids"]
 
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.bulk_get_publicised_groups(user_ids)
+        result = await self.groups_handler.bulk_get_publicised_groups(user_ids)
 
         return 200, result
 
@@ -734,12 +701,11 @@ class GroupsForUserServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         requester_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        result = yield self.groups_handler.get_joined_groups(requester_user_id)
+        result = await self.groups_handler.get_joined_groups(requester_user_id)
 
         return 200, result
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
index 2e680134a0..24bb090822 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# 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.
@@ -15,8 +16,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
     RestServlet,
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import (
 from synapse.logging.opentracing import log_kv, set_tag, trace
 from synapse.types import StreamToken
 
-from ._base import client_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns, interactive_auth_handler
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ class KeyUploadServlet(RestServlet):
         "device_id": "<device_id>",
         "valid_until_ts": <millisecond_timestamp>,
         "algorithms": [
-          "m.olm.curve25519-aes-sha256",
+          "m.olm.curve25519-aes-sha2",
         ]
         "keys": {
           "<algorithm>:<device_id>": "<key_base64>",
@@ -70,9 +69,8 @@ class KeyUploadServlet(RestServlet):
         self.e2e_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_keys_handler()
 
     @trace(opname="upload_keys")
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request, device_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_POST(self, request, device_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ class KeyUploadServlet(RestServlet):
                 400, "To upload keys, you must pass device_id when authenticating"
             )
 
-        result = yield self.e2e_keys_handler.upload_keys_for_user(
+        result = await self.e2e_keys_handler.upload_keys_for_user(
             user_id, device_id, body
         )
         return 200, result
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ class KeyQueryServlet(RestServlet):
             "device_id": "<device_id>", // Duplicated to be signed
             "valid_until_ts": <millisecond_timestamp>,
             "algorithms": [ // List of supported algorithms
-              "m.olm.curve25519-aes-sha256",
+              "m.olm.curve25519-aes-sha2",
             ],
             "keys": { // Must include a ed25519 signing key
               "<algorithm>:<key_id>": "<key_base64>",
@@ -153,12 +151,12 @@ class KeyQueryServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.e2e_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_keys_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
-        yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+        user_id = requester.user.to_string()
         timeout = parse_integer(request, "timeout", 10 * 1000)
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        result = yield self.e2e_keys_handler.query_devices(body, timeout)
+        result = await self.e2e_keys_handler.query_devices(body, timeout, user_id)
         return 200, result
 
 
@@ -183,9 +181,8 @@ class KeyChangesServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
         from_token_string = parse_string(request, "from")
         set_tag("from", from_token_string)
@@ -198,7 +195,7 @@ class KeyChangesServlet(RestServlet):
 
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        results = yield self.device_handler.get_user_ids_changed(user_id, from_token)
+        results = await self.device_handler.get_user_ids_changed(user_id, from_token)
 
         return 200, results
 
@@ -229,12 +226,100 @@ class OneTimeKeyServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.e2e_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_keys_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
-        yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
+        await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         timeout = parse_integer(request, "timeout", 10 * 1000)
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        result = yield self.e2e_keys_handler.claim_one_time_keys(body, timeout)
+        result = await self.e2e_keys_handler.claim_one_time_keys(body, timeout)
+        return 200, result
+
+
+class SigningKeyUploadServlet(RestServlet):
+    """
+    POST /keys/device_signing/upload HTTP/1.1
+    Content-Type: application/json
+
+    {
+    }
+    """
+
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/keys/device_signing/upload$", releases=())
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        """
+        Args:
+            hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
+        """
+        super(SigningKeyUploadServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.e2e_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_keys_handler()
+        self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
+
+    @interactive_auth_handler
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        user_id = requester.user.to_string()
+        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+
+        await self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
+            requester,
+            request,
+            body,
+            self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            "add a device signing key to your account",
+        )
+
+        result = await self.e2e_keys_handler.upload_signing_keys_for_user(user_id, body)
+        return 200, result
+
+
+class SignaturesUploadServlet(RestServlet):
+    """
+    POST /keys/signatures/upload HTTP/1.1
+    Content-Type: application/json
+
+    {
+      "@alice:example.com": {
+        "<device_id>": {
+          "user_id": "<user_id>",
+          "device_id": "<device_id>",
+          "algorithms": [
+            "m.olm.curve25519-aes-sha2",
+            "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2"
+          ],
+          "keys": {
+            "<algorithm>:<device_id>": "<key_base64>",
+          },
+          "signatures": {
+            "<signing_user_id>": {
+              "<algorithm>:<signing_key_base64>": "<signature_base64>>"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    """
+
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/keys/signatures/upload$")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        """
+        Args:
+            hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
+        """
+        super(SignaturesUploadServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.e2e_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_keys_handler()
+
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+        user_id = requester.user.to_string()
+        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+
+        result = await self.e2e_keys_handler.upload_signatures_for_device_keys(
+            user_id, body
+        )
         return 200, result
 
 
@@ -243,3 +328,5 @@ def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
     KeyQueryServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     KeyChangesServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     OneTimeKeyServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    SigningKeyUploadServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    SignaturesUploadServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py
index 10c1ad5b07..aa911d75ee 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.events.utils import format_event_for_client_v2_without_room_id
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_integer, parse_string
 
@@ -35,9 +33,8 @@ class NotificationsServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         from_token = parse_string(request, "from", required=False)
@@ -46,16 +43,16 @@ class NotificationsServlet(RestServlet):
 
         limit = min(limit, 500)
 
-        push_actions = yield self.store.get_push_actions_for_user(
+        push_actions = await self.store.get_push_actions_for_user(
             user_id, from_token, limit, only_highlight=(only == "highlight")
         )
 
-        receipts_by_room = yield self.store.get_receipts_for_user_with_orderings(
+        receipts_by_room = await self.store.get_receipts_for_user_with_orderings(
             user_id, "m.read"
         )
 
         notif_event_ids = [pa["event_id"] for pa in push_actions]
-        notif_events = yield self.store.get_events(notif_event_ids)
+        notif_events = await self.store.get_events(notif_event_ids)
 
         returned_push_actions = []
 
@@ -68,7 +65,7 @@ class NotificationsServlet(RestServlet):
                 "actions": pa["actions"],
                 "ts": pa["received_ts"],
                 "event": (
-                    yield self._event_serializer.serialize_event(
+                    await self._event_serializer.serialize_event(
                         notif_events[pa["event_id"]],
                         self.clock.time_msec(),
                         event_format=format_event_for_client_v2_without_room_id,
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py
index b4925c0f59..6ae9a5a8e9 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
@@ -68,9 +66,8 @@ class IdTokenServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.server_name = hs.config.server_name
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request, user_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_POST(self, request, user_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         if user_id != requester.user.to_string():
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot request tokens for other users.")
 
