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-rw-r--r--synapse/__init__.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/auth.py80
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/ratelimiting.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/pusher.py4
-rwxr-xr-xsynapse/app/synctl.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/appservice/__init__.py7
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/appservice.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/homeserver.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/ldap.py100
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py61
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/tls.py38
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/_base.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/appservice.py20
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/auth.py445
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/directory.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/message.py21
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/profile.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/register.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/room.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/sync.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/typing.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/__init__.py76
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/metric.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/process_collector.py177
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/emailpusher.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/mailer.py39
-rw-r--r--synapse/replication/resource.py137
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py25
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/key/v2/local_key_resource.py21
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/_base.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/appservice.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/events.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/prepare_database.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/room.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/37/remove_auth_idx.py81
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/37/user_threepids.sql52
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/stream.py19
-rw-r--r--synapse/streams/events.py30
-rw-r--r--synapse/types.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/ldap_auth_provider.py368
43 files changed, 1287 insertions, 676 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 6dbe8fc7e7..4e2a592d3d 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.18.1"
+__version__ = "0.18.2"
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index e75fd518be..69b3392735 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -603,10 +603,12 @@ class Auth(object):
         """
         # Can optionally look elsewhere in the request (e.g. headers)
         try:
-            user_id = yield self._get_appservice_user_id(request)
+            user_id, app_service = yield self._get_appservice_user_id(request)
             if user_id:
                 request.authenticated_entity = user_id
-                defer.returnValue(synapse.types.create_requester(user_id))
+                defer.returnValue(
+                    synapse.types.create_requester(user_id, app_service=app_service)
+                )
 
             access_token = get_access_token_from_request(
                 request, self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS
@@ -644,7 +646,8 @@ class Auth(object):
             request.authenticated_entity = user.to_string()
 
             defer.returnValue(synapse.types.create_requester(
-                user, token_id, is_guest, device_id))
+                user, token_id, is_guest, device_id, app_service=app_service)
+            )
         except KeyError:
             raise AuthError(
                 self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS, "Missing access token.",
@@ -653,20 +656,20 @@ class Auth(object):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_appservice_user_id(self, request):
-        app_service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
+        app_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
             get_access_token_from_request(
                 request, self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS
             )
         )
         if app_service is None:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            defer.returnValue((None, None))
 
         if "user_id" not in request.args:
-            defer.returnValue(app_service.sender)
+            defer.returnValue((app_service.sender, app_service))
 
         user_id = request.args["user_id"][0]
         if app_service.sender == user_id:
-            defer.returnValue(app_service.sender)
+            defer.returnValue((app_service.sender, app_service))
 
         if not app_service.is_interested_in_user(user_id):
             raise AuthError(
@@ -678,7 +681,7 @@ class Auth(object):
                 403,
                 "Application service has not registered this user"
             )
-        defer.returnValue(user_id)
+        defer.returnValue((user_id, app_service))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_user_by_access_token(self, token, rights="access"):
@@ -855,13 +858,12 @@ class Auth(object):
         }
         defer.returnValue(user_info)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_appservice_by_req(self, request):
         try:
             token = get_access_token_from_request(
                 request, self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS
             )
-            service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(token)
+            service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(token)
             if not service:
                 logger.warn("Unrecognised appservice access token: %s" % (token,))
                 raise AuthError(
@@ -870,7 +872,7 @@ class Auth(object):
                     errcode=Codes.UNKNOWN_TOKEN
                 )
             request.authenticated_entity = service.sender
-            defer.returnValue(service)
+            return defer.succeed(service)
         except KeyError:
             raise AuthError(
                 self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS, "Missing access token."
@@ -1002,16 +1004,6 @@ class Auth(object):
                         403,
                         "You are not allowed to set others state"
                     )
-                else:
-                    sender_domain = UserID.from_string(
-                        event.user_id
-                    ).domain
-
-                    if sender_domain != event.state_key:
-                        raise AuthError(
-                            403,
-                            "You are not allowed to set others state"
-                        )
 
         return True
 
@@ -1178,7 +1170,8 @@ def has_access_token(request):
         bool: False if no access_token was given, True otherwise.
     """
     query_params = request.args.get("access_token")
-    return bool(query_params)
+    auth_headers = request.requestHeaders.getRawHeaders("Authorization")
+    return bool(query_params) or bool(auth_headers)
 
 
 def get_access_token_from_request(request, token_not_found_http_status=401):
@@ -1196,13 +1189,40 @@ def get_access_token_from_request(request, token_not_found_http_status=401):
     Raises:
         AuthError: If there isn't an access_token in the request.
     """
+
+    auth_headers = request.requestHeaders.getRawHeaders("Authorization")
     query_params = request.args.get("access_token")
-    # Try to get the access_token from the query params.
-    if not query_params:
-        raise AuthError(
-            token_not_found_http_status,
-            "Missing access token.",
-            errcode=Codes.MISSING_TOKEN
-        )
+    if auth_headers:
+        # Try the get the access_token from a "Authorization: Bearer"
+        # header
+        if query_params is not None:
+            raise AuthError(
+                token_not_found_http_status,
+                "Mixing Authorization headers and access_token query parameters.",
+                errcode=Codes.MISSING_TOKEN,
+            )
+        if len(auth_headers) > 1:
+            raise AuthError(
+                token_not_found_http_status,
+                "Too many Authorization headers.",
+                errcode=Codes.MISSING_TOKEN,
+            )
+        parts = auth_headers[0].split(" ")
+        if parts[0] == "Bearer" and len(parts) == 2:
+            return parts[1]
+        else:
+            raise AuthError(
+                token_not_found_http_status,
+                "Invalid Authorization header.",
+                errcode=Codes.MISSING_TOKEN,
+            )
+    else:
+        # Try to get the access_token from the query params.
+        if not query_params:
+            raise AuthError(
+                token_not_found_http_status,
+                "Missing access token.",
+                errcode=Codes.MISSING_TOKEN
+            )
 
-    return query_params[0]
+        return query_params[0]
diff --git a/synapse/api/ratelimiting.py b/synapse/api/ratelimiting.py
index 660dfb56e5..06cc8d90b8 100644
--- a/synapse/api/ratelimiting.py
+++ b/synapse/api/ratelimiting.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Ratelimiter(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self.message_counts = collections.OrderedDict()
 
-    def send_message(self, user_id, time_now_s, msg_rate_hz, burst_count):
+    def send_message(self, user_id, time_now_s, msg_rate_hz, burst_count, update=True):
         """Can the user send a message?
         Args:
             user_id: The user sending a message.
@@ -32,12 +32,15 @@ class Ratelimiter(object):
                 second.
             burst_count: How many messages the user can send before being
                 limited.
+            update (bool): Whether to update the message rates or not. This is
+                useful to check if a message would be allowed to be sent before
+                its ready to be actually sent.
         Returns:
             A pair of a bool indicating if they can send a message now and a
                 time in seconds of when they can next send a message.
         """
         self.prune_message_counts(time_now_s)
-        message_count, time_start, _ignored = self.message_counts.pop(
+        message_count, time_start, _ignored = self.message_counts.get(
             user_id, (0., time_now_s, None),
         )
         time_delta = time_now_s - time_start
@@ -52,9 +55,10 @@ class Ratelimiter(object):
             allowed = True
             message_count += 1
 
-        self.message_counts[user_id] = (
-            message_count, time_start, msg_rate_hz
-        )
+        if update:
+            self.message_counts[user_id] = (
+                message_count, time_start, msg_rate_hz
+            )
 
         if msg_rate_hz > 0:
             time_allowed = (
diff --git a/synapse/app/pusher.py b/synapse/app/pusher.py
index d59f4a571c..1a6f5507a9 100644
--- a/synapse/app/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/app/pusher.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class PusherServer(HomeServer):
                     yield start_pusher(user_id, app_id, pushkey)
 
             stream = results.get("events")
-            if stream:
+            if stream and stream["rows"]:
                 min_stream_id = stream["rows"][0][0]
                 max_stream_id = stream["position"]
                 preserve_fn(pusher_pool.on_new_notifications)(
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class PusherServer(HomeServer):
                 )
 
             stream = results.get("receipts")
-            if stream:
+            if stream and stream["rows"]:
                 rows = stream["rows"]
                 affected_room_ids = set(row[1] for row in rows)
                 min_stream_id = rows[0][0]
diff --git a/synapse/app/synctl.py b/synapse/app/synctl.py
index bb41962d47..c045588866 100755
--- a/synapse/app/synctl.py
+++ b/synapse/app/synctl.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 import yaml
 
-SYNAPSE = ["python", "-B", "-m", "synapse.app.homeserver"]
+SYNAPSE = [sys.executable, "-B", "-m", "synapse.app.homeserver"]
 
 GREEN = "\x1b[1;32m"
 RED = "\x1b[1;31m"
diff --git a/synapse/appservice/__init__.py b/synapse/appservice/__init__.py
index 126a10efb7..91471f7e89 100644
--- a/synapse/appservice/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/appservice/__init__.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class ApplicationService(object):
     NS_LIST = [NS_USERS, NS_ALIASES, NS_ROOMS]
 
     def __init__(self, token, url=None, namespaces=None, hs_token=None,
-                 sender=None, id=None, protocols=None):
+                 sender=None, id=None, protocols=None, rate_limited=True):
         self.token = token
         self.url = url
         self.hs_token = hs_token
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ class ApplicationService(object):
         else:
             self.protocols = set()
 
+        self.rate_limited = rate_limited
+
     def _check_namespaces(self, namespaces):
         # Sanity check that it is of the form:
         # {
@@ -234,5 +236,8 @@ class ApplicationService(object):
     def is_exclusive_room(self, room_id):
         return self._is_exclusive(ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS, room_id)
 
+    def is_rate_limited(self):
+        return self.rate_limited
+
     def __str__(self):
         return "ApplicationService: %s" % (self.__dict__,)
diff --git a/synapse/config/appservice.py b/synapse/config/appservice.py
index d7537e8d44..82c50b8240 100644
--- a/synapse/config/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/config/appservice.py
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ def _load_appservice(hostname, as_info, config_filename):
     user = UserID(localpart, hostname)
     user_id = user.to_string()
 
+    # Rate limiting for users of this AS is on by default (excludes sender)
+    rate_limited = True
+    if isinstance(as_info.get("rate_limited"), bool):
+        rate_limited = as_info.get("rate_limited")
+
     # namespace checks
     if not isinstance(as_info.get("namespaces"), dict):
         raise KeyError("Requires 'namespaces' object.")
@@ -155,4 +160,5 @@ def _load_appservice(hostname, as_info, config_filename):
         sender=user_id,
         id=as_info["id"],
         protocols=protocols,
+        rate_limited=rate_limited
     )
diff --git a/synapse/config/homeserver.py b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
index 79b0534b3b..0f890fc04a 100644
--- a/synapse/config/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from .saml2 import SAML2Config
 from .cas import CasConfig
 from .password import PasswordConfig
 from .jwt import JWTConfig
-from .ldap import LDAPConfig
+from .password_auth_providers import PasswordAuthProviderConfig
 from .emailconfig import EmailConfig
 from .workers import WorkerConfig
 
