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-rw-r--r--synapse/__init__.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/constants.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/generic_worker.py16
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/auth.py116
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/directory.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py51
-rw-r--r--synapse/replication/tcp/resource.py16
-rw-r--r--synapse/res/templates/sso_auth_confirm.html14
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py19
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py42
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py10
14 files changed, 240 insertions, 72 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 5b86008945..3bf2d02450 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.12.0"
+__version__ = "1.12.3"
 
 if bool(os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_TEST_PATCH_LOG_CONTEXTS", False)):
     # We import here so that we don't have to install a bunch of deps when
diff --git a/synapse/api/constants.py b/synapse/api/constants.py
index cc8577552b..fda2c2e5bb 100644
--- a/synapse/api/constants.py
+++ b/synapse/api/constants.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class LoginType(object):
     MSISDN = "m.login.msisdn"
     RECAPTCHA = "m.login.recaptcha"
     TERMS = "m.login.terms"
+    SSO = "org.matrix.login.sso"
     DUMMY = "m.login.dummy"
 
     # Only for C/S API v1
diff --git a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
index 1ee266f7c5..174bef360f 100644
--- a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ from synapse.handlers.presence import PresenceHandler, get_interested_parties
 from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext, run_in_background
+from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext
 from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.replication.slave.storage._base import BaseSlavedStore, __func__
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ class GenericWorkerReplicationHandler(ReplicationClientHandler):
         await super(GenericWorkerReplicationHandler, self).on_rdata(
             stream_name, token, rows
         )
-        run_in_background(self.process_and_notify, stream_name, token, rows)
+        await self.process_and_notify(stream_name, token, rows)
 
     def get_streams_to_replicate(self):
         args = super(GenericWorkerReplicationHandler, self).get_streams_to_replicate()
@@ -650,7 +650,9 @@ class GenericWorkerReplicationHandler(ReplicationClientHandler):
     async def process_and_notify(self, stream_name, token, rows):
         try:
             if self.send_handler:
-                self.send_handler.process_replication_rows(stream_name, token, rows)
+                await self.send_handler.process_replication_rows(
+                    stream_name, token, rows
+                )
 
             if stream_name == EventsStream.NAME:
                 # We shouldn't get multiple rows per token for events stream, so
@@ -782,12 +784,12 @@ class FederationSenderHandler(object):
     def stream_positions(self):
         return {"federation": self.federation_position}
 
-    def process_replication_rows(self, stream_name, token, rows):
+    async def process_replication_rows(self, stream_name, token, rows):
         # The federation stream contains things that we want to send out, e.g.
         # presence, typing, etc.
         if stream_name == "federation":
             send_queue.process_rows_for_federation(self.federation_sender, rows)
-            run_in_background(self.update_token, token)
+            await self.update_token(token)
 
         # We also need to poke the federation sender when new events happen
         elif stream_name == "events":
@@ -795,9 +797,7 @@ class FederationSenderHandler(object):
 
         # ... and when new receipts happen
         elif stream_name == ReceiptsStream.NAME:
-            run_as_background_process(
-                "process_receipts_for_federation", self._on_new_receipts, rows
-            )
+            await self._on_new_receipts(rows)
 
         # ... as well as device updates and messages
         elif stream_name == DeviceListsStream.NAME:
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 2ce1425dfa..7c09d15a72 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -53,6 +53,31 @@ from ._base import BaseHandler
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+SUCCESS_TEMPLATE = """
+<html>
+<head>
+<title>Success!</title>
+<meta name='viewport' content='width=device-width, initial-scale=1,
+    user-scalable=no, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0'>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/_matrix/static/client/register/style.css">
+<script>
+if (window.onAuthDone) {
+    window.onAuthDone();
+} else if (window.opener && window.opener.postMessage) {
+     window.opener.postMessage("authDone", "*");
+}
+</script>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div>
+        <p>Thank you</p>
+        <p>You may now close this window and return to the application</p>
+    </div>
+</body>
+</html>
+"""
+
+
 class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
     SESSION_EXPIRE_MS = 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000
 
@@ -91,6 +116,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         self.hs = hs  # FIXME better possibility to access registrationHandler later?
         self.macaroon_gen = hs.get_macaroon_generator()
         self._password_enabled = hs.config.password_enabled
+        self._saml2_enabled = hs.config.saml2_enabled
 