@@ -81,7 +78,7 @@ class IdTokenServlet(RestServlet):
         token = random_string(24)
         ts_valid_until_ms = self.clock.time_msec() + self.EXPIRES_MS
 
-        yield self.store.insert_open_id_token(token, ts_valid_until_ms, user_id)
+        await self.store.insert_open_id_token(token, ts_valid_until_ms, user_id)
 
         return (
             200,
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/password_policy.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/password_policy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..968403cca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/password_policy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import logging
+
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
+
+from ._base import client_patterns
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class PasswordPolicyServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/password_policy$")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        """
+        Args:
+            hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
+        """
+        super(PasswordPolicyServlet, self).__init__()
+
+        self.policy = hs.config.password_policy
+        self.enabled = hs.config.password_policy_enabled
+
+    def on_GET(self, request):
+        if not self.enabled or not self.policy:
+            return (200, {})
+
+        policy = {}
+
+        for param in [
+            "minimum_length",
+            "require_digit",
+            "require_symbol",
+            "require_lowercase",
+            "require_uppercase",
+        ]:
+            if param in self.policy:
+                policy["m.%s" % param] = self.policy[param]
+
+        return (200, policy)
+
+
+def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
+    PasswordPolicyServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py
index b3bf8567e1..67cbc37312 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 
 from ._base import client_patterns
@@ -34,17 +32,16 @@ class ReadMarkerRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.read_marker_handler = hs.get_read_marker_handler()
         self.presence_handler = hs.get_presence_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
-        yield self.presence_handler.bump_presence_active_time(requester.user)
+        await self.presence_handler.bump_presence_active_time(requester.user)
 
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
         read_event_id = body.get("m.read", None)
         if read_event_id:
-            yield self.receipts_handler.received_client_receipt(
+            await self.receipts_handler.received_client_receipt(
                 room_id,
                 "m.read",
                 user_id=requester.user.to_string(),
@@ -53,7 +50,7 @@ class ReadMarkerRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         read_marker_event_id = body.get("m.fully_read", None)
         if read_marker_event_id:
-            yield self.read_marker_handler.received_client_read_marker(
+            await self.read_marker_handler.received_client_read_marker(
                 room_id,
                 user_id=requester.user.to_string(),
                 event_id=read_marker_event_id,
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
index 0dab03d227..92555bd4a9 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 
@@ -39,16 +37,15 @@ class ReceiptRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.receipts_handler = hs.get_receipts_handler()
         self.presence_handler = hs.get_presence_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request, room_id, receipt_type, event_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_POST(self, request, room_id, receipt_type, event_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
         if receipt_type != "m.read":
             raise SynapseError(400, "Receipt type must be 'm.read'")
 
-        yield self.presence_handler.bump_presence_active_time(requester.user)
+        await self.presence_handler.bump_presence_active_time(requester.user)
 
-        yield self.receipts_handler.received_client_receipt(
+        await self.receipts_handler.received_client_receipt(
             room_id, receipt_type, user_id=requester.user.to_string(), event_id=event_id
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
index 5c7a5f3579..b9ffe86b2a 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
@@ -16,24 +16,28 @@
 
 import hmac
 import logging
+from typing import List, Union
 
 from six import string_types
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 import synapse
+import synapse.api.auth
 import synapse.types
 from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
 from synapse.api.errors import (
     Codes,
-    LimitExceededError,
     SynapseError,
     ThreepidValidationError,
     UnrecognizedRequestError,
 )
+from synapse.config import ConfigError
+from synapse.config.captcha import CaptchaConfig
+from synapse.config.consent_config import ConsentConfig
 from synapse.config.emailconfig import ThreepidBehaviour
 from synapse.config.ratelimiting import FederationRateLimitConfig
+from synapse.config.registration import RegistrationConfig
 from synapse.config.server import is_threepid_reserved
+from synapse.handlers.auth import AuthHandler
 from synapse.http.server import finish_request
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
     RestServlet,
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import (
 from synapse.push.mailer import load_jinja2_templates
 from synapse.util.msisdn import phone_number_to_msisdn
 from synapse.util.ratelimitutils import FederationRateLimiter
+from synapse.util.stringutils import assert_valid_client_secret, random_string
 from synapse.util.threepids import check_3pid_allowed
 
 from ._base import client_patterns, interactive_auth_handler
@@ -96,11 +101,10 @@ class EmailRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 template_text=template_text,
             )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
         if self.hs.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.OFF:
             if self.hs.config.local_threepid_handling_disabled_due_to_email_config:
-                logger.warn(
+                logger.warning(
                     "Email registration has been disabled due to lack of email config"
                 )
             raise SynapseError(
@@ -112,6 +116,8 @@ class EmailRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         # Extract params from body
         client_secret = body["client_secret"]
+        assert_valid_client_secret(client_secret)
+
         email = body["email"]
         send_attempt = body["send_attempt"]
         next_link = body.get("next_link")  # Optional param
@@ -123,24 +129,23 @@ class EmailRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 Codes.THREEPID_DENIED,
             )
 
-        existing_user_id = yield self.hs.get_datastore().get_user_id_by_threepid(
+        existing_user_id = await self.hs.get_datastore().get_user_id_by_threepid(
             "email", body["email"]
         )
 
         if existing_user_id is not None:
+            if self.hs.config.request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors:
+                # Make the client think the operation succeeded. See the rationale in the
+                # comments for request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors.
+                return 200, {"sid": random_string(16)}
+
             raise SynapseError(400, "Email is already in use", Codes.THREEPID_IN_USE)
 
         if self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.REMOTE:
-            if not self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_email:
-                logger.warn(
-                    "No upstream email account_threepid_delegate configured on the server to "
-                    "handle this request"
-                )
-                raise SynapseError(
-                    400, "Registration by email is not supported on this homeserver"
-                )
+            assert self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_email
 
-            ret = yield self.identity_handler.requestEmailToken(
+            # Have the configured identity server handle the request
+            ret = await self.identity_handler.requestEmailToken(
                 self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_email,
                 email,
                 client_secret,
@@ -149,7 +154,7 @@ class EmailRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
             )
         else:
             # Send registration emails from Synapse
-            sid = yield self.identity_handler.send_threepid_validation(
+            sid = await self.identity_handler.send_threepid_validation(
                 email,
                 client_secret,
                 send_attempt,
@@ -175,8 +180,7 @@ class MsisdnRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.hs = hs
         self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
         assert_params_in_dict(
@@ -197,17 +201,22 @@ class MsisdnRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 Codes.THREEPID_DENIED,
             )
 