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class HomeServerConfig(TlsConfig, ServerConfig, DatabaseConfig, LoggingConfig,
                        RatelimitConfig, ContentRepositoryConfig, CaptchaConfig,
                        VoipConfig, RegistrationConfig, MetricsConfig, ApiConfig,
                        AppServiceConfig, KeyConfig, SAML2Config, CasConfig,
-                       JWTConfig, LDAPConfig, PasswordConfig, EmailConfig,
-                       WorkerConfig,):
+                       JWTConfig, PasswordConfig, EmailConfig,
+                       WorkerConfig, PasswordAuthProviderConfig,):
     pass
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/ldap.py b/synapse/config/ldap.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d83c2230be..0000000000
--- a/synapse/config/ldap.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2015 Niklas Riekenbrauck
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-from ._base import Config, ConfigError
-
-
-MISSING_LDAP3 = (
-    "Missing ldap3 library. This is required for LDAP Authentication."
-)
-
-
-class LDAPMode(object):
-    SIMPLE = "simple",
-    SEARCH = "search",
-
-    LIST = (SIMPLE, SEARCH)
-
-
-class LDAPConfig(Config):
-    def read_config(self, config):
-        ldap_config = config.get("ldap_config", {})
-
-        self.ldap_enabled = ldap_config.get("enabled", False)
-
-        if self.ldap_enabled:
-            # verify dependencies are available
-            try:
-                import ldap3
-                ldap3  # to stop unused lint
-            except ImportError:
-                raise ConfigError(MISSING_LDAP3)
-
-            self.ldap_mode = LDAPMode.SIMPLE
-
-            # verify config sanity
-            self.require_keys(ldap_config, [
-                "uri",
-                "base",
-                "attributes",
-            ])
-
-            self.ldap_uri = ldap_config["uri"]
-            self.ldap_start_tls = ldap_config.get("start_tls", False)
-            self.ldap_base = ldap_config["base"]
-            self.ldap_attributes = ldap_config["attributes"]
-
-            if "bind_dn" in ldap_config:
-                self.ldap_mode = LDAPMode.SEARCH
-                self.require_keys(ldap_config, [
-                    "bind_dn",
-                    "bind_password",
-                ])
-
-                self.ldap_bind_dn = ldap_config["bind_dn"]
-                self.ldap_bind_password = ldap_config["bind_password"]
-                self.ldap_filter = ldap_config.get("filter", None)
-
-            # verify attribute lookup
-            self.require_keys(ldap_config['attributes'], [
-                "uid",
-                "name",
-                "mail",
-            ])
-
-    def require_keys(self, config, required):
-        missing = [key for key in required if key not in config]
-        if missing:
-            raise ConfigError(
-                "LDAP enabled but missing required config values: {}".format(
-                    ", ".join(missing)
-                )
-            )
-
-    def default_config(self, **kwargs):
-        return """\
-        # ldap_config:
-        #   enabled: true
-        #   uri: "ldap://ldap.example.com:389"
-        #   start_tls: true
-        #   base: "ou=users,dc=example,dc=com"
-        #   attributes:
-        #      uid: "cn"
-        #      mail: "email"
-        #      name: "givenName"
-        #   #bind_dn:
-        #   #bind_password:
-        #   #filter: "(objectClass=posixAccount)"
-        """
diff --git a/synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py b/synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6d9bb1c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/config/password_auth_providers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2016 Openmarket
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from ._base import Config
+
+import importlib
+
+
+class PasswordAuthProviderConfig(Config):
+    def read_config(self, config):
+        self.password_providers = []
+
+        # We want to be backwards compatible with the old `ldap_config`
+        # param.
+        ldap_config = config.get("ldap_config", {})
+        self.ldap_enabled = ldap_config.get("enabled", False)
+        if self.ldap_enabled:
+            from synapse.util.ldap_auth_provider import LdapAuthProvider
+            parsed_config = LdapAuthProvider.parse_config(ldap_config)
+            self.password_providers.append((LdapAuthProvider, parsed_config))
+
+        providers = config.get("password_providers", [])
+        for provider in providers:
+            # We need to import the module, and then pick the class out of
+            # that, so we split based on the last dot.
+            module, clz = provider['module'].rsplit(".", 1)
+            module = importlib.import_module(module)
+            provider_class = getattr(module, clz)
+
+            provider_config = provider_class.parse_config(provider["config"])
+            self.password_providers.append((provider_class, provider_config))
+
+    def default_config(self, **kwargs):
+        return """\
+        # password_providers:
+        #     - module: "synapse.util.ldap_auth_provider.LdapAuthProvider"
+        #       config:
+        #         enabled: true
+        #         uri: "ldap://ldap.example.com:389"
+        #         start_tls: true
+        #         base: "ou=users,dc=example,dc=com"
+        #         attributes:
+        #            uid: "cn"
+        #            mail: "email"
+        #            name: "givenName"
+        #         #bind_dn:
+        #         #bind_password:
+        #         #filter: "(objectClass=posixAccount)"
+        """
diff --git a/synapse/config/tls.py b/synapse/config/tls.py
index fac8550823..3c58d2de17 100644
--- a/synapse/config/tls.py
+++ b/synapse/config/tls.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ from OpenSSL import crypto
 import subprocess
 import os
 
+from hashlib import sha256
+from unpaddedbase64 import encode_base64
+
 GENERATE_DH_PARAMS = False
 
 
@@ -42,6 +45,19 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
             config.get("tls_dh_params_path"), "tls_dh_params"
         )
 
+        self.tls_fingerprints = config["tls_fingerprints"]
+
+        # Check that our own certificate is included in the list of fingerprints
+        # and include it if it is not.
+        x509_certificate_bytes = crypto.dump_certificate(
+            crypto.FILETYPE_ASN1,
+            self.tls_certificate
+        )
+        sha256_fingerprint = encode_base64(sha256(x509_certificate_bytes).digest())
+        sha256_fingerprints = set(f["sha256"] for f in self.tls_fingerprints)
+        if sha256_fingerprint not in sha256_fingerprints:
+            self.tls_fingerprints.append({u"sha256": sha256_fingerprint})
+
         # This config option applies to non-federation HTTP clients
         # (e.g. for talking to recaptcha, identity servers, and such)
         # It should never be used in production, and is intended for
@@ -73,6 +89,28 @@ class TlsConfig(Config):
 
         # Don't bind to the https port
         no_tls: False
+
+        # List of allowed TLS fingerprints for this server to publish along
+        # with the signing keys for this server. Other matrix servers that
+        # make HTTPS requests to this server will check that the TLS
+        # certificates returned by this server match one of the fingerprints.
+        #
+        # Synapse automatically adds its the fingerprint of its own certificate
+        # to the list. So if federation traffic is handle directly by synapse
+        # then no modification to the list is required.
+        #
+        # If synapse is run behind a load balancer that handles the TLS then it
+        # will be necessary to add the fingerprints of the certificates used by
+        # the loadbalancers to this list if they are different to the one
+        # synapse is using.
+        #
+        # Homeservers are permitted to cache the list of TLS fingerprints
+        # returned in the key responses up to the "valid_until_ts" returned in
+        # key. It may be necessary to publish the fingerprints of a new
+        # certificate and wait until the "valid_until_ts" of the previous key
+        # responses have passed before deploying it.
+        tls_fingerprints: []
+        # tls_fingerprints: [{"sha256": "<base64_encoded_sha256_fingerprint>"}]
         """ % locals()
 
     def read_tls_certificate(self, cert_path):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/_base.py b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
index e58735294e..90f96209f8 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
@@ -55,8 +55,20 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
 
     def ratelimit(self, requester):
         time_now = self.clock.time()
+        user_id = requester.user.to_string()
+
+        # The AS user itself is never rate limited.
+        app_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(user_id)
+        if app_service is not None:
+            return  # do not ratelimit app service senders
+
+        # Disable rate limiting of users belonging to any AS that is configured
+        # not to be rate limited in its registration file (rate_limited: true|false).
+        if requester.app_service and not requester.app_service.is_rate_limited():
+            return
+
         allowed, time_allowed = self.ratelimiter.send_message(
-            requester.user.to_string(), time_now,
+            user_id, time_now,
             msg_rate_hz=self.hs.config.rc_messages_per_second,
             burst_count=self.hs.config.rc_message_burst_count,
         )
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
index 88fa0bb2e4..05af54d31b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
         Args:
             current_id(int): The current maximum ID.
         """
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         if not services or not self.notify_appservices:
             return
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
             association can be found.
         """
         room_alias_str = room_alias.to_string()
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         alias_query_services = [
             s for s in services if (
                 s.is_interested_in_alias(room_alias_str)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_3pe_protocols(self, only_protocol=None):
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         protocols = {}
 
         # Collect up all the individual protocol responses out of the ASes
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
             list<ApplicationService>: A list of services interested in this
             event based on the service regex.
         """
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_list = [
             s for s in services if (
                 yield s.is_interested(event, self.store)
@@ -232,23 +232,21 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
         ]
         defer.returnValue(interested_list)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_services_for_user(self, user_id):
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_list = [
             s for s in services if (
                 s.is_interested_in_user(user_id)
             )
         ]
-        defer.returnValue(interested_list)
+        return defer.succeed(interested_list)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_services_for_3pn(self, protocol):
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_list = [
             s for s in services if s.is_interested_in_protocol(protocol)
         ]
-        defer.returnValue(interested_list)
+        return defer.succeed(interested_list)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _is_unknown_user(self, user_id):
@@ -264,7 +262,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
             return
 
         # user not found; could be the AS though, so check.
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         service_list = [s for s in services if s.sender == user_id]
         defer.returnValue(len(service_list) == 0)
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 3933ce171a..3635521230 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
 from synapse.types import UserID
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, LoginError, Codes, StoreError, SynapseError
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
-from synapse.config.ldap import LDAPMode
 
 from twisted.web.client import PartialDownloadError
 
@@ -29,13 +28,6 @@ import bcrypt
 import pymacaroons
 import simplejson
 
-try:
-    import ldap3
-    import ldap3.core.exceptions
-except ImportError:
-    ldap3 = None
-    pass
-
 import synapse.util.stringutils as stringutils
 
 
@@ -59,23 +51,15 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         }
         self.bcrypt_rounds = hs.config.bcrypt_rounds
         self.sessions = {}
-        self.INVALID_TOKEN_HTTP_STATUS = 401
 