         # we keep this as a list despite the O(N^2) implication so that we can
         # keep PASSWORD first and avoid confusing clients which pick the first
@@ -106,6 +132,13 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
                     if t not in login_types:
                         login_types.append(t)
         self._supported_login_types = login_types
+        # Login types and UI Auth types have a heavy overlap, but are not
+        # necessarily identical. Login types have SSO (and other login types)
+        # added in the rest layer, see synapse.rest.client.v1.login.LoginRestServerlet.on_GET.
+        ui_auth_types = login_types.copy()
+        if self._saml2_enabled:
+            ui_auth_types.append(LoginType.SSO)
+        self._supported_ui_auth_types = ui_auth_types
 
         # Ratelimiter for failed auth during UIA. Uses same ratelimit config
         # as per `rc_login.failed_attempts`.
@@ -113,10 +146,21 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         self._clock = self.hs.get_clock()
 
-        # Load the SSO redirect confirmation page HTML template
+        # Load the SSO HTML templates.
+
+        # The following template is shown to the user during a client login via SSO,
+        # after the SSO completes and before redirecting them back to their client.
+        # It notifies the user they are about to give access to their matrix account
+        # to the client.
         self._sso_redirect_confirm_template = load_jinja2_templates(
             hs.config.sso_redirect_confirm_template_dir, ["sso_redirect_confirm.html"],
         )[0]
+        # The following template is shown during user interactive authentication
+        # in the fallback auth scenario. It notifies the user that they are
+        # authenticating for an operation to occur on their account.
+        self._sso_auth_confirm_template = load_jinja2_templates(
+            hs.config.sso_redirect_confirm_template_dir, ["sso_auth_confirm.html"],
+        )[0]
 
         self._server_name = hs.config.server_name
 
@@ -130,6 +174,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         request: SynapseRequest,
         request_body: Dict[str, Any],
         clientip: str,
+        description: str,
     ):
         """
         Checks that the user is who they claim to be, via a UI auth.
@@ -147,6 +192,9 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
 
             clientip: The IP address of the client.
 
+            description: A human readable string to be displayed to the user that
+                         describes the operation happening on their account.
+
         Returns:
             defer.Deferred[dict]: the parameters for this request (which may
                 have been given only in a previous call).
@@ -175,11 +223,11 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         )
 
         # build a list of supported flows
-        flows = [[login_type] for login_type in self._supported_login_types]
+        flows = [[login_type] for login_type in self._supported_ui_auth_types]
 
         try:
             result, params, _ = yield self.check_auth(
-                flows, request, request_body, clientip
+                flows, request, request_body, clientip, description
             )
         except LoginError:
             # Update the ratelimite to say we failed (`can_do_action` doesn't raise).
@@ -193,7 +241,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
             raise
 
         # find the completed login type
-        for login_type in self._supported_login_types:
+        for login_type in self._supported_ui_auth_types:
             if login_type not in result:
                 continue
 
@@ -224,6 +272,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         request: SynapseRequest,
         clientdict: Dict[str, Any],
         clientip: str,
+        description: str,
     ):
         """
         Takes a dictionary sent by the client in the login / registration
@@ -250,6 +299,9 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
 
             clientip: The IP address of the client.
 
+            description: A human readable string to be displayed to the user that
+                         describes the operation happening on their account.
+
         Returns:
             defer.Deferred[dict, dict, str]: a deferred tuple of
                 (creds, params, session_id).
@@ -299,12 +351,18 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         comparator = (request.uri, request.method, clientdict)
         if "ui_auth" not in session:
             session["ui_auth"] = comparator
+            self._save_session(session)
         elif session["ui_auth"] != comparator:
             raise SynapseError(
                 403,
                 "Requested operation has changed during the UI authentication session.",
             )
 
+        # Add a human readable description to the session.
+        if "description" not in session:
+            session["description"] = description
+            self._save_session(session)
+
         if not authdict:
             raise InteractiveAuthIncompleteError(
                 self._auth_dict_for_flows(flows, session)
@@ -991,6 +1049,56 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         else:
             return defer.succeed(False)
 