-        existing_user_id = yield self.hs.get_datastore().get_user_id_by_threepid(
+        existing_user_id = await self.hs.get_datastore().get_user_id_by_threepid(
             "msisdn", msisdn
         )
 
         if existing_user_id is not None:
+            if self.hs.config.request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors:
+                # Make the client think the operation succeeded. See the rationale in the
+                # comments for request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors.
+                return 200, {"sid": random_string(16)}
+
             raise SynapseError(
                 400, "Phone number is already in use", Codes.THREEPID_IN_USE
             )
 
         if not self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn:
-            logger.warn(
+            logger.warning(
                 "No upstream msisdn account_threepid_delegate configured on the server to "
                 "handle this request"
             )
@@ -215,7 +224,7 @@ class MsisdnRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 400, "Registration by phone number is not supported on this homeserver"
             )
 
-        ret = yield self.identity_handler.requestMsisdnToken(
+        ret = await self.identity_handler.requestMsisdnToken(
             self.hs.config.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn,
             country,
             phone_number,
@@ -246,15 +255,26 @@ class RegistrationSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, medium):
+        if self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL:
+            (self.failure_email_template,) = load_jinja2_templates(
+                self.config.email_template_dir,
+                [self.config.email_registration_template_failure_html],
+            )
+
+        if self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL:
+            (self.failure_email_template,) = load_jinja2_templates(
+                self.config.email_template_dir,
+                [self.config.email_registration_template_failure_html],
+            )
+
+    async def on_GET(self, request, medium):
         if medium != "email":
             raise SynapseError(
                 400, "This medium is currently not supported for registration"
             )
         if self.config.threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.OFF:
             if self.config.local_threepid_handling_disabled_due_to_email_config:
-                logger.warn(
+                logger.warning(
                     "User registration via email has been disabled due to lack of email config"
                 )
             raise SynapseError(
@@ -268,14 +288,14 @@ class RegistrationSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
         # Attempt to validate a 3PID session
         try:
             # Mark the session as valid
-            next_link = yield self.store.validate_threepid_session(
+            next_link = await self.store.validate_threepid_session(
                 sid, client_secret, token, self.clock.time_msec()
             )
 
             # Perform a 302 redirect if next_link is set
             if next_link:
                 if next_link.startswith("file:///"):
-                    logger.warn(
+                    logger.warning(
                         "Not redirecting to next_link as it is a local file: address"
                     )
                 else:
@@ -289,17 +309,11 @@ class RegistrationSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
 
             request.setResponseCode(200)
         except ThreepidValidationError as e:
-            # Show a failure page with a reason
             request.setResponseCode(e.code)
 
             # Show a failure page with a reason
-            html_template, = load_jinja2_templates(
-                self.config.email_template_dir,
-                [self.config.email_registration_template_failure_html],
-            )
-
             template_vars = {"failure_reason": e.msg}
-            html = html_template.render(**template_vars)
+            html = self.failure_email_template.render(**template_vars)
 
         request.write(html.encode("utf-8"))
         finish_request(request)
@@ -332,15 +346,19 @@ class UsernameAvailabilityRestServlet(RestServlet):
             ),
         )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request):
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
+        if not self.hs.config.enable_registration:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                403, "Registration has been disabled", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN
+            )
+
         ip = self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request)
         with self.ratelimiter.ratelimit(ip) as wait_deferred:
-            yield wait_deferred
+            await wait_deferred
 
             username = parse_string(request, "username", required=True)
 
-            yield self.registration_handler.check_username(username)
+            await self.registration_handler.check_username(username)
 
             return 200, {"available": True}
 
@@ -364,50 +382,46 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
         self.macaroon_gen = hs.get_macaroon_generator()
         self.ratelimiter = hs.get_registration_ratelimiter()
+        self.password_policy_handler = hs.get_password_policy_handler()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
+        self._registration_flows = _calculate_registration_flows(
+            hs.config, self.auth_handler
+        )
+
     @interactive_auth_handler
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
         client_addr = request.getClientIP()
 
-        time_now = self.clock.time()
-
-        allowed, time_allowed = self.ratelimiter.can_do_action(
-            client_addr,
-            time_now_s=time_now,
-            rate_hz=self.hs.config.rc_registration.per_second,
-            burst_count=self.hs.config.rc_registration.burst_count,
-            update=False,
-        )
-
-        if not allowed:
-            raise LimitExceededError(
-                retry_after_ms=int(1000 * (time_allowed - time_now))
-            )
+        self.ratelimiter.ratelimit(client_addr, update=False)
 
         kind = b"user"
         if b"kind" in request.args:
             kind = request.args[b"kind"][0]
 
         if kind == b"guest":
-            ret = yield self._do_guest_registration(body, address=client_addr)
+            ret = await self._do_guest_registration(body, address=client_addr)
             return ret
         elif kind != b"user":
             raise UnrecognizedRequestError(
-                "Do not understand membership kind: %s" % (kind,)
+                "Do not understand membership kind: %s" % (kind.decode("utf8"),)
             )
 
         # we do basic sanity checks here because the auth layer will store these
         # in sessions. Pull out the username/password provided to us.
         if "password" in body:
-            if (
-                not isinstance(body["password"], string_types)
-                or len(body["password"]) > 512
-            ):
+            password = body.pop("password")
+            if not isinstance(password, string_types) or len(password) > 512:
                 raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid password")
+            self.password_policy_handler.validate_password(password)
+
+            # If the password is valid, hash it and store it back on the body.
+            # This ensures that only the hashed password is handled everywhere.
+            if "password_hash" in body:
+                raise SynapseError(400, "Unexpected property: password_hash")
+            body["password_hash"] = await self.auth_handler.hash(password)
 
         desired_username = None
         if "username" in body:
@@ -420,7 +434,7 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         appservice = None
         if self.auth.has_access_token(request):
-            appservice = yield self.auth.get_appservice_by_req(request)
+            appservice = await self.auth.get_appservice_by_req(request)
 
         # fork off as soon as possible for ASes which have completely
         # different registration flows to normal users
@@ -440,7 +454,7 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
             access_token = self.auth.get_access_token_from_request(request)
 
             if isinstance(desired_username, string_types):
-                result = yield self._do_appservice_registration(
+                result = await self._do_appservice_registration(
                     desired_username, access_token, body
                 )
             return 200, result  # we throw for non 200 responses
@@ -460,12 +474,12 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         guest_access_token = body.get("guest_access_token", None)
 