-        self.ldap_enabled = hs.config.ldap_enabled
-        if self.ldap_enabled:
-            if not ldap3:
-                raise RuntimeError(
-                    'Missing ldap3 library. This is required for LDAP Authentication.'
-                )
-            self.ldap_mode = hs.config.ldap_mode
-            self.ldap_uri = hs.config.ldap_uri
-            self.ldap_start_tls = hs.config.ldap_start_tls
-            self.ldap_base = hs.config.ldap_base
-            self.ldap_attributes = hs.config.ldap_attributes
-            if self.ldap_mode == LDAPMode.SEARCH:
-                self.ldap_bind_dn = hs.config.ldap_bind_dn
-                self.ldap_bind_password = hs.config.ldap_bind_password
-                self.ldap_filter = hs.config.ldap_filter
+        account_handler = _AccountHandler(
+            hs, check_user_exists=self.check_user_exists
+        )
+
+        self.password_providers = [
+            module(config=config, account_handler=account_handler)
+            for module, config in hs.config.password_providers
+        ]
 
         self.hs = hs  # FIXME better possibility to access registrationHandler later?
         self.device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
@@ -149,13 +133,30 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         creds = session['creds']
 
         # check auth type currently being presented
+        errordict = {}
         if 'type' in authdict:
-            if authdict['type'] not in self.checkers:
+            login_type = authdict['type']
+            if login_type not in self.checkers:
                 raise LoginError(400, "", Codes.UNRECOGNIZED)
-            result = yield self.checkers[authdict['type']](authdict, clientip)
-            if result:
-                creds[authdict['type']] = result
-                self._save_session(session)
+            try:
+                result = yield self.checkers[login_type](authdict, clientip)
+                if result:
+                    creds[login_type] = result
+                    self._save_session(session)
+            except LoginError, e:
+                if login_type == LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY:
+                    # riot used to have a bug where it would request a new
+                    # validation token (thus sending a new email) each time it
+                    # got a 401 with a 'flows' field.
+                    # (https://github.com/vector-im/vector-web/issues/2447).
+                    #
+                    # Grandfather in the old behaviour for now to avoid
+                    # breaking old riot deployments.
+                    raise e
+
+                # this step failed. Merge the error dict into the response
+                # so that the client can have another go.
+                errordict = e.error_dict()
 
         for f in flows:
             if len(set(f) - set(creds.keys())) == 0:
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         ret = self._auth_dict_for_flows(flows, session)
         ret['completed'] = creds.keys()
+        ret.update(errordict)
         defer.returnValue((False, ret, clientdict, session['id']))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -431,37 +433,40 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
             defer.Deferred: (str) canonical_user_id, or None if zero or
             multiple matches
         """
-        try:
-            res = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
+        res = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
+        if res is not None:
             defer.returnValue(res[0])
-        except LoginError:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+        defer.returnValue(None)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(self, user_id):
         """Checks to see if a user with the given id exists. Will check case
-        insensitively, but will throw if there are multiple inexact matches.
+        insensitively, but will return None if there are multiple inexact
+        matches.
 
         Returns:
             tuple: A 2-tuple of `(canonical_user_id, password_hash)`
+            None: if there is not exactly one match
         """
         user_infos = yield self.store.get_users_by_id_case_insensitive(user_id)
+
+        result = None
         if not user_infos:
             logger.warn("Attempted to login as %s but they do not exist", user_id)
-            raise LoginError(403, "", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN)
-
-        if len(user_infos) > 1:
-            if user_id not in user_infos:
-                logger.warn(
-                    "Attempted to login as %s but it matches more than one user "
-                    "inexactly: %r",
-                    user_id, user_infos.keys()
-                )
-                raise LoginError(403, "", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN)
-
-            defer.returnValue((user_id, user_infos[user_id]))
+        elif len(user_infos) == 1:
+            # a single match (possibly not exact)
+            result = user_infos.popitem()
+        elif user_id in user_infos:
+            # multiple matches, but one is exact
+            result = (user_id, user_infos[user_id])
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(user_infos.popitem())
+            # multiple matches, none of them exact
+            logger.warn(
+                "Attempted to login as %s but it matches more than one user "
+                "inexactly: %r",
+                user_id, user_infos.keys()
+            )
+        defer.returnValue(result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _check_password(self, user_id, password):
@@ -475,305 +480,48 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         Returns:
             (str) the canonical_user_id
         Raises:
-            LoginError if the password was incorrect
+            LoginError if login fails
         """
-        valid_ldap = yield self._check_ldap_password(user_id, password)
-        if valid_ldap:
-            defer.returnValue(user_id)
-
-        result = yield self._check_local_password(user_id, password)
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        for provider in self.password_providers:
+            is_valid = yield provider.check_password(user_id, password)
+            if is_valid:
+                defer.returnValue(user_id)
+
+        canonical_user_id = yield self._check_local_password(user_id, password)
+
+        if canonical_user_id:
+            defer.returnValue(canonical_user_id)
+
+        # unknown username or invalid password. We raise a 403 here, but note
+        # that if we're doing user-interactive login, it turns all LoginErrors
+        # into a 401 anyway.
+        raise LoginError(
+            403, "Invalid password",
+            errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _check_local_password(self, user_id, password):
         """Authenticate a user against the local password database.
 
-        user_id is checked case insensitively, but will throw if there are
+        user_id is checked case insensitively, but will return None if there are
         multiple inexact matches.
 
         Args:
             user_id (str): complete @user:id
         Returns:
-            (str) the canonical_user_id
-        Raises:
-            LoginError if the password was incorrect
+            (str) the canonical_user_id, or None if unknown user / bad password
         """
-        user_id, password_hash = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
+        lookupres = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
+        if not lookupres:
+            defer.returnValue(None)
+        (user_id, password_hash) = lookupres
         result = self.validate_hash(password, password_hash)
         if not result:
             logger.warn("Failed password login for user %s", user_id)
-            raise LoginError(403, "", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN)
+            defer.returnValue(None)
         defer.returnValue(user_id)
 