+    def start_sso_ui_auth(self, redirect_url: str, session_id: str) -> str:
+        """
+        Get the HTML for the SSO redirect confirmation page.
+
+        Args:
+            redirect_url: The URL to redirect to the SSO provider.
+            session_id: The user interactive authentication session ID.
+
+        Returns:
+            The HTML to render.
+        """
+        session = self._get_session_info(session_id)
+        # Get the human readable operation of what is occurring, falling back to
+        # a generic message if it isn't available for some reason.
+        description = session.get("description", "modify your account")
+        return self._sso_auth_confirm_template.render(
+            description=description, redirect_url=redirect_url,
+        )
+
+    def complete_sso_ui_auth(
+        self, registered_user_id: str, session_id: str, request: SynapseRequest,
+    ):
+        """Having figured out a mxid for this user, complete the HTTP request
+
+        Args:
+            registered_user_id: The registered user ID to complete SSO login for.
+            request: The request to complete.
+            client_redirect_url: The URL to which to redirect the user at the end of the
+                process.
+        """
+        # Mark the stage of the authentication as successful.
+        sess = self._get_session_info(session_id)
+        if "creds" not in sess:
+            sess["creds"] = {}
+        creds = sess["creds"]
+
+        # Save the user who authenticated with SSO, this will be used to ensure
+        # that the account be modified is also the person who logged in.
+        creds[LoginType.SSO] = registered_user_id
+        self._save_session(sess)
+
+        # Render the HTML and return.
+        html_bytes = SUCCESS_TEMPLATE.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)
+
     def complete_sso_login(
         self,
         registered_user_id: str,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/directory.py b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
index 1d842c369b..53e5f585d9 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
                     errcode=Codes.EXCLUSIVE,
                 )
         else:
-            if self.require_membership and check_membership:
+            # Server admins are not subject to the same constraints as normal
+            # users when creating an alias (e.g. being in the room).
+            is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
+
+            if (self.require_membership and check_membership) and not is_admin:
                 rooms_for_user = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user(user_id)
                 if room_id not in rooms_for_user:
                     raise AuthError(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py b/synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py
index dc04b53f43..4741c82f61 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 import logging
 import re
-from typing import Tuple
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
 
 import attr
 import saml2
@@ -44,11 +44,15 @@ class Saml2SessionData:
 
     # time the session was created, in milliseconds
     creation_time = attr.ib()
+    # The user interactive authentication session ID associated with this SAML
+    # session (or None if this SAML session is for an initial login).
+    ui_auth_session_id = attr.ib(type=Optional[str], default=None)
 
 
 class SamlHandler:
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self._saml_client = Saml2Client(hs.config.saml2_sp_config)
+        self._auth = hs.get_auth()
         self._auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
         self._registration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
 
@@ -77,12 +81,14 @@ class SamlHandler:
 
         self._error_html_content = hs.config.saml2_error_html_content
 
-    def handle_redirect_request(self, client_redirect_url):
+    def handle_redirect_request(self, client_redirect_url, ui_auth_session_id=None):
         """Handle an incoming request to /login/sso/redirect
 
         Args:
             client_redirect_url (bytes): the URL that we should redirect the
                 client to when everything is done
+            ui_auth_session_id (Optional[str]): The session ID of the ongoing UI Auth (or
+                None if this is a login).
 
         Returns:
             bytes: URL to redirect to
@@ -92,7 +98,9 @@ class SamlHandler:
         )
 
         now = self._clock.time_msec()
-        self._outstanding_requests_dict[reqid] = Saml2SessionData(creation_time=now)
+        self._outstanding_requests_dict[reqid] = Saml2SessionData(
+            creation_time=now, ui_auth_session_id=ui_auth_session_id,
+        )
 
         for key, value in info["headers"]:
             if key == "Location":
@@ -119,7 +127,9 @@ class SamlHandler:
         self.expire_sessions()
 
         try:
-            user_id = await self._map_saml_response_to_user(resp_bytes, relay_state)
+            user_id, current_session = await self._map_saml_response_to_user(
+                resp_bytes, relay_state
+            )
         except RedirectException:
             # Raise the exception as per the wishes of the SAML module response
             raise
@@ -137,9 +147,28 @@ class SamlHandler:
             finish_request(request)
             return
 
-        self._auth_handler.complete_sso_login(user_id, request, relay_state)
+        # Complete the interactive auth session or the login.
+        if current_session and current_session.ui_auth_session_id:
+            self._auth_handler.complete_sso_ui_auth(
+                user_id, current_session.ui_auth_session_id, request
+            )
+
+        else:
+            self._auth_handler.complete_sso_login(user_id, request, relay_state)
+
+    async def _map_saml_response_to_user(
+        self, resp_bytes: str, client_redirect_url: str
+    ) -> Tuple[str, Optional[Saml2SessionData]]:
+        """
+        Given a sample response, retrieve the cached session and user for it.
 