-        if "initial_device_display_name" in body and "password" not in body:
+        if "initial_device_display_name" in body and "password_hash" not in body:
             # ignore 'initial_device_display_name' if sent without
             # a password to work around a client bug where it sent
             # the 'initial_device_display_name' param alone, wiping out
             # the original registration params
-            logger.warn("Ignoring initial_device_display_name without password")
+            logger.warning("Ignoring initial_device_display_name without password")
             del body["initial_device_display_name"]
 
         session_id = self.auth_handler.get_session_id(body)
@@ -475,80 +489,23 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
             # registered a user for this session, so we could just return the
             # user here. We carry on and go through the auth checks though,
             # for paranoia.
-            registered_user_id = self.auth_handler.get_session_data(
+            registered_user_id = await self.auth_handler.get_session_data(
                 session_id, "registered_user_id", None
             )
 
         if desired_username is not None:
-            yield self.registration_handler.check_username(
+            await self.registration_handler.check_username(
                 desired_username,
                 guest_access_token=guest_access_token,
                 assigned_user_id=registered_user_id,
             )
 
-        # FIXME: need a better error than "no auth flow found" for scenarios
-        # where we required 3PID for registration but the user didn't give one
-        require_email = "email" in self.hs.config.registrations_require_3pid
-        require_msisdn = "msisdn" in self.hs.config.registrations_require_3pid
-
-        show_msisdn = True
-        if self.hs.config.disable_msisdn_registration:
-            show_msisdn = False
-            require_msisdn = False
-
-        flows = []
-        if self.hs.config.enable_registration_captcha:
-            # only support 3PIDless registration if no 3PIDs are required
-            if not require_email and not require_msisdn:
-                # Also add a dummy flow here, otherwise if a client completes
-                # recaptcha first we'll assume they were going for this flow
-                # and complete the request, when they could have been trying to
-                # complete one of the flows with email/msisdn auth.
-                flows.extend([[LoginType.RECAPTCHA, LoginType.DUMMY]])
-            # only support the email-only flow if we don't require MSISDN 3PIDs
-            if not require_msisdn:
-                flows.extend([[LoginType.RECAPTCHA, LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY]])
-
-            if show_msisdn:
-                # only support the MSISDN-only flow if we don't require email 3PIDs
-                if not require_email:
-                    flows.extend([[LoginType.RECAPTCHA, LoginType.MSISDN]])
-                # always let users provide both MSISDN & email
-                flows.extend(
-                    [[LoginType.RECAPTCHA, LoginType.MSISDN, LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY]]
-                )
-        else:
-            # only support 3PIDless registration if no 3PIDs are required
-            if not require_email and not require_msisdn:
-                flows.extend([[LoginType.DUMMY]])
-            # only support the email-only flow if we don't require MSISDN 3PIDs
-            if not require_msisdn:
-                flows.extend([[LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY]])
-
-            if show_msisdn:
-                # only support the MSISDN-only flow if we don't require email 3PIDs
-                if not require_email or require_msisdn:
-                    flows.extend([[LoginType.MSISDN]])
-                # always let users provide both MSISDN & email
-                flows.extend([[LoginType.MSISDN, LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY]])
-
-        # Append m.login.terms to all flows if we're requiring consent
-        if self.hs.config.user_consent_at_registration:
-            new_flows = []
-            for flow in flows:
-                inserted = False
-                # m.login.terms should go near the end but before msisdn or email auth
-                for i, stage in enumerate(flow):
-                    if stage == LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY or stage == LoginType.MSISDN:
-                        flow.insert(i, LoginType.TERMS)
-                        inserted = True
-                        break
-                if not inserted:
-                    flow.append(LoginType.TERMS)
-            flows.extend(new_flows)
-
-        auth_result, params, session_id = yield self.auth_handler.check_auth(
-            flows, body, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request)
+        auth_result, params, session_id = await self.auth_handler.check_auth(
+            self._registration_flows,
+            request,
+            body,
+            self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            "register a new account",
         )
 
         # Check that we're not trying to register a denied 3pid.
@@ -579,11 +536,11 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
             registered = False
         else:
             # NB: This may be from the auth handler and NOT from the POST
-            assert_params_in_dict(params, ["password"])
+            assert_params_in_dict(params, ["password_hash"])
 
             desired_username = params.get("username", None)
             guest_access_token = params.get("guest_access_token", None)
-            new_password = params.get("password", None)
+            new_password_hash = params.get("password_hash", None)
 
             if desired_username is not None:
                 desired_username = desired_username.lower()
@@ -603,7 +560,7 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
                         medium = auth_result[login_type]["medium"]
                         address = auth_result[login_type]["address"]
 
-                        existing_user_id = yield self.store.get_user_id_by_threepid(
+                        existing_user_id = await self.store.get_user_id_by_threepid(
                             medium, address
                         )
 
@@ -614,9 +571,9 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
                                 Codes.THREEPID_IN_USE,
                             )
 
-            registered_user_id = yield self.registration_handler.register_user(
+            registered_user_id = await self.registration_handler.register_user(
                 localpart=desired_username,
-                password=new_password,
+                password_hash=new_password_hash,
                 guest_access_token=guest_access_token,
                 threepid=threepid,
                 address=client_addr,
@@ -627,22 +584,22 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 if is_threepid_reserved(
                     self.hs.config.mau_limits_reserved_threepids, threepid
                 ):
-                    yield self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user(registered_user_id)
+                    await self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user(registered_user_id)
 
             # remember that we've now registered that user account, and with
             #  what user ID (since the user may not have specified)
-            self.auth_handler.set_session_data(
+            await self.auth_handler.set_session_data(
                 session_id, "registered_user_id", registered_user_id
             )
 
             registered = True
 
-        return_dict = yield self._create_registration_details(
+        return_dict = await self._create_registration_details(
             registered_user_id, params
         )
 
         if registered:
-            yield self.registration_handler.post_registration_actions(
+            await self.registration_handler.post_registration_actions(
                 user_id=registered_user_id,
                 auth_result=auth_result,
                 access_token=return_dict.get("access_token"),
@@ -653,15 +610,13 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
     def on_OPTIONS(self, _):
         return 200, {}
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _do_appservice_registration(self, username, as_token, body):
-        user_id = yield self.registration_handler.appservice_register(
+    async def _do_appservice_registration(self, username, as_token, body):
+        user_id = await self.registration_handler.appservice_register(
             username, as_token
         )
-        return (yield self._create_registration_details(user_id, body))
+        return await self._create_registration_details(user_id, body)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _create_registration_details(self, user_id, params):
+    async def _create_registration_details(self, user_id, params):
         """Complete registration of newly-registered user
 
         Allocates device_id if one was not given; also creates access_token.
@@ -677,18 +632,17 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
         if not params.get("inhibit_login", False):
             device_id = params.get("device_id")
             initial_display_name = params.get("initial_device_display_name")
-            device_id, access_token = yield self.registration_handler.register_device(
+            device_id, access_token = await self.registration_handler.register_device(
                 user_id, device_id, initial_display_name, is_guest=False
             )
 
             result.update({"access_token": access_token, "device_id": device_id})
         return result
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _do_guest_registration(self, params, address=None):
+    async def _do_guest_registration(self, params, address=None):
         if not self.hs.config.allow_guest_access:
             raise SynapseError(403, "Guest access is disabled")
-        user_id = yield self.registration_handler.register_user(
+        user_id = await self.registration_handler.register_user(
             make_guest=True, address=address
         )
 