-    def _ldap_simple_bind(self, server, localpart, password):
-        """ Attempt a simple bind with the credentials
-            given by the user against the LDAP server.
-
-            Returns True, LDAP3Connection
-                if the bind was successful
-            Returns False, None
-                if an error occured
-        """
-
-        try:
-            # bind with the the local users ldap credentials
-            bind_dn = "{prop}={value},{base}".format(
-                prop=self.ldap_attributes['uid'],
-                value=localpart,
-                base=self.ldap_base
-            )
-            conn = ldap3.Connection(server, bind_dn, password)
-            logger.debug(
-                "Established LDAP connection in simple bind mode: %s",
-                conn
-            )
-
-            if self.ldap_start_tls:
-                conn.start_tls()
-                logger.debug(
-                    "Upgraded LDAP connection in simple bind mode through StartTLS: %s",
-                    conn
-                )
-
-            if conn.bind():
-                # GOOD: bind okay
-                logger.debug("LDAP Bind successful in simple bind mode.")
-                return True, conn
-
-            # BAD: bind failed
-            logger.info(
-                "Binding against LDAP failed for '%s' failed: %s",
-                localpart, conn.result['description']
-            )
-            conn.unbind()
-            return False, None
-
-        except ldap3.core.exceptions.LDAPException as e:
-            logger.warn("Error during LDAP authentication: %s", e)
-            return False, None
-
-    def _ldap_authenticated_search(self, server, localpart, password):
-        """ Attempt to login with the preconfigured bind_dn
-            and then continue searching and filtering within
-            the base_dn
-
-            Returns (True, LDAP3Connection)
-                if a single matching DN within the base was found
-                that matched the filter expression, and with which
-                a successful bind was achieved
-
-                The LDAP3Connection returned is the instance that was used to
-                verify the password not the one using the configured bind_dn.
-            Returns (False, None)
-                if an error occured
-        """
-
-        try:
-            conn = ldap3.Connection(
-                server,
-                self.ldap_bind_dn,
-                self.ldap_bind_password
-            )
-            logger.debug(
-                "Established LDAP connection in search mode: %s",
-                conn
-            )
-
-            if self.ldap_start_tls:
-                conn.start_tls()
-                logger.debug(
-                    "Upgraded LDAP connection in search mode through StartTLS: %s",
-                    conn
-                )
-
-            if not conn.bind():
-                logger.warn(
-                    "Binding against LDAP with `bind_dn` failed: %s",
-                    conn.result['description']
-                )
-                conn.unbind()
-                return False, None
-
-            # construct search_filter like (uid=localpart)
-            query = "({prop}={value})".format(
-                prop=self.ldap_attributes['uid'],
-                value=localpart
-            )
-            if self.ldap_filter:
-                # combine with the AND expression
-                query = "(&{query}{filter})".format(
-                    query=query,
-                    filter=self.ldap_filter
-                )
-            logger.debug(
-                "LDAP search filter: %s",
-                query
-            )
-            conn.search(
-                search_base=self.ldap_base,
-                search_filter=query
-            )
-
-            if len(conn.response) == 1:
-                # GOOD: found exactly one result
-                user_dn = conn.response[0]['dn']
-                logger.debug('LDAP search found dn: %s', user_dn)
-
-                # unbind and simple bind with user_dn to verify the password
-                # Note: do not use rebind(), for some reason it did not verify
-                #       the password for me!
-                conn.unbind()
-                return self._ldap_simple_bind(server, localpart, password)
-            else:
-                # BAD: found 0 or > 1 results, abort!
-                if len(conn.response) == 0:
-                    logger.info(
-                        "LDAP search returned no results for '%s'",
-                        localpart
-                    )
-                else:
-                    logger.info(
-                        "LDAP search returned too many (%s) results for '%s'",
-                        len(conn.response), localpart
-                    )
-                conn.unbind()
-                return False, None
-
-        except ldap3.core.exceptions.LDAPException as e:
-            logger.warn("Error during LDAP authentication: %s", e)
-            return False, None
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _check_ldap_password(self, user_id, password):
-        """ Attempt to authenticate a user against an LDAP Server
-            and register an account if none exists.
-
-            Returns:
-                True if authentication against LDAP was successful
-        """
-
-        if not ldap3 or not self.ldap_enabled:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
-
-        localpart = UserID.from_string(user_id).localpart
-
-        try:
-            server = ldap3.Server(self.ldap_uri)
-            logger.debug(
-                "Attempting LDAP connection with %s",
-                self.ldap_uri
-            )
-
-            if self.ldap_mode == LDAPMode.SIMPLE:
-                result, conn = self._ldap_simple_bind(
-                    server=server, localpart=localpart, password=password
-                )
-                logger.debug(
-                    'LDAP authentication method simple bind returned: %s (conn: %s)',
-                    result,
-                    conn
-                )
-                if not result:
-                    defer.returnValue(False)
-            elif self.ldap_mode == LDAPMode.SEARCH:
-                result, conn = self._ldap_authenticated_search(
-                    server=server, localpart=localpart, password=password
-                )
-                logger.debug(
-                    'LDAP auth method authenticated search returned: %s (conn: %s)',
-                    result,
-                    conn
-                )
-                if not result:
-                    defer.returnValue(False)
-            else:
-                raise RuntimeError(
-                    'Invalid LDAP mode specified: {mode}'.format(
-                        mode=self.ldap_mode
-                    )
-                )
-
-            try:
-                logger.info(
-                    "User authenticated against LDAP server: %s",
-                    conn
-                )
-            except NameError:
-                logger.warn("Authentication method yielded no LDAP connection, aborting!")
-                defer.returnValue(False)
-
-            # check if user with user_id exists
-            if (yield self.check_user_exists(user_id)):
-                # exists, authentication complete
-                conn.unbind()
-                defer.returnValue(True)
-
-            else:
-                # does not exist, fetch metadata for account creation from
-                # existing ldap connection
-                query = "({prop}={value})".format(
-                    prop=self.ldap_attributes['uid'],
-                    value=localpart
-                )
-
-                if self.ldap_mode == LDAPMode.SEARCH and self.ldap_filter:
-                    query = "(&{filter}{user_filter})".format(
-                        filter=query,
-                        user_filter=self.ldap_filter
-                    )
-                logger.debug(
-                    "ldap registration filter: %s",
-                    query
-                )
-
-                conn.search(
-                    search_base=self.ldap_base,
-                    search_filter=query,
-                    attributes=[
-                        self.ldap_attributes['name'],
-                        self.ldap_attributes['mail']
-                    ]
-                )
-
-                if len(conn.response) == 1:
-                    attrs = conn.response[0]['attributes']
-                    mail = attrs[self.ldap_attributes['mail']][0]
-                    name = attrs[self.ldap_attributes['name']][0]
-
-                    # create account
-                    registration_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().registration_handler
-                    user_id, access_token = (
-                        yield registration_handler.register(localpart=localpart)
-                    )
-
-                    # TODO: bind email, set displayname with data from ldap directory
-
-                    logger.info(
-                        "Registration based on LDAP data was successful: %d: %s (%s, %)",
-                        user_id,
-                        localpart,
-                        name,
-                        mail
-                    )
-
-                    defer.returnValue(True)
-                else:
-                    if len(conn.response) == 0:
-                        logger.warn("LDAP registration failed, no result.")
-                    else:
-                        logger.warn(
-                            "LDAP registration failed, too many results (%s)",
-                            len(conn.response)
-                        )
-
-                    defer.returnValue(False)
-
-            defer.returnValue(False)
-
-        except ldap3.core.exceptions.LDAPException as e:
-            logger.warn("Error during ldap authentication: %s", e)
-            defer.returnValue(False)
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def issue_access_token(self, user_id, device_id=None):
         access_token = self.generate_access_token(user_id)
@@ -863,6 +611,18 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def add_threepid(self, user_id, medium, address, validated_at):
+        # 'Canonicalise' email addresses down to lower case.
+        # We've now moving towards the Home Server being the entity that
+        # is responsible for validating threepids used for resetting passwords
+        # on accounts, so in future Synapse will gain knowledge of specific
+        # types (mediums) of threepid. For now, we still use the existing
+        # infrastructure, but this is the start of synapse gaining knowledge
+        # of specific types of threepid (and fixes the fact that checking
+        # for the presenc eof an email address during password reset was
+        # case sensitive).
+        if medium == 'email':
+            address = address.lower()
+
         yield self.store.user_add_threepid(
             user_id, medium, address, validated_at,
             self.hs.get_clock().time_msec()
@@ -911,3 +671,30 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
                                  stored_hash.encode('utf-8')) == stored_hash
         else:
             return False
+
+
+class _AccountHandler(object):
+    """A proxy object that gets passed to password auth providers so they
+    can register new users etc if necessary.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, hs, check_user_exists):
+        self.hs = hs
+
+        self._check_user_exists = check_user_exists
+
+    def check_user_exists(self, user_id):
+        """Check if user exissts.
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred(bool)
+        """
+        return self._check_user_exists(user_id)
+
+    def register(self, localpart):
+        """Registers a new user with given localpart
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred: a 2-tuple of (user_id, access_token)
+        """
+        reg = self.hs.get_handlers().registration_handler
+        return reg.register(localpart=localpart)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/directory.py b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
index 14352985e2..c00274afc3 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
@@ -288,13 +288,12 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
             result = yield as_handler.query_room_alias_exists(room_alias)
         defer.returnValue(result)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def can_modify_alias(self, alias, user_id=None):
         # Any application service "interested" in an alias they are regexing on
         # can modify the alias.
         # Users can only modify the alias if ALL the interested services have
         # non-exclusive locks on the alias (or there are no interested services)
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_services = [
             s for s in services if s.is_interested_in_alias(alias.to_string())
         ]
@@ -302,14 +301,12 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
         for service in interested_services:
             if user_id == service.sender:
                 # this user IS the app service so they can do whatever they like
-                defer.returnValue(True)
-                return
+                return defer.succeed(True)
             elif service.is_exclusive_alias(alias.to_string()):
                 # another service has an exclusive lock on this alias.
-                defer.returnValue(False)
-                return
+                return defer.succeed(False)
         # either no interested services, or no service with an exclusive lock
-        defer.returnValue(True)
+        return defer.succeed(True)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _user_can_delete_alias(self, alias, user_id):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 30ea9630f7..abfa8c65a4 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
-from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, SynapseError
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, SynapseError, LimitExceededError
 from synapse.crypto.event_signing import add_hashes_and_signatures
 from synapse.events.utils import serialize_event
 from synapse.events.validator import EventValidator
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
             room_token = pagin_config.from_token.room_key
         else:
             pagin_config.from_token = (
-                yield self.hs.get_event_sources().get_current_token(
-                    direction='b'
+                yield self.hs.get_event_sources().get_current_token_for_room(
+                    room_id=room_id
                 )
             )
             room_token = pagin_config.from_token.room_key
@@ -239,6 +239,21 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
                 "Tried to send member event through non-member codepath"
             )
 
+        # We check here if we are currently being rate limited, so that we
+        # don't do unnecessary work. We check again just before we actually
+        # send the event.
+        time_now = self.clock.time()
+        allowed, time_allowed = self.ratelimiter.send_message(
+            event.sender, time_now,
+            msg_rate_hz=self.hs.config.rc_messages_per_second,
+            burst_count=self.hs.config.rc_message_burst_count,
+            update=False,
+        )
+        if not allowed:
+            raise LimitExceededError(
+                retry_after_ms=int(1000 * (time_allowed - time_now)),
+            )
+
         user = UserID.from_string(event.sender)
 
         assert self.hs.is_mine(user), "User must be our own: %s" % (user,)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/profile.py b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
index d9ac09078d..87f74dfb8e 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
                 defer.returnValue(result["displayname"])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def set_displayname(self, target_user, requester, new_displayname):
+    def set_displayname(self, target_user, requester, new_displayname, by_admin=False):
         """target_user is the user whose displayname is to be changed;
         auth_user is the user attempting to make this change."""
         if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
             raise SynapseError(400, "User is not hosted on this Home Server")
 
-        if target_user != requester.user:
+        if not by_admin and target_user != requester.user:
             raise AuthError(400, "Cannot set another user's displayname")
 
         if new_displayname == '':
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
             defer.returnValue(result["avatar_url"])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def set_avatar_url(self, target_user, requester, new_avatar_url):
+    def set_avatar_url(self, target_user, requester, new_avatar_url, by_admin=False):
         """target_user is the user whose avatar_url is to be changed;
         auth_user is the user attempting to make this change."""
         if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
             raise SynapseError(400, "User is not hosted on this Home Server")
 
-        if target_user != requester.user:
+        if not by_admin and target_user != requester.user:
             raise AuthError(400, "Cannot set another user's avatar_url")
 
         yield self.store.set_profile_avatar_url(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index dd75c4fecf..7e119f13b1 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import urllib
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-import synapse.types
 from synapse.api.errors import (
     AuthError, Codes, SynapseError, RegistrationError, InvalidCaptchaError
 )
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
     def appservice_register(self, user_localpart, as_token):
         user = UserID(user_localpart, self.hs.hostname)
         user_id = user.to_string()
-        service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(as_token)
+        service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(as_token)
         if not service:
             raise AuthError(403, "Invalid application service token.")
         if not service.is_interested_in_user(user_id):
@@ -305,11 +304,10 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
             # XXX: This should be a deferred list, shouldn't it?
             yield identity_handler.bind_threepid(c, user_id)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_user_id_not_appservice_exclusive(self, user_id, allowed_appservice=None):
         # valid user IDs must not clash with any user ID namespaces claimed by
         # application services.
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_services = [
             s for s in services
             if s.is_interested_in_user(user_id)
@@ -371,7 +369,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         defer.returnValue(data)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_or_create_user(self, localpart, displayname, duration_in_ms,
+    def get_or_create_user(self, requester, localpart, displayname, duration_in_ms,
                            password_hash=None):
         """Creates a new user if the user does not exist,
         else revokes all previous access tokens and generates a new one.
@@ -418,9 +416,8 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         if displayname is not None:
             logger.info("setting user display name: %s -> %s", user_id, displayname)
             profile_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().profile_handler
-            requester = synapse.types.create_requester(user)
             yield profile_handler.set_displayname(
-                user, requester, displayname
+                user, requester, displayname, by_admin=True,
             )
 
         defer.returnValue((user_id, token))
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index cbd26f8f95..59e4d1cd15 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ class RoomEventSource(object):
             logger.warn("Stream has topological part!!!! %r", from_key)
             from_key = "s%s" % (from_token.stream,)
 
-        app_service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(
+        app_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(
             user.to_string()
         )
         if app_service:
@@ -475,8 +475,11 @@ class RoomEventSource(object):
 
         defer.returnValue((events, end_key))
 
-    def get_current_key(self, direction='f'):
-        return self.store.get_room_events_max_id(direction)
+    def get_current_key(self):
+        return self.store.get_room_events_max_id()
+
+    def get_current_key_for_room(self, room_id):
+        return self.store.get_room_events_max_id(room_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_pagination_rows(self, user, config, key):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index b5962f4f5a..1f910ff814 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
 
         assert since_token
 
-        app_service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(user_id)
+        app_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(user_id)
         if app_service:
             rooms = yield self.store.get_app_service_rooms(app_service)
             joined_room_ids = set(r.room_id for r in rooms)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/typing.py b/synapse/handlers/typing.py
index 08313417b2..27ee715ff0 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/typing.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/typing.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class TypingHandler(object):
                 continue
 
             until = self._member_typing_until.get(member, None)
-            if not until or until < now:
+            if not until or until <= now:
                 logger.info("Timing out typing for: %s", member.user_id)
                 preserve_fn(self._stopped_typing)(member)
                 continue
@@ -97,12 +97,20 @@ class TypingHandler(object):
             # user.
             if self.hs.is_mine_id(member.user_id):
                 last_fed_poke = self._member_last_federation_poke.get(member, None)
-                if not last_fed_poke or last_fed_poke + FEDERATION_PING_INTERVAL < now:
+                if not last_fed_poke or last_fed_poke + FEDERATION_PING_INTERVAL <= now:
                     preserve_fn(self._push_remote)(
                         member=member,
                         typing=True
                     )
 