-    async def _map_saml_response_to_user(self, resp_bytes, client_redirect_url):
+        Args:
+            resp_bytes: The SAML response.
+            client_redirect_url: The redirect URL passed in by the client.
+
+        Returns:
+             Tuple of the user ID and SAML session associated with this response.
+        """
         try:
             saml2_auth = self._saml_client.parse_authn_request_response(
                 resp_bytes,
@@ -167,7 +196,9 @@ class SamlHandler:
 
         logger.info("SAML2 mapped attributes: %s", saml2_auth.ava)
 
-        self._outstanding_requests_dict.pop(saml2_auth.in_response_to, None)
+        current_session = self._outstanding_requests_dict.pop(
+            saml2_auth.in_response_to, None
+        )
 
         remote_user_id = self._user_mapping_provider.get_remote_user_id(
             saml2_auth, client_redirect_url
@@ -188,7 +219,7 @@ class SamlHandler:
             )
             if registered_user_id is not None:
                 logger.info("Found existing mapping %s", registered_user_id)
-                return registered_user_id
+                return registered_user_id, current_session
 
             # backwards-compatibility hack: see if there is an existing user with a
             # suitable mapping from the uid
@@ -213,7 +244,7 @@ class SamlHandler:
                     await self._datastore.record_user_external_id(
                         self._auth_provider_id, remote_user_id, registered_user_id
                     )
-                    return registered_user_id
+                    return registered_user_id, current_session
 
             # Map saml response to user attributes using the configured mapping provider
             for i in range(1000):
@@ -260,7 +291,7 @@ class SamlHandler:
             await self._datastore.record_user_external_id(
                 self._auth_provider_id, remote_user_id, registered_user_id
             )
-            return registered_user_id
+            return registered_user_id, current_session
 
     def expire_sessions(self):
         expire_before = self._clock.time_msec() - self._saml2_session_lifetime
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/resource.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/resource.py
index 8b6067e20d..30021ee309 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/resource.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/resource.py
@@ -99,22 +99,6 @@ class ReplicationStreamer(object):
 
         self.streams_by_name = {stream.NAME: stream for stream in self.streams}
 
-        LaterGauge(
-            "synapse_replication_tcp_resource_connections_per_stream",
-            "",
-            ["stream_name"],
-            lambda: {
-                (stream_name,): len(
-                    [
-                        conn
-                        for conn in self.connections
-                        if stream_name in conn.replication_streams
-                    ]
-                )
-                for stream_name in self.streams_by_name
-            },
-        )
-
         self.federation_sender = None
         if not hs.config.send_federation:
             self.federation_sender = hs.get_federation_sender()
diff --git a/synapse/res/templates/sso_auth_confirm.html b/synapse/res/templates/sso_auth_confirm.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d9de9d465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/res/templates/sso_auth_confirm.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<html>
+<head>
+    <title>Authentication</title>
+</head>
+    <body>
+        <div>
+            <p>
+                A client is trying to {{ description | e }}. To confirm this action,
+                <a href="{{ redirect_url | e }}">re-authenticate with single sign-on</a>.
+                If you did not expect this, your account may be compromised!
+            </p>
+        </div>
+    </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
index f80b5e40ea..31435b1e1c 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
@@ -234,7 +234,11 @@ class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
         if self.auth.has_access_token(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),
+                requester,
+                request,
+                body,
+                self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+                "modify your account password",
             )
             user_id = requester.user.to_string()
         else:
@@ -244,6 +248,7 @@ class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 request,
                 body,
                 self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+                "modify your account password",
             )
 
             if LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY in result:
@@ -311,7 +316,11 @@ class DeactivateAccountRestServlet(RestServlet):
             return 200, {}
 
         await self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
-            requester, request, body, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            requester,
+            request,
+            body,
+            self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            "deactivate your account",
         )
         result = await self._deactivate_account_handler.deactivate_account(
             requester.user.to_string(), erase, id_server=body.get("id_server")
@@ -669,7 +678,11 @@ class ThreepidAddRestServlet(RestServlet):
         assert_valid_client_secret(client_secret)
 
         await self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
-            requester, request, body, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            requester,
+            request,
+            body,
+            self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            "add a third-party identifier to your account",
         )
 
         validation_session = await self.identity_handler.validate_threepid_session(
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
index 85cf5a14c6..1787562b90 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import logging
 from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.api.urls import CLIENT_API_PREFIX
+from synapse.handlers.auth import SUCCESS_TEMPLATE
 from synapse.http.server import finish_request
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_string
 