@@ -696,7 +650,7 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
         # we have nowhere to store it.
         device_id = synapse.api.auth.GUEST_DEVICE_ID
         initial_display_name = params.get("initial_device_display_name")
-        device_id, access_token = yield self.registration_handler.register_device(
+        device_id, access_token = await self.registration_handler.register_device(
             user_id, device_id, initial_display_name, is_guest=True
         )
 
@@ -711,6 +665,83 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
         )
 
 
+def _calculate_registration_flows(
+    # technically `config` has to provide *all* of these interfaces, not just one
+    config: Union[RegistrationConfig, ConsentConfig, CaptchaConfig],
+    auth_handler: AuthHandler,
+) -> List[List[str]]:
+    """Get a suitable flows list for registration
+
+    Args:
+        config: server configuration
+        auth_handler: authorization handler
+
+    Returns: a list of supported flows
+    """
+    # FIXME: need a better error than "no auth flow found" for scenarios
+    # where we required 3PID for registration but the user didn't give one
+    require_email = "email" in config.registrations_require_3pid
+    require_msisdn = "msisdn" in config.registrations_require_3pid
+
+    show_msisdn = True
+    show_email = True
+
+    if config.disable_msisdn_registration:
+        show_msisdn = False
+        require_msisdn = False
+
+    enabled_auth_types = auth_handler.get_enabled_auth_types()
+    if LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY not in enabled_auth_types:
+        show_email = False
+        if require_email:
+            raise ConfigError(
+                "Configuration requires email address at registration, but email "
+                "validation is not configured"
+            )
+
+    if LoginType.MSISDN not in enabled_auth_types:
+        show_msisdn = False
+        if require_msisdn:
+            raise ConfigError(
+                "Configuration requires msisdn at registration, but msisdn "
+                "validation is not configured"
+            )
+
+    flows = []
+
+    # only support 3PIDless registration if no 3PIDs are required
+    if not require_email and not require_msisdn:
+        # Add a dummy step here, otherwise if a client completes
+        # recaptcha first we'll assume they were going for this flow
+        # and complete the request, when they could have been trying to
+        # complete one of the flows with email/msisdn auth.
+        flows.append([LoginType.DUMMY])
+
+    # only support the email-only flow if we don't require MSISDN 3PIDs
+    if show_email and not require_msisdn:
+        flows.append([LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY])
+
+    # only support the MSISDN-only flow if we don't require email 3PIDs
+    if show_msisdn and not require_email:
+        flows.append([LoginType.MSISDN])
+
+    if show_email and show_msisdn:
+        # always let users provide both MSISDN & email
+        flows.append([LoginType.MSISDN, LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY])
+
+    # Prepend m.login.terms to all flows if we're requiring consent
+    if config.user_consent_at_registration:
+        for flow in flows:
+            flow.insert(0, LoginType.TERMS)
+
+    # Prepend recaptcha to all flows if we're requiring captcha
+    if config.enable_registration_captcha:
+        for flow in flows:
+            flow.insert(0, LoginType.RECAPTCHA)
+
+    return flows
+
+
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
     EmailRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     MsisdnRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
index 040b37c504..89002ffbff 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ any time to reflect changes in the MSC.
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, RelationTypes
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
@@ -86,11 +84,10 @@ class RelationSendServlet(RestServlet):
             request, self.on_PUT_or_POST, request, *args, **kwargs
         )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT_or_POST(
+    async def on_PUT_or_POST(
         self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type, event_type, txn_id=None
     ):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
         if event_type == EventTypes.Member:
             # Add relations to a membership is meaningless, so we just deny it
@@ -114,7 +111,7 @@ class RelationSendServlet(RestServlet):
             "sender": requester.user.to_string(),
         }
 
-        event = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+        event, _ = await self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
             requester, event_dict=event_dict, txn_id=txn_id
         )
 
@@ -140,17 +137,18 @@ class RelationPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
         self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
         self.event_handler = hs.get_event_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type=None, event_type=None):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(
+        self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type=None, event_type=None
+    ):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
-        yield self.auth.check_in_room_or_world_readable(
-            room_id, requester.user.to_string()
+        await self.auth.check_user_in_room_or_world_readable(
+            room_id, requester.user.to_string(), allow_departed_users=True
         )
 
         # This gets the original event and checks that a) the event exists and
         # b) the user is allowed to view it.
-        event = yield self.event_handler.get_event(requester.user, room_id, parent_id)
+        event = await self.event_handler.get_event(requester.user, room_id, parent_id)
 
         limit = parse_integer(request, "limit", default=5)
         from_token = parse_string(request, "from")
@@ -167,7 +165,7 @@ class RelationPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
             if to_token:
                 to_token = RelationPaginationToken.from_string(to_token)
 
-            pagination_chunk = yield self.store.get_relations_for_event(
+            pagination_chunk = await self.store.get_relations_for_event(
                 event_id=parent_id,
                 relation_type=relation_type,
                 event_type=event_type,
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ class RelationPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
                 to_token=to_token,
             )
 
-        events = yield self.store.get_events_as_list(
+        events = await self.store.get_events_as_list(
             [c["event_id"] for c in pagination_chunk.chunk]
         )
 
@@ -184,13 +182,13 @@ class RelationPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
         # We set bundle_aggregations to False when retrieving the original
         # event because we want the content before relations were applied to
         # it.
-        original_event = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_event(
+        original_event = await self._event_serializer.serialize_event(
             event, now, bundle_aggregations=False
         )
         # Similarly, we don't allow relations to be applied to relations, so we
         # return the original relations without any aggregations on top of them
         # here.
-        events = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_events(
+        events = await self._event_serializer.serialize_events(
             events, now, bundle_aggregations=False
         )
 
@@ -232,17 +230,18 @@ class RelationAggregationPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.event_handler = hs.get_event_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type=None, event_type=None):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(
+        self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type=None, event_type=None
+    ):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
-        yield self.auth.check_in_room_or_world_readable(
-            room_id, requester.user.to_string()
+        await self.auth.check_user_in_room_or_world_readable(
+            room_id, requester.user.to_string(), allow_departed_users=True,
         )
 