+            # Add a paranoia timer to ensure that we always have a timer for
+            # each person typing.
+            self.wheel_timer.insert(
+                now=now,
+                obj=member,
+                then=now + 60 * 1000,
+            )
+
     def is_typing(self, member):
         return member.user_id in self._room_typing.get(member.room_id, [])
 
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/__init__.py b/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
index 76d5998d75..7041da25ce 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
@@ -13,14 +13,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# Because otherwise 'resource' collides with synapse.metrics.resource
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import logging
-from resource import getrusage, RUSAGE_SELF
 import functools
-import os
-import stat
 import time
 import gc
 
@@ -30,12 +24,14 @@ from .metric import (
     CounterMetric, CallbackMetric, DistributionMetric, CacheMetric,
     MemoryUsageMetric,
 )
+from .process_collector import register_process_collector
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 all_metrics = []
+all_collectors = []
 
 
 class Metrics(object):
@@ -46,6 +42,12 @@ class Metrics(object):
     def __init__(self, name):
         self.name_prefix = name
 
+    def make_subspace(self, name):
+        return Metrics("%s_%s" % (self.name_prefix, name))
+
+    def register_collector(self, func):
+        all_collectors.append(func)
+
     def _register(self, metric_class, name, *args, **kwargs):
         full_name = "%s_%s" % (self.name_prefix, name)
 
@@ -94,8 +96,8 @@ def get_metrics_for(pkg_name):
 def render_all():
     strs = []
 
-    # TODO(paul): Internal hack
-    update_resource_metrics()
+    for collector in all_collectors:
+        collector()
 
     for metric in all_metrics:
         try:
@@ -109,62 +111,6 @@ def render_all():
     return "\n".join(strs)
 
 
-# Now register some standard process-wide state metrics, to give indications of
-# process resource usage
-
-rusage = None
-
-
-def update_resource_metrics():
-    global rusage
-    rusage = getrusage(RUSAGE_SELF)
-
-resource_metrics = get_metrics_for("process.resource")
-
-# msecs
-resource_metrics.register_callback("utime", lambda: rusage.ru_utime * 1000)
-resource_metrics.register_callback("stime", lambda: rusage.ru_stime * 1000)
-
-# kilobytes
-resource_metrics.register_callback("maxrss", lambda: rusage.ru_maxrss * 1024)
-
-TYPES = {
-    stat.S_IFSOCK: "SOCK",
-    stat.S_IFLNK: "LNK",
-    stat.S_IFREG: "REG",
-    stat.S_IFBLK: "BLK",
-    stat.S_IFDIR: "DIR",
-    stat.S_IFCHR: "CHR",
-    stat.S_IFIFO: "FIFO",
-}
-
-
-def _process_fds():
-    counts = {(k,): 0 for k in TYPES.values()}
-    counts[("other",)] = 0
-
-    # Not every OS will have a /proc/self/fd directory
-    if not os.path.exists("/proc/self/fd"):
-        return counts
-
-    for fd in os.listdir("/proc/self/fd"):
-        try:
-            s = os.stat("/proc/self/fd/%s" % (fd))
-            fmt = stat.S_IFMT(s.st_mode)
-            if fmt in TYPES:
-                t = TYPES[fmt]
-            else:
-                t = "other"
-
-            counts[(t,)] += 1
-        except OSError:
-            # the dirh itself used by listdir() is usually missing by now
-            pass
-
-    return counts
-
-get_metrics_for("process").register_callback("fds", _process_fds, labels=["type"])
-
 reactor_metrics = get_metrics_for("reactor")
 tick_time = reactor_metrics.register_distribution("tick_time")
 pending_calls_metric = reactor_metrics.register_distribution("pending_calls")
@@ -176,6 +122,8 @@ reactor_metrics.register_callback(
     "gc_counts", lambda: {(i,): v for i, v in enumerate(gc.get_count())}, labels=["gen"]
 )
 
+register_process_collector(get_metrics_for("process"))
+
 
 def runUntilCurrentTimer(func):
 
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/metric.py b/synapse/metrics/metric.py
index e81af29895..e87b2b80a7 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/metric.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/metric.py
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ class CallbackMetric(BaseMetric):
         value = self.callback()
 
         if self.is_scalar():
-            return ["%s %d" % (self.name, value)]
+            return ["%s %.12g" % (self.name, value)]
 
-        return ["%s%s %d" % (self.name, self._render_key(k), value[k])
+        return ["%s%s %.12g" % (self.name, self._render_key(k), value[k])
                 for k in sorted(value.keys())]
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/process_collector.py b/synapse/metrics/process_collector.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e95582368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/metrics/process_collector.py
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# 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.
+
+# Because otherwise 'resource' collides with synapse.metrics.resource
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import os
+import stat
+from resource import getrusage, RUSAGE_SELF
+
+
+TICKS_PER_SEC = 100
+BYTES_PER_PAGE = 4096
+
+HAVE_PROC_STAT = os.path.exists("/proc/stat")
+HAVE_PROC_SELF_STAT = os.path.exists("/proc/self/stat")
+HAVE_PROC_SELF_LIMITS = os.path.exists("/proc/self/limits")
+HAVE_PROC_SELF_FD = os.path.exists("/proc/self/fd")
+
+TYPES = {
+    stat.S_IFSOCK: "SOCK",
+    stat.S_IFLNK: "LNK",
+    stat.S_IFREG: "REG",
+    stat.S_IFBLK: "BLK",
+    stat.S_IFDIR: "DIR",
+    stat.S_IFCHR: "CHR",
+    stat.S_IFIFO: "FIFO",
+}
+
+# Field indexes from /proc/self/stat, taken from the proc(5) manpage
+STAT_FIELDS = {
+    "utime": 14,
+    "stime": 15,
+    "starttime": 22,
+    "vsize": 23,
+    "rss": 24,
+}
+
+
+rusage = None
+stats = {}
+fd_counts = None
+
+# In order to report process_start_time_seconds we need to know the
+# machine's boot time, because the value in /proc/self/stat is relative to
+# this
+boot_time = None
+if HAVE_PROC_STAT:
+    with open("/proc/stat") as _procstat:
+        for line in _procstat:
+            if line.startswith("btime "):
+                boot_time = int(line.split()[1])
+
+
+def update_resource_metrics():
+    global rusage
+    rusage = getrusage(RUSAGE_SELF)
+
+    if HAVE_PROC_SELF_STAT:
+        global stats
+        with open("/proc/self/stat") as s:
+            line = s.read()
+            # line is PID (command) more stats go here ...
+            raw_stats = line.split(") ", 1)[1].split(" ")
+
+            for (name, index) in STAT_FIELDS.iteritems():
+                # subtract 3 from the index, because proc(5) is 1-based, and
+                # we've lost the first two fields in PID and COMMAND above
+                stats[name] = int(raw_stats[index - 3])
+
+    global fd_counts
+    fd_counts = _process_fds()
+
+
+def _process_fds():
+    counts = {(k,): 0 for k in TYPES.values()}
+    counts[("other",)] = 0
+
+    # Not every OS will have a /proc/self/fd directory
+    if not HAVE_PROC_SELF_FD:
+        return counts
+
+    for fd in os.listdir("/proc/self/fd"):
+        try:
+            s = os.stat("/proc/self/fd/%s" % (fd))
+            fmt = stat.S_IFMT(s.st_mode)
+            if fmt in TYPES:
+                t = TYPES[fmt]
+            else:
+                t = "other"
+
+            counts[(t,)] += 1
+        except OSError:
+            # the dirh itself used by listdir() is usually missing by now
+            pass
+
+    return counts
+
+
+def register_process_collector(process_metrics):
+    # Legacy synapse-invented metric names
+
+    resource_metrics = process_metrics.make_subspace("resource")
+
+    resource_metrics.register_collector(update_resource_metrics)
+
+    # msecs
+    resource_metrics.register_callback("utime", lambda: rusage.ru_utime * 1000)
+    resource_metrics.register_callback("stime", lambda: rusage.ru_stime * 1000)
+
+    # kilobytes
+    resource_metrics.register_callback("maxrss", lambda: rusage.ru_maxrss * 1024)
+
+    process_metrics.register_callback("fds", _process_fds, labels=["type"])
+
+    # New prometheus-standard metric names
+
+    if HAVE_PROC_SELF_STAT:
+        process_metrics.register_callback(
+            "cpu_user_seconds_total",
+            lambda: float(stats["utime"]) / TICKS_PER_SEC
+        )
+        process_metrics.register_callback(
+            "cpu_system_seconds_total",
+            lambda: float(stats["stime"]) / TICKS_PER_SEC
+        )
+        process_metrics.register_callback(
+            "cpu_seconds_total",
+            lambda: (float(stats["utime"] + stats["stime"])) / TICKS_PER_SEC
+        )
+
+        process_metrics.register_callback(
+            "virtual_memory_bytes",
+            lambda: int(stats["vsize"])
+        )
+        process_metrics.register_callback(
+            "resident_memory_bytes",
+            lambda: int(stats["rss"]) * BYTES_PER_PAGE
+        )
+
+        process_metrics.register_callback(
+            "start_time_seconds",
+            lambda: boot_time + int(stats["starttime"]) / TICKS_PER_SEC
+        )
+
+    if HAVE_PROC_SELF_FD:
+        process_metrics.register_callback(
+            "open_fds",
+            lambda: sum(fd_counts.values())
+        )
+
+    if HAVE_PROC_SELF_LIMITS:
+        def _get_max_fds():
+            with open("/proc/self/limits") as limits:
+                for line in limits:
+                    if not line.startswith("Max open files "):
+                        continue
+                    # Line is  Max open files  $SOFT  $HARD
+                    return int(line.split()[3])
+            return None
+
+        process_metrics.register_callback(
+            "max_fds",
+            lambda: _get_max_fds()
+        )
diff --git a/synapse/push/emailpusher.py b/synapse/push/emailpusher.py
index 6600c9cd55..2eb325c7c7 100644
--- a/synapse/push/emailpusher.py
+++ b/synapse/push/emailpusher.py
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ class EmailPusher(object):
 
         soonest_due_at = None
 
+        if not unprocessed:
+            yield self.save_last_stream_ordering_and_success(self.max_stream_ordering)
+            return
+
         for push_action in unprocessed:
             received_at = push_action['received_ts']
             if received_at is None:
diff --git a/synapse/push/mailer.py b/synapse/push/mailer.py
index 2cafcfd8f5..53551632b6 100644
--- a/synapse/push/mailer.py
+++ b/synapse/push/mailer.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class Mailer(object):
         return messagevars
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def make_summary_text(self, notifs_by_room, state_by_room,
+    def make_summary_text(self, notifs_by_room, room_state_ids,
                           notif_events, user_id, reason):
         if len(notifs_by_room) == 1:
             # Only one room has new stuff
@@ -338,14 +338,18 @@ class Mailer(object):
             # want the generated-from-names one here otherwise we'll
             # end up with, "new message from Bob in the Bob room"
             room_name = yield calculate_room_name(
-                self.store, state_by_room[room_id], user_id, fallback_to_members=False
+                self.store, room_state_ids[room_id], user_id, fallback_to_members=False
             )
 