@@ -89,30 +90,6 @@ TERMS_TEMPLATE = """
 </html>
 """
 
-SUCCESS_TEMPLATE = """
-<html>
-<head>
-<title>Success!</title>
-<meta name='viewport' content='width=device-width, initial-scale=1,
-    user-scalable=no, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0'>
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/_matrix/static/client/register/style.css">
-<script>
-if (window.onAuthDone) {
-    window.onAuthDone();
-} else if (window.opener && window.opener.postMessage) {
-     window.opener.postMessage("authDone", "*");
-}
-</script>
-</head>
-<body>
-    <div>
-        <p>Thank you</p>
-        <p>You may now close this window and return to the application</p>
-    </div>
-</body>
-</html>
-"""
-
 
 class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
     """
@@ -130,6 +107,11 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
         self.registration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
 
+        # SSO configuration.
+        self._saml_enabled = hs.config.saml2_enabled
+        if self._saml_enabled:
+            self._saml_handler = hs.get_saml_handler()
+
     def on_GET(self, request, stagetype):
         session = parse_string(request, "session")
         if not session:
@@ -150,6 +132,15 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 "myurl": "%s/r0/auth/%s/fallback/web"
                 % (CLIENT_API_PREFIX, LoginType.TERMS),
             }
+
+        elif stagetype == LoginType.SSO and self._saml_enabled:
+            # Display a confirmation page which prompts the user to
+            # re-authenticate with their SSO provider.
+            client_redirect_url = ""
+            sso_redirect_url = self._saml_handler.handle_redirect_request(
+                client_redirect_url, session
+            )
+            html = self.auth_handler.start_sso_ui_auth(sso_redirect_url, session)
         else:
             raise SynapseError(404, "Unknown auth stage type")
 
@@ -210,6 +201,9 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
                     "myurl": "%s/r0/auth/%s/fallback/web"
                     % (CLIENT_API_PREFIX, LoginType.TERMS),
                 }
+        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")
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
index 119d979052..c0714fcfb1 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ class DeleteDevicesRestServlet(RestServlet):
         assert_params_in_dict(body, ["devices"])
 
         await self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
-            requester, request, body, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            requester,
+            request,
+            body,
+            self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            "remove device(s) from your account",
         )
 
         await self.device_handler.delete_devices(
@@ -127,7 +131,11 @@ class DeviceRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 raise
 
         await self.auth_handler.validate_user_via_ui_auth(
-            requester, request, body, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            requester,
+            request,
+            body,
+            self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            "remove a device from your account",
         )
 
         await self.device_handler.delete_device(requester.user.to_string(), device_id)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
index 5eb7ef35a4..8f41a3edbf 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
@@ -263,7 +263,11 @@ class SigningKeyUploadServlet(RestServlet):
         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),
+            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)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
index 66fc8ec179..431ecf4f84 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
             request,
             body,
             self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request),
+            "register a new account",
         )
 
         # Check that we're not trying to register a denied 3pid.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py
index 20995e1b78..dd3561e9b2 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/devices.py
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ class DeviceWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
         # the max stream_id across each set of duplicate entries
         #
         # maps (user_id, device_id) -> (stream_id, opentracing_context)
-        # as long as their stream_id does not match that of the last row
         #
         # opentracing_context contains the opentracing metadata for the request
         # that created the poke
@@ -270,7 +269,14 @@ class DeviceWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
             prev_id = yield self._get_last_device_update_for_remote_user(
                 destination, user_id, from_stream_id
             )
-            for device_id, device in iteritems(user_devices):
+
+            # make sure we go through the devices in stream order
+            device_ids = sorted(
+                user_devices.keys(), key=lambda i: query_map[(user_id, i)][0],
+            )
+
+            for device_id in device_ids:
+                device = user_devices[device_id]
                 stream_id, opentracing_context = query_map[(user_id, device_id)]
                 result = {
                     "user_id": user_id,