         # This checks that a) the event exists and b) the user is allowed to
         # view it.
-        event = yield self.event_handler.get_event(requester.user, room_id, parent_id)
+        event = await self.event_handler.get_event(requester.user, room_id, parent_id)
 
         if relation_type not in (RelationTypes.ANNOTATION, None):
             raise SynapseError(400, "Relation type must be 'annotation'")
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ class RelationAggregationPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
             if to_token:
                 to_token = AggregationPaginationToken.from_string(to_token)
 
-            pagination_chunk = yield self.store.get_aggregation_groups_for_event(
+            pagination_chunk = await self.store.get_aggregation_groups_for_event(
                 event_id=parent_id,
                 event_type=event_type,
                 limit=limit,
@@ -311,17 +310,16 @@ class RelationAggregationGroupPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
         self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
         self.event_handler = hs.get_event_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type, event_type, key):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type, event_type, key):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
-        yield self.auth.check_in_room_or_world_readable(
-            room_id, requester.user.to_string()
+        await self.auth.check_user_in_room_or_world_readable(
+            room_id, requester.user.to_string(), allow_departed_users=True,
         )
 
         # This checks that a) the event exists and b) the user is allowed to
         # view it.
-        yield self.event_handler.get_event(requester.user, room_id, parent_id)
+        await self.event_handler.get_event(requester.user, room_id, parent_id)
 
         if relation_type != RelationTypes.ANNOTATION:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Relation type must be 'annotation'")
@@ -336,7 +334,7 @@ class RelationAggregationGroupPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
         if to_token:
             to_token = RelationPaginationToken.from_string(to_token)
 
-        result = yield self.store.get_relations_for_event(
+        result = await self.store.get_relations_for_event(
             event_id=parent_id,
             relation_type=relation_type,
             event_type=event_type,
@@ -346,12 +344,12 @@ class RelationAggregationGroupPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
             to_token=to_token,
         )
 
-        events = yield self.store.get_events_as_list(
+        events = await self.store.get_events_as_list(
             [c["event_id"] for c in result.chunk]
         )
 
         now = self.clock.time_msec()
-        events = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_events(events, now)
+        events = await self._event_serializer.serialize_events(events, now)
 
         return_value = result.to_dict()
         return_value["chunk"] = events
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
index e7449864cd..f067b5edac 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ import logging
 from six import string_types
 from six.moves import http_client
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
     RestServlet,
@@ -42,9 +40,8 @@ class ReportEventRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request, room_id, event_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_POST(self, request, room_id, event_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@ class ReportEventRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 Codes.BAD_JSON,
             )
 
-        yield self.store.add_event_report(
+        await self.store.add_event_report(
             room_id=room_id,
             event_id=event_id,
             user_id=user_id,
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
index df4f44cd36..59529707df 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, NotFoundError, SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
     RestServlet,
@@ -43,8 +41,7 @@ class RoomKeysServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.e2e_room_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_room_keys_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, room_id, session_id):
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, room_id, session_id):
         """
         Uploads one or more encrypted E2E room keys for backup purposes.
         room_id: the ID of the room the keys are for (optional)
@@ -123,7 +120,7 @@ class RoomKeysServlet(RestServlet):
             }
         }
         """
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         version = parse_string(request, "version")
@@ -134,11 +131,10 @@ class RoomKeysServlet(RestServlet):
         if room_id:
             body = {"rooms": {room_id: body}}
 
-        yield self.e2e_room_keys_handler.upload_room_keys(user_id, version, body)
-        return 200, {}
+        ret = await self.e2e_room_keys_handler.upload_room_keys(user_id, version, body)
+        return 200, ret
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, room_id, session_id):
+    async def on_GET(self, request, room_id, session_id):
         """
         Retrieves one or more encrypted E2E room keys for backup purposes.
         Symmetric with the PUT version of the API.
@@ -190,11 +186,11 @@ class RoomKeysServlet(RestServlet):
             }
         }
         """
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
-        version = parse_string(request, "version")
+        version = parse_string(request, "version", required=True)
 
-        room_keys = yield self.e2e_room_keys_handler.get_room_keys(
+        room_keys = await self.e2e_room_keys_handler.get_room_keys(
             user_id, version, room_id, session_id
         )
 
@@ -220,8 +216,7 @@ class RoomKeysServlet(RestServlet):
 
         return 200, room_keys
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_DELETE(self, request, room_id, session_id):
+    async def on_DELETE(self, request, room_id, session_id):
         """
         Deletes one or more encrypted E2E room keys for a user for backup purposes.
 
@@ -235,14 +230,14 @@ class RoomKeysServlet(RestServlet):
         the version must already have been created via the /change_secret API.
         """
 
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
         version = parse_string(request, "version")
 
-        yield self.e2e_room_keys_handler.delete_room_keys(
+        ret = await self.e2e_room_keys_handler.delete_room_keys(
             user_id, version, room_id, session_id
         )
-        return 200, {}
+        return 200, ret
 
 
 class RoomKeysNewVersionServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -257,8 +252,7 @@ class RoomKeysNewVersionServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.e2e_room_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_room_keys_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
         """
         Create a new backup version for this user's room_keys with the given
         info.  The version is allocated by the server and returned to the user
@@ -288,11 +282,11 @@ class RoomKeysNewVersionServlet(RestServlet):
             "version": 12345
         }
         """
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
         info = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
-        new_version = yield self.e2e_room_keys_handler.create_version(user_id, info)
+        new_version = await self.e2e_room_keys_handler.create_version(user_id, info)
         return 200, {"version": new_version}
 
     # we deliberately don't have a PUT /version, as these things really should
@@ -311,8 +305,7 @@ class RoomKeysVersionServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.e2e_room_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_room_keys_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, version):
+    async def on_GET(self, request, version):
         """
         Retrieve the version information about a given version of the user's
         room_keys backup.  If the version part is missing, returns info about the
@@ -330,18 +323,17 @@ class RoomKeysVersionServlet(RestServlet):
             "auth_data": "dGhpcyBzaG91bGQgYWN0dWFsbHkgYmUgZW5jcnlwdGVkIGpzb24K"
         }
         """
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         try:
-            info = yield self.e2e_room_keys_handler.get_version_info(user_id, version)
+            info = await self.e2e_room_keys_handler.get_version_info(user_id, version)
         except SynapseError as e:
             if e.code == 404:
                 raise SynapseError(404, "No backup found", Codes.NOT_FOUND)
         return 200, info
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_DELETE(self, request, version):
+    async def on_DELETE(self, request, version):
         """
         Delete the information about a given version of the user's
         room_keys backup.  If the version part is missing, deletes the most
@@ -354,14 +346,13 @@ class RoomKeysVersionServlet(RestServlet):
         if version is None:
             raise SynapseError(400, "No version specified to delete", Codes.NOT_FOUND)
 
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        yield self.e2e_room_keys_handler.delete_version(user_id, version)
+        await self.e2e_room_keys_handler.delete_version(user_id, version)
         return 200, {}
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, version):
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, version):
         """
         Update the information about a given version of the user's room_keys backup.
 