-            my_member_event = state_by_room[room_id][("m.room.member", user_id)]
+            my_member_event_id = room_state_ids[room_id][("m.room.member", user_id)]
+            my_member_event = yield self.store.get_event(my_member_event_id)
             if my_member_event.content["membership"] == "invite":
-                inviter_member_event = state_by_room[room_id][
+                inviter_member_event_id = room_state_ids[room_id][
                     ("m.room.member", my_member_event.sender)
                 ]
+                inviter_member_event = yield self.store.get_event(
+                    inviter_member_event_id
+                )
                 inviter_name = name_from_member_event(inviter_member_event)
 
                 if room_name is None:
@@ -364,8 +368,11 @@ class Mailer(object):
             if len(notifs_by_room[room_id]) == 1:
                 # There is just the one notification, so give some detail
                 event = notif_events[notifs_by_room[room_id][0]["event_id"]]
-                if ("m.room.member", event.sender) in state_by_room[room_id]:
-                    state_event = state_by_room[room_id][("m.room.member", event.sender)]
+                if ("m.room.member", event.sender) in room_state_ids[room_id]:
+                    state_event_id = room_state_ids[room_id][
+                        ("m.room.member", event.sender)
+                    ]
+                    state_event = yield self.store.get_event(state_event_id)
                     sender_name = name_from_member_event(state_event)
 
                 if sender_name is not None and room_name is not None:
@@ -395,11 +402,13 @@ class Mailer(object):
                         for n in notifs_by_room[room_id]
                     ]))
 
+                    member_events = yield self.store.get_events([
+                        room_state_ids[room_id][("m.room.member", s)]
+                        for s in sender_ids
+                    ])
+
                     defer.returnValue(MESSAGES_FROM_PERSON % {
-                        "person": descriptor_from_member_events([
-                            state_by_room[room_id][("m.room.member", s)]
-                            for s in sender_ids
-                        ]),
+                        "person": descriptor_from_member_events(member_events.values()),
                         "app": self.app_name,
                     })
         else:
@@ -419,11 +428,13 @@ class Mailer(object):
                     for n in notifs_by_room[reason['room_id']]
                 ]))
 
+                member_events = yield self.store.get_events([
+                    room_state_ids[room_id][("m.room.member", s)]
+                    for s in sender_ids
+                ])
+
                 defer.returnValue(MESSAGES_FROM_PERSON_AND_OTHERS % {
-                    "person": descriptor_from_member_events([
-                        state_by_room[reason['room_id']][("m.room.member", s)]
-                        for s in sender_ids
-                    ]),
+                    "person": descriptor_from_member_events(member_events.values()),
                     "app": self.app_name,
                 })
 
diff --git a/synapse/replication/resource.py b/synapse/replication/resource.py
index 9aab3ce23c..5a14c51d23 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/resource.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/resource.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import parse_integer, parse_string
 from synapse.http.server import request_handler, finish_request
 from synapse.replication.pusher_resource import PusherResource
 from synapse.replication.presence_resource import PresenceResource
+from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 
 from twisted.web.resource import Resource
 from twisted.web.server import NOT_DONE_YET
@@ -166,7 +167,8 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
         def replicate():
             return self.replicate(request_streams, limit)
 
-        result = yield self.notifier.wait_for_replication(replicate, timeout)
+        writer = yield self.notifier.wait_for_replication(replicate, timeout)
+        result = writer.finish()
 
         for stream_name, stream_content in result.items():
             logger.info(
@@ -186,6 +188,9 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
         current_token = yield self.current_replication_token()
         logger.debug("Replicating up to %r", current_token)
 
+        if limit == 0:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Limit cannot be 0")
+
         yield self.account_data(writer, current_token, limit, request_streams)
         yield self.events(writer, current_token, limit, request_streams)
         # TODO: implement limit
@@ -200,7 +205,7 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
         self.streams(writer, current_token, request_streams)
 
         logger.debug("Replicated %d rows", writer.total)
-        defer.returnValue(writer.finish())
+        defer.returnValue(writer)
 
     def streams(self, writer, current_token, request_streams):
         request_token = request_streams.get("streams")
@@ -237,27 +242,48 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
                 request_events = current_token.events
             if request_backfill is None:
                 request_backfill = current_token.backfill
+
+            no_new_tokens = (
+                request_events == current_token.events
+                and request_backfill == current_token.backfill
+            )
+            if no_new_tokens:
+                return
+
             res = yield self.store.get_all_new_events(
                 request_backfill, request_events,
                 current_token.backfill, current_token.events,
                 limit
             )
-            writer.write_header_and_rows("events", res.new_forward_events, (
-                "position", "internal", "json", "state_group"
-            ))
-            writer.write_header_and_rows("backfill", res.new_backfill_events, (
-                "position", "internal", "json", "state_group"
-            ))
+
+            upto_events_token = _position_from_rows(
+                res.new_forward_events, current_token.events
+            )
+
+            upto_backfill_token = _position_from_rows(
+                res.new_backfill_events, current_token.backfill
+            )
+
+            if request_events != upto_events_token:
+                writer.write_header_and_rows("events", res.new_forward_events, (
+                    "position", "internal", "json", "state_group"
+                ), position=upto_events_token)
+
+            if request_backfill != upto_backfill_token:
+                writer.write_header_and_rows("backfill", res.new_backfill_events, (
+                    "position", "internal", "json", "state_group",
+                ), position=upto_backfill_token)
+
             writer.write_header_and_rows(
                 "forward_ex_outliers", res.forward_ex_outliers,
-                ("position", "event_id", "state_group")
+                ("position", "event_id", "state_group"),
             )
             writer.write_header_and_rows(
                 "backward_ex_outliers", res.backward_ex_outliers,
-                ("position", "event_id", "state_group")
+                ("position", "event_id", "state_group"),
             )
             writer.write_header_and_rows(
-                "state_resets", res.state_resets, ("position",)
+                "state_resets", res.state_resets, ("position",),
             )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -266,15 +292,16 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         request_presence = request_streams.get("presence")
 
-        if request_presence is not None:
+        if request_presence is not None and request_presence != current_position:
             presence_rows = yield self.presence_handler.get_all_presence_updates(
                 request_presence, current_position
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(presence_rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("presence", presence_rows, (
                 "position", "user_id", "state", "last_active_ts",
                 "last_federation_update_ts", "last_user_sync_ts",
                 "status_msg", "currently_active",
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def typing(self, writer, current_token, request_streams):
@@ -282,7 +309,7 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         request_typing = request_streams.get("typing")
 
-        if request_typing is not None:
+        if request_typing is not None and request_typing != current_position:
             # If they have a higher token than current max, we can assume that
             # they had been talking to a previous instance of the master. Since
             # we reset the token on restart, the best (but hacky) thing we can
@@ -293,9 +320,10 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
             typing_rows = yield self.typing_handler.get_all_typing_updates(
                 request_typing, current_position
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(typing_rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("typing", typing_rows, (
                 "position", "room_id", "typing"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def receipts(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -303,13 +331,14 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         request_receipts = request_streams.get("receipts")
 
-        if request_receipts is not None:
+        if request_receipts is not None and request_receipts != current_position:
             receipts_rows = yield self.store.get_all_updated_receipts(
                 request_receipts, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(receipts_rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("receipts", receipts_rows, (
                 "position", "room_id", "receipt_type", "user_id", "event_id", "data"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def account_data(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -324,23 +353,36 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
                 user_account_data = current_position
             if room_account_data is None:
                 room_account_data = current_position
+
+            no_new_tokens = (
+                user_account_data == current_position
+                and room_account_data == current_position
+            )
+            if no_new_tokens:
+                return
+
             user_rows, room_rows = yield self.store.get_all_updated_account_data(
                 user_account_data, room_account_data, current_position, limit
             )
+
+            upto_users_token = _position_from_rows(user_rows, current_position)
+            upto_rooms_token = _position_from_rows(room_rows, current_position)
+
             writer.write_header_and_rows("user_account_data", user_rows, (
                 "position", "user_id", "type", "content"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_users_token)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("room_account_data", room_rows, (
                 "position", "user_id", "room_id", "type", "content"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_rooms_token)
 
         if tag_account_data is not None:
             tag_rows = yield self.store.get_all_updated_tags(
                 tag_account_data, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_tag_token = _position_from_rows(tag_rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("tag_account_data", tag_rows, (
                 "position", "user_id", "room_id", "tags"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_tag_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def push_rules(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -348,14 +390,15 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         push_rules = request_streams.get("push_rules")
 
-        if push_rules is not None:
+        if push_rules is not None and push_rules != current_position:
             rows = yield self.store.get_all_push_rule_updates(
                 push_rules, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("push_rules", rows, (
                 "position", "event_stream_ordering", "user_id", "rule_id", "op",
                 "priority_class", "priority", "conditions", "actions"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def pushers(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -363,18 +406,19 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         pushers = request_streams.get("pushers")
 
-        if pushers is not None:
+        if pushers is not None and pushers != current_position:
             updated, deleted = yield self.store.get_all_updated_pushers(
                 pushers, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(updated, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("pushers", updated, (
                 "position", "user_id", "access_token", "profile_tag", "kind",
                 "app_id", "app_display_name", "device_display_name", "pushkey",
                 "ts", "lang", "data"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("deleted_pushers", deleted, (
                 "position", "user_id", "app_id", "pushkey"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def caches(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -382,13 +426,14 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         caches = request_streams.get("caches")
 
-        if caches is not None:
+        if caches is not None and caches != current_position:
             updated_caches = yield self.store.get_all_updated_caches(
                 caches, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(updated_caches, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("caches", updated_caches, (
                 "position", "cache_func", "keys", "invalidation_ts"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def to_device(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -396,13 +441,14 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         to_device = request_streams.get("to_device")
 
-        if to_device is not None:
+        if to_device is not None and to_device != current_position:
             to_device_rows = yield self.store.get_all_new_device_messages(
                 to_device, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(to_device_rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("to_device", to_device_rows, (
                 "position", "user_id", "device_id", "message_json"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def public_rooms(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -410,13 +456,14 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         public_rooms = request_streams.get("public_rooms")
 