@@ -375,14 +366,14 @@ class RoomKeysVersionServlet(RestServlet):
                     "ed25519:something": "hijklmnop"
                 }
             },
-            "version": "42"
+            "version": "12345"
         }
 
         HTTP/1.1 200 OK
         Content-Type: application/json
         {}
         """
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
         info = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
@@ -391,7 +382,7 @@ class RoomKeysVersionServlet(RestServlet):
                 400, "No version specified to update", Codes.MISSING_PARAM
             )
 
-        yield self.e2e_room_keys_handler.update_version(user_id, version, info)
+        await self.e2e_room_keys_handler.update_version(user_id, version, info)
         return 200, {}
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py
index d2c3316eb7..f357015a70 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, SynapseError
 from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
@@ -59,22 +57,22 @@ class RoomUpgradeRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self._room_creation_handler = hs.get_room_creation_handler()
         self._auth = hs.get_auth()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
-        requester = yield self._auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
+        requester = await self._auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         assert_params_in_dict(content, ("new_version",))
         new_version = content["new_version"]
 
-        if new_version not in KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS:
+        new_version = KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS.get(content["new_version"])
+        if new_version is None:
             raise SynapseError(
                 400,
                 "Your homeserver does not support this room version",
                 Codes.UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION,
             )
 
-        new_room_id = yield self._room_creation_handler.upgrade_room(
+        new_room_id = await self._room_creation_handler.upgrade_room(
             requester, room_id, new_version
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py
index d90e52ed1a..db829f3098 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import logging
-
-from twisted.internet import defer
+from typing import Tuple
 
 from synapse.http import servlet
 from synapse.http.servlet import parse_json_object_from_request
@@ -51,19 +50,18 @@ class SendToDeviceRestServlet(servlet.RestServlet):
             request, self._put, request, message_type, txn_id
         )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _put(self, request, message_type, txn_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def _put(self, request, message_type, txn_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
         sender_user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
-        yield self.device_message_handler.send_device_message(
+        await self.device_message_handler.send_device_message(
             sender_user_id, message_type, content["messages"]
         )
 
-        response = (200, {})
+        response = (200, {})  # type: Tuple[int, dict]
         return response
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
index c98c5a3802..8fa68dd37f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ import logging
 
 from canonicaljson import json
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.constants import PresenceState
-from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
+from synapse.api.errors import Codes, StoreError, SynapseError
 from synapse.api.filtering import DEFAULT_FILTER_COLLECTION, FilterCollection
 from synapse.events.utils import (
     format_event_for_client_v2_without_room_id,
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
     """
 
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/sync$")
-    ALLOWED_PRESENCE = set(["online", "offline", "unavailable"])
+    ALLOWED_PRESENCE = {"online", "offline", "unavailable"}
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(SyncRestServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -87,8 +85,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self._server_notices_sender = hs.get_server_notices_sender()
         self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request):
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
         if b"from" in request.args:
             # /events used to use 'from', but /sync uses 'since'.
             # Lets be helpful and whine if we see a 'from'.
@@ -96,7 +93,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 400, "'from' is not a valid query parameter. Did you mean 'since'?"
             )
 
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         user = requester.user
         device_id = requester.device_id
 
@@ -112,32 +109,44 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         full_state = parse_boolean(request, "full_state", default=False)
 
         logger.debug(
-            "/sync: user=%r, timeout=%r, since=%r,"
-            " set_presence=%r, filter_id=%r, device_id=%r"
-            % (user, timeout, since, set_presence, filter_id, device_id)
+            "/sync: user=%r, timeout=%r, since=%r, "
+            "set_presence=%r, filter_id=%r, device_id=%r",
+            user,
+            timeout,
+            since,
+            set_presence,
+            filter_id,
+            device_id,
         )
 
         request_key = (user, timeout, since, filter_id, full_state, device_id)
 
-        if filter_id:
-            if filter_id.startswith("{"):
-                try:
-                    filter_object = json.loads(filter_id)
-                    set_timeline_upper_limit(
-                        filter_object, self.hs.config.filter_timeline_limit
-                    )
-                except Exception:
-                    raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid filter JSON")
-                self.filtering.check_valid_filter(filter_object)
-                filter = FilterCollection(filter_object)
-            else:
-                filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(user.localpart, filter_id)
+        if filter_id is None:
+            filter_collection = DEFAULT_FILTER_COLLECTION
+        elif filter_id.startswith("{"):
+            try:
+                filter_object = json.loads(filter_id)
+                set_timeline_upper_limit(
+                    filter_object, self.hs.config.filter_timeline_limit
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid filter JSON")
+            self.filtering.check_valid_filter(filter_object)
+            filter_collection = FilterCollection(filter_object)
         else:
-            filter = DEFAULT_FILTER_COLLECTION
+            try:
+                filter_collection = await self.filtering.get_user_filter(
+                    user.localpart, filter_id
+                )
+            except StoreError as err:
+                if err.code != 404:
+                    raise
+                # fix up the description and errcode to be more useful
+                raise SynapseError(400, "No such filter", errcode=Codes.INVALID_PARAM)
 
         sync_config = SyncConfig(
             user=user,
-            filter_collection=filter,
+            filter_collection=filter_collection,
             is_guest=requester.is_guest,
             request_key=request_key,
             device_id=device_id,
@@ -149,20 +158,20 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             since_token = None
 
         # send any outstanding server notices to the user.
-        yield self._server_notices_sender.on_user_syncing(user.to_string())
+        await self._server_notices_sender.on_user_syncing(user.to_string())
 
         affect_presence = set_presence != PresenceState.OFFLINE
 
         if affect_presence:
-            yield self.presence_handler.set_state(
+            await self.presence_handler.set_state(
                 user, {"presence": set_presence}, True
             )
 
-        context = yield self.presence_handler.user_syncing(
+        context = await self.presence_handler.user_syncing(
             user.to_string(), affect_presence=affect_presence
         )
         with context:
-            sync_result = yield self.sync_handler.wait_for_sync_for_user(
+            sync_result = await self.sync_handler.wait_for_sync_for_user(
                 sync_config,
                 since_token=since_token,
                 timeout=timeout,
@@ -170,14 +179,13 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             )
 
         time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
-        response_content = yield self.encode_response(
-            time_now, sync_result, requester.access_token_id, filter
+        response_content = await self.encode_response(
+            time_now, sync_result, requester.access_token_id, filter_collection
         )
 
         return 200, response_content
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def encode_response(self, time_now, sync_result, access_token_id, filter):
+    async def encode_response(self, time_now, sync_result, access_token_id, filter):
         if filter.event_format == "client":
             event_formatter = format_event_for_client_v2_without_room_id
         elif filter.event_format == "federation":
@@ -185,7 +193,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         else:
             raise Exception("Unknown event format %s" % (filter.event_format,))
 