-        if public_rooms is not None:
+        if public_rooms is not None and public_rooms != current_position:
             public_rooms_rows = yield self.store.get_all_new_public_rooms(
                 public_rooms, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(public_rooms_rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("public_rooms", public_rooms_rows, (
                 "position", "room_id", "visibility"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
 
 class _Writer(object):
@@ -426,11 +473,11 @@ class _Writer(object):
         self.total = 0
 
     def write_header_and_rows(self, name, rows, fields, position=None):
-        if not rows:
-            return
-
         if position is None:
-            position = rows[-1][0]
+            if rows:
+                position = rows[-1][0]
+            else:
+                return
 
         self.streams[name] = {
             "position": position if type(position) is int else str(position),
@@ -440,6 +487,9 @@ class _Writer(object):
 
         self.total += len(rows)
 
+    def __nonzero__(self):
+        return bool(self.total)
+
     def finish(self):
         return self.streams
 
@@ -461,3 +511,20 @@ class _ReplicationToken(collections.namedtuple("_ReplicationToken", (
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "_".join(str(value) for value in self)
+
+
+def _position_from_rows(rows, current_position):
+    """Calculates a position to return for a stream. Ideally we want to return the
+    position of the last row, as that will be the most correct. However, if there
+    are no rows we fall back to using the current position to stop us from
+    repeatedly hitting the storage layer unncessarily thinking there are updates.
+    (Not all advances of the token correspond to an actual update)
+
+    We can't just always return the current position, as we often limit the
+    number of rows we replicate, and so the stream may lag. The assumption is
+    that if the storage layer returns no new rows then we are not lagging and
+    we are at the `current_position`.
+    """
+    if rows:
+        return rows[-1][0]
+    return current_position
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
index 3046da7aec..b5a76fefac 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from synapse.api.auth import get_access_token_from_request
 from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 import synapse.util.stringutils as stringutils
 from synapse.http.servlet import parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.types import create_requester
 
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
 
@@ -391,15 +392,16 @@ class CreateUserRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         user_json = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
         access_token = get_access_token_from_request(request)
-        app_service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
+        app_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
             access_token
         )
         if not app_service:
             raise SynapseError(403, "Invalid application service token.")
 
-        logger.debug("creating user: %s", user_json)
+        requester = create_requester(app_service.sender)
 
-        response = yield self._do_create(user_json)
+        logger.debug("creating user: %s", user_json)
+        response = yield self._do_create(requester, user_json)
 
         defer.returnValue((200, response))
 
@@ -407,7 +409,7 @@ class CreateUserRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         return 403, {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _do_create(self, user_json):
+    def _do_create(self, requester, user_json):
         yield run_on_reactor()
 
         if "localpart" not in user_json:
@@ -433,6 +435,7 @@ class CreateUserRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         handler = self.handlers.registration_handler
         user_id, token = yield handler.get_or_create_user(
+            requester=requester,
             localpart=localpart,
             displayname=displayname,
             duration_in_ms=(duration_seconds * 1000),
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
index 58d3cad6a1..8e5577148f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ SUCCESS_TEMPLATE = """
     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 != undefined) {
+if (window.onAuthDone) {
     window.onAuthDone();
+} else if (window.opener && window.opener.postMessage) {
+     window.opener.postMessage("authDone", "*");
 }
 </script>
 </head>
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
index 8fbd3d3dfc..3ba0b0fc07 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import logging
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
+from synapse.api import constants, errors
 from synapse.http import servlet
 from ._base import client_v2_patterns
 
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ class DeviceRestServlet(servlet.RestServlet):
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
+        self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, device_id):
@@ -70,11 +72,24 @@ class DeviceRestServlet(servlet.RestServlet):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_DELETE(self, request, device_id):
-        # XXX: it's not completely obvious we want to expose this endpoint.
-        # It allows the client to delete access tokens, which feels like a
-        # thing which merits extra auth. But if we want to do the interactive-
-        # auth dance, we should really make it possible to delete more than one
-        # device at a time.
+        try:
+            body = servlet.parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+
+        except errors.SynapseError as e:
+            if e.errcode == errors.Codes.NOT_JSON:
+                # deal with older clients which didn't pass a JSON dict
+                # the same as those that pass an empty dict
+                body = {}
+            else:
+                raise
+
+        authed, result, params, _ = yield self.auth_handler.check_auth([
+            [constants.LoginType.PASSWORD],
+        ], body, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request))
+
+        if not authed:
+            defer.returnValue((401, result))
+
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         yield self.device_handler.delete_device(
             requester.user.to_string(),
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
index 510f8b2c74..b4084fec62 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, SynapseError
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, SynapseError, StoreError, Codes
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 from synapse.types import UserID
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class GetFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot get filters for other users")
 
         if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
-            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only get filters for local users")
+            raise AuthError(403, "Can only get filters for local users")
 
         try:
             filter_id = int(filter_id)
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ class GetFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
             )
 
             defer.returnValue((200, filter.get_filter_json()))
-        except KeyError:
-            raise SynapseError(400, "No such filter")
+        except (KeyError, StoreError):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "No such filter", errcode=Codes.NOT_FOUND)
 
 
 class CreateFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class CreateFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, user_id):
+
         target_user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
@@ -81,10 +82,9 @@ class CreateFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
             raise AuthError(403, "Cannot create filters for other users")
 
         if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
-            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only create filters for local users")
+            raise AuthError(403, "Can only create filters for local users")
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-
         filter_id = yield self.filtering.add_user_filter(
             user_localpart=target_user.localpart,
             user_filter=content,
diff --git a/synapse/rest/key/v2/local_key_resource.py b/synapse/rest/key/v2/local_key_resource.py
index 93e5b1cbf0..ff95269ba8 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/key/v2/local_key_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/key/v2/local_key_resource.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ from synapse.http.server import respond_with_json_bytes
 from signedjson.sign import sign_json
 from unpaddedbase64 import encode_base64
 from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json
-from hashlib import sha256
-from OpenSSL import crypto
 import logging
 
 
@@ -48,8 +46,12 @@ class LocalKey(Resource):
                     "expired_ts": # integer posix timestamp when the key expired.
                     "key": # base64 encoded NACL verification key.
                 }
-            }
-            "tls_certificate": # base64 ASN.1 DER encoded X.509 tls cert.
+            },
+            "tls_fingerprints": [ # Fingerprints of the TLS certs this server uses.
+                {
+                    "sha256": # base64 encoded sha256 fingerprint of the X509 cert
+                },
+            ],
             "signatures": {
                 "this.server.example.com": {
                    "algorithm:version": # NACL signature for this server
@@ -90,21 +92,14 @@ class LocalKey(Resource):
                 u"expired_ts": key.expired,
             }
 
-        x509_certificate_bytes = crypto.dump_certificate(
-            crypto.FILETYPE_ASN1,
-            self.config.tls_certificate
-        )
-
-        sha256_fingerprint = sha256(x509_certificate_bytes).digest()
+        tls_fingerprints = self.config.tls_fingerprints
 
         json_object = {
             u"valid_until_ts": self.valid_until_ts,
             u"server_name": self.config.server_name,
             u"verify_keys": verify_keys,
             u"old_verify_keys": old_verify_keys,
-            u"tls_fingerprints": [{
-                u"sha256": encode_base64(sha256_fingerprint),
-            }]
+            u"tls_fingerprints": tls_fingerprints,
         }
         for key in self.config.signing_key:
             json_object = sign_json(
diff --git a/synapse/storage/_base.py b/synapse/storage/_base.py
index 49fa8614f2..d828d6ee1d 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/_base.py
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ class LoggingTransaction(object):
         sql_logger.debug("[SQL] {%s} %s", self.name, sql)
 
         sql = self.database_engine.convert_param_style(sql)
-
         if args:
             try:
                 sql_logger.debug(
diff --git a/synapse/storage/appservice.py b/synapse/storage/appservice.py
index a854a87eab..3d5994a580 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/appservice.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceStore(SQLBaseStore):
         )
 
     def get_app_services(self):
-        return defer.succeed(self.services_cache)
+        return self.services_cache
 
     def get_app_service_by_user_id(self, user_id):
         """Retrieve an application service from their user ID.
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ class ApplicationServiceStore(SQLBaseStore):
         """
         for service in self.services_cache:
             if service.sender == user_id:
-                return defer.succeed(service)
-        return defer.succeed(None)
+                return service
+        return None
 
     def get_app_service_by_token(self, token):
         """Get the application service with the given appservice token.
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class ApplicationServiceStore(SQLBaseStore):
         """
         for service in self.services_cache:
             if service.token == token:
-                return defer.succeed(service)
-        return defer.succeed(None)
+                return service
+        return None
 
     def get_app_service_rooms(self, service):
         """Get a list of RoomsForUser for this application service.
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
             ["as_id"]
         )
         # NB: This assumes this class is linked with ApplicationServiceStore
-        as_list = yield self.get_app_services()
+        as_list = self.get_app_services()
         services = []
 
         for res in results:
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events.py b/synapse/storage/events.py
index 6cf9d1176d..49aeb953bd 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events.py
@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "rejections",
                 "redactions",
                 "room_memberships",
-                "state_events",
                 "topics"
             ):
                 txn.executemany(
diff --git a/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py b/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
index 08de3cc4c1..d2c0aebe48 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Remember to update this number every time a change is made to database
 # schema files, so the users will be informed on server restarts.
-SCHEMA_VERSION = 36
+SCHEMA_VERSION = 37
 
 dir_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/room.py b/synapse/storage/room.py
index 2ef13d7403..11813b44f6 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/room.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/room.py
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ class RoomStore(SQLBaseStore):
             txn.execute(sql, (prev_id, current_id, limit,))
             return txn.fetchall()
 
+        if prev_id == current_id:
+            return defer.succeed([])
+
         return self.runInteraction(
             "get_all_new_public_rooms", get_all_new_public_rooms
         )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/37/remove_auth_idx.py b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/37/remove_auth_idx.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..784f3b348f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/37/remove_auth_idx.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from synapse.storage.prepare_database import get_statements
+from synapse.storage.engines import PostgresEngine
+
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+DROP_INDICES = """
+-- We only ever query based on event_id
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS state_events_room_id;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS state_events_type;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS state_events_state_key;
+
+-- room_id is indexed elsewhere
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS current_state_events_room_id;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS current_state_events_state_key;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS current_state_events_type;
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS transactions_have_ref;
+
+-- (topological_ordering, stream_ordering, room_id) seems like a strange index,
+-- and is used incredibly rarely.
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS events_order_topo_stream_room;
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS event_search_ev_idx;
+"""
+
+POSTGRES_DROP_CONSTRAINT = """
+ALTER TABLE event_auth DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS event_auth_event_id_auth_id_room_id_key;
+"""
+
+SQLITE_DROP_CONSTRAINT = """
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS evauth_edges_id;
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_auth_new(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    auth_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+INSERT INTO event_auth_new
+    SELECT event_id, auth_id, room_id
+    FROM event_auth;
+
+DROP TABLE event_auth;
+
+ALTER TABLE event_auth_new RENAME TO event_auth;
+
+CREATE INDEX evauth_edges_id ON event_auth(event_id);
+"""
+
+
+def run_create(cur, database_engine, *args, **kwargs):
+    for statement in get_statements(DROP_INDICES.splitlines()):
+        cur.execute(statement)
+
+    if isinstance(database_engine, PostgresEngine):
+        drop_constraint = POSTGRES_DROP_CONSTRAINT
+    else:
+        drop_constraint = SQLITE_DROP_CONSTRAINT
+
+    for statement in get_statements(drop_constraint.splitlines()):
+        cur.execute(statement)
+
+
+def run_upgrade(cur, database_engine, *args, **kwargs):
+    pass
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/37/user_threepids.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/37/user_threepids.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf7a90dd10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/37/user_threepids.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Update any email addresses that were stored with mixed case into all
+ * lowercase
+ */
+
+ -- There may be "duplicate" emails (with different case) already in the table,
+ -- so we find them and move all but the most recently used account.
+ UPDATE user_threepids
+ SET medium = 'email_old'
+ WHERE medium = 'email'
+    AND address IN (
+         -- We select all the addresses that are linked to the user_id that is NOT
+         -- the most recently created.
+         SELECT u.address
+         FROM
+             user_threepids AS u,
+             -- `duplicate_addresses` is a table of all the email addresses that
+             -- appear multiple times and when the binding was created
+             (
+                 SELECT lower(u1.address) AS address, max(u1.added_at) AS max_ts
+                 FROM user_threepids AS u1
+                 INNER JOIN user_threepids AS u2 ON u1.medium = u2.medium AND lower(u1.address) = lower(u2.address) AND u1.address != u2.address
+                 WHERE u1.medium = 'email' AND u2.medium = 'email'
+                 GROUP BY lower(u1.address)
+             ) AS duplicate_addresses
+         WHERE
+             lower(u.address) = duplicate_addresses.address
+             AND u.added_at != max_ts  -- NOT the most recently created
+     );
+
+
+-- This update is now safe since we've removed the duplicate addresses.
+UPDATE user_threepids SET address = LOWER(address) WHERE medium = 'email';
+
+
+/* Add an index for the select we do on passwored reset */
+CREATE INDEX user_threepids_medium_address on user_threepids (medium, address);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/stream.py b/synapse/storage/stream.py
index 07ea969d4d..888b1cb35d 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/stream.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/stream.py
@@ -521,13 +521,20 @@ class StreamStore(SQLBaseStore):
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_room_events_max_id(self, direction='f'):
+    def get_room_events_max_id(self, room_id=None):
+        """Returns the current token for rooms stream.
+
+        By default, it returns the current global stream token. Specifying a
+        `room_id` causes it to return the current room specific topological
+        token.
+        """
         token = yield self._stream_id_gen.get_current_token()
-        if direction != 'b':
+        if room_id is None:
             defer.returnValue("s%d" % (token,))
         else:
             topo = yield self.runInteraction(
-                "_get_max_topological_txn", self._get_max_topological_txn
+                "_get_max_topological_txn", self._get_max_topological_txn,
+                room_id,
             )
             defer.returnValue("t%d-%d" % (topo, token))
 
@@ -579,11 +586,11 @@ class StreamStore(SQLBaseStore):
             lambda r: r[0][0] if r else 0
         )
 
-    def _get_max_topological_txn(self, txn):
+    def _get_max_topological_txn(self, txn, room_id):
         txn.execute(
             "SELECT MAX(topological_ordering) FROM events"
-            " WHERE outlier = ?",
-            (False,)
+            " WHERE room_id = ?",
+            (room_id,)
         )
 
         rows = txn.fetchall()
diff --git a/synapse/streams/events.py b/synapse/streams/events.py
index 6bf21d6f5e..4d44c3d4ca 100644
--- a/synapse/streams/events.py
+++ b/synapse/streams/events.py
@@ -41,13 +41,39 @@ class EventSources(object):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_current_token(self, direction='f'):
+    def get_current_token(self):
         push_rules_key, _ = self.store.get_push_rules_stream_token()
         to_device_key = self.store.get_to_device_stream_token()
 
         token = StreamToken(
             room_key=(
-                yield self.sources["room"].get_current_key(direction)
+                yield self.sources["room"].get_current_key()
+            ),
+            presence_key=(
+                yield self.sources["presence"].get_current_key()
+            ),
+            typing_key=(
+                yield self.sources["typing"].get_current_key()
+            ),
+            receipt_key=(
+                yield self.sources["receipt"].get_current_key()
+            ),
+            account_data_key=(
+                yield self.sources["account_data"].get_current_key()
+            ),
+            push_rules_key=push_rules_key,
+            to_device_key=to_device_key,
+        )
+        defer.returnValue(token)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_current_token_for_room(self, room_id):
+        push_rules_key, _ = self.store.get_push_rules_stream_token()
+        to_device_key = self.store.get_to_device_stream_token()
+
+        token = StreamToken(
+            room_key=(
+                yield self.sources["room"].get_current_key_for_room(room_id)
             ),
             presence_key=(
                 yield self.sources["presence"].get_current_key()
diff --git a/synapse/types.py b/synapse/types.py
index 1694af1250..ffab12df09 100644
--- a/synapse/types.py
+++ b/synapse/types.py
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 
-Requester = namedtuple("Requester",
-                       ["user", "access_token_id", "is_guest", "device_id"])
+Requester = namedtuple("Requester", [
+    "user", "access_token_id", "is_guest", "device_id", "app_service",
+])
 """
 Represents the user making a request
 
@@ -29,11 +30,12 @@ Attributes:
         request, or None if it came via the appservice API or similar
     is_guest (bool):  True if the user making this request is a guest user
     device_id (str|None):  device_id which was set at authentication time
+    app_service (ApplicationService|None):  the AS requesting on behalf of the user
 """
 
 
 def create_requester(user_id, access_token_id=None, is_guest=False,
-                     device_id=None):
+                     device_id=None, app_service=None):
     """
     Create a new ``Requester`` object
 
@@ -43,13 +45,14 @@ def create_requester(user_id, access_token_id=None, is_guest=False,
             request, or None if it came via the appservice API or similar
         is_guest (bool):  True if the user making this request is a guest user
         device_id (str|None):  device_id which was set at authentication time
+        app_service (ApplicationService|None):  the AS requesting on behalf of the user
 
     Returns:
         Requester
     """
     if not isinstance(user_id, UserID):
         user_id = UserID.from_string(user_id)
-    return Requester(user_id, access_token_id, is_guest, device_id)
+    return Requester(user_id, access_token_id, is_guest, device_id, app_service)
 
 
 def get_domain_from_id(string):
diff --git a/synapse/util/ldap_auth_provider.py b/synapse/util/ldap_auth_provider.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f852e9b037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/util/ldap_auth_provider.py
@@ -0,0 +1,368 @@
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
+from synapse.types import UserID
+
+import ldap3
+import ldap3.core.exceptions
+
+import logging
+
+try:
+    import ldap3
+    import ldap3.core.exceptions
+except ImportError:
+    ldap3 = None
+    pass
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class LDAPMode(object):
+    SIMPLE = "simple",
+    SEARCH = "search",
+
+    LIST = (SIMPLE, SEARCH)
+
+
+class LdapAuthProvider(object):
+    __version__ = "0.1"
+
+    def __init__(self, config, account_handler):
+        self.account_handler = account_handler
+
+        if not ldap3:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                'Missing ldap3 library. This is required for LDAP Authentication.'
+            )
+
+        self.ldap_mode = config.mode
+        self.ldap_uri = config.uri
+        self.ldap_start_tls = config.start_tls
+        self.ldap_base = config.base
+        self.ldap_attributes = config.attributes
+        if self.ldap_mode == LDAPMode.SEARCH:
+            self.ldap_bind_dn = config.bind_dn
+            self.ldap_bind_password = config.bind_password
+            self.ldap_filter = config.filter
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def check_password(self, user_id, password):
+        """ Attempt to authenticate a user against an LDAP Server
+            and register an account if none exists.
+
+            Returns:
+                True if authentication against LDAP was successful
+        """
+        localpart = UserID.from_string(user_id).localpart
+
+        try:
+            server = ldap3.Server(self.ldap_uri)
+            logger.debug(
+                "Attempting LDAP connection with %s",
+                self.ldap_uri
+            )
+
+            if self.ldap_mode == LDAPMode.SIMPLE:
+                result, conn = self._ldap_simple_bind(
+                    server=server, localpart=localpart, password=password
+                )
+                logger.debug(
+                    'LDAP authentication method simple bind returned: %s (conn: %s)',
+                    result,
+                    conn
+                )
+                if not result:
+                    defer.returnValue(False)
+            elif self.ldap_mode == LDAPMode.SEARCH:
+                result, conn = self._ldap_authenticated_search(
+                    server=server, localpart=localpart, password=password
+                )
+                logger.debug(
+                    'LDAP auth method authenticated search returned: %s (conn: %s)',
+                    result,
+                    conn
+                )
+                if not result:
+                    defer.returnValue(False)
+            else:
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    'Invalid LDAP mode specified: {mode}'.format(
+                        mode=self.ldap_mode
+                    )
+                )
+
+            try:
+                logger.info(
+                    "User authenticated against LDAP server: %s",
+                    conn
+                )
+            except NameError:
+                logger.warn(
+                    "Authentication method yielded no LDAP connection, aborting!"
+                )
+                defer.returnValue(False)
+
+            # check if user with user_id exists
+            if (yield self.account_handler.check_user_exists(user_id)):
+                # exists, authentication complete
+                conn.unbind()
+                defer.returnValue(True)
+
+            else:
+                # does not exist, fetch metadata for account creation from
+                # existing ldap connection
+                query = "({prop}={value})".format(
+                    prop=self.ldap_attributes['uid'],
+                    value=localpart
+                )
+
+                if self.ldap_mode == LDAPMode.SEARCH and self.ldap_filter:
+                    query = "(&{filter}{user_filter})".format(
+                        filter=query,
+                        user_filter=self.ldap_filter
+                    )
+                logger.debug(
+                    "ldap registration filter: %s",
+                    query
+                )
+
+                conn.search(
+                    search_base=self.ldap_base,
+                    search_filter=query,
+                    attributes=[
+                        self.ldap_attributes['name'],
+                        self.ldap_attributes['mail']
+                    ]
+                )
+
+                if len(conn.response) == 1:
+                    attrs = conn.response[0]['attributes']
+                    mail = attrs[self.ldap_attributes['mail']][0]
+                    name = attrs[self.ldap_attributes['name']][0]
+
+                    # create account
+                    user_id, access_token = (
+                        yield self.account_handler.register(localpart=localpart)
+                    )
+
+                    # TODO: bind email, set displayname with data from ldap directory
+
+                    logger.info(
+                        "Registration based on LDAP data was successful: %d: %s (%s, %)",
+                        user_id,
+                        localpart,
+                        name,
+                        mail
+                    )
+
+                    defer.returnValue(True)
+                else:
+                    if len(conn.response) == 0:
+                        logger.