-        joined = yield self.encode_joined(
+        joined = await self.encode_joined(
             sync_result.joined,
             time_now,
             access_token_id,
@@ -193,11 +201,11 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             event_formatter,
         )
 
-        invited = yield self.encode_invited(
+        invited = await self.encode_invited(
             sync_result.invited, time_now, access_token_id, event_formatter
         )
 
-        archived = yield self.encode_archived(
+        archived = await self.encode_archived(
             sync_result.archived,
             time_now,
             access_token_id,
@@ -238,8 +246,9 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             ]
         }
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def encode_joined(self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_fields, event_formatter):
+    async def encode_joined(
+        self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_fields, event_formatter
+    ):
         """
         Encode the joined rooms in a sync result
 
@@ -260,7 +269,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         """
         joined = {}
         for room in rooms:
-            joined[room.room_id] = yield self.encode_room(
+            joined[room.room_id] = await self.encode_room(
                 room,
                 time_now,
                 token_id,
@@ -271,8 +280,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         return joined
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def encode_invited(self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_formatter):
+    async def encode_invited(self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_formatter):
         """
         Encode the invited rooms in a sync result
 
@@ -292,7 +300,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         """
         invited = {}
         for room in rooms:
-            invite = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_event(
+            invite = await self._event_serializer.serialize_event(
                 room.invite,
                 time_now,
                 token_id=token_id,
@@ -307,8 +315,9 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         return invited
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def encode_archived(self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_fields, event_formatter):
+    async def encode_archived(
+        self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_fields, event_formatter
+    ):
         """
         Encode the archived rooms in a sync result
 
@@ -329,7 +338,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         """
         joined = {}
         for room in rooms:
-            joined[room.room_id] = yield self.encode_room(
+            joined[room.room_id] = await self.encode_room(
                 room,
                 time_now,
                 token_id,
@@ -340,8 +349,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         return joined
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def encode_room(
+    async def encode_room(
         self, room, time_now, token_id, joined, only_fields, event_formatter
     ):
         """
@@ -382,15 +390,15 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             # We've had bug reports that events were coming down under the
             # wrong room.
             if event.room_id != room.room_id:
-                logger.warn(
+                logger.warning(
                     "Event %r is under room %r instead of %r",
                     event.event_id,
                     room.room_id,
                     event.room_id,
                 )
 
-        serialized_state = yield serialize(state_events)
-        serialized_timeline = yield serialize(timeline_events)
+        serialized_state = await serialize(state_events)
+        serialized_timeline = await serialize(timeline_events)
 
         account_data = room.account_data
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
index 3b555669a0..a3f12e8a77 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 
@@ -37,13 +35,12 @@ class TagListServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, user_id, room_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, user_id, room_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         if user_id != requester.user.to_string():
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot get tags for other users.")
 
-        tags = yield self.store.get_tags_for_room(user_id, room_id)
+        tags = await self.store.get_tags_for_room(user_id, room_id)
 
         return 200, {"tags": tags}
 
@@ -64,27 +61,25 @@ class TagServlet(RestServlet):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, user_id, room_id, tag):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, user_id, room_id, tag):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         if user_id != requester.user.to_string():
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot add tags for other users.")
 
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
-        max_id = yield self.store.add_tag_to_room(user_id, room_id, tag, body)
+        max_id = await self.store.add_tag_to_room(user_id, room_id, tag, body)
 
         self.notifier.on_new_event("account_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id])
 
         return 200, {}
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_DELETE(self, request, user_id, room_id, tag):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    async def on_DELETE(self, request, user_id, room_id, tag):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         if user_id != requester.user.to_string():
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot add tags for other users.")
 
-        max_id = yield self.store.remove_tag_from_room(user_id, room_id, tag)
+        max_id = await self.store.remove_tag_from_room(user_id, room_id, tag)
 
         self.notifier.on_new_event("account_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id])
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py
index 2e8d672471..23709960ad 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.constants import ThirdPartyEntityKind
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 
@@ -35,11 +33,10 @@ class ThirdPartyProtocolsServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.appservice_handler = hs.get_application_service_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request):
-        yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
+        await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
-        protocols = yield self.appservice_handler.get_3pe_protocols()
+        protocols = await self.appservice_handler.get_3pe_protocols()
         return 200, protocols
 
 
@@ -52,11 +49,10 @@ class ThirdPartyProtocolServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.appservice_handler = hs.get_application_service_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, protocol):
-        yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, protocol):
+        await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
-        protocols = yield self.appservice_handler.get_3pe_protocols(
+        protocols = await self.appservice_handler.get_3pe_protocols(
             only_protocol=protocol
         )
         if protocol in protocols:
@@ -74,14 +70,13 @@ class ThirdPartyUserServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.appservice_handler = hs.get_application_service_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, protocol):
-        yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, protocol):
+        await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
         fields = request.args
         fields.pop(b"access_token", None)
 
-        results = yield self.appservice_handler.query_3pe(
+        results = await self.appservice_handler.query_3pe(
             ThirdPartyEntityKind.USER, protocol, fields
         )
 
@@ -97,14 +92,13 @@ class ThirdPartyLocationServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.appservice_handler = hs.get_application_service_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, protocol):
-        yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+    async def on_GET(self, request, protocol):
+        await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
 
         fields = request.args
         fields.pop(b"access_token", None)
 
-        results = yield self.appservice_handler.query_3pe(
+        results = await self.appservice_handler.query_3pe(
             ThirdPartyEntityKind.LOCATION, protocol, fields
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py
index 2da0f55811..83f3b6b70a 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 # 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
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 
@@ -32,8 +30,7 @@ class TokenRefreshRestServlet(RestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(TokenRefreshRestServlet, self).__init__()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
         raise AuthError(403, "tokenrefresh is no longer supported.")
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
index 2863affbab..bef91a2d3e 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 
@@ -38,8 +36,7 @@ class UserDirectorySearchRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.user_directory_handler = hs.get_user_directory_handler()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    async def on_POST(self, request):
         """Searches for users in directory
 
         Returns:
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ class UserDirectorySearchRestServlet(RestServlet):
                     ]
                 }
         """
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
         if not self.hs.config.user_directory_search_enabled:
@@ -72,7 +69,7 @@ class UserDirectorySearchRestServlet(RestServlet):
         except Exception:
             raise SynapseError(400, "`search_term` is required field")
 
-        results = yield self.user_directory_handler.search_users(
+        results = await self.user_directory_handler.search_users(
             user_id, search_term, limit
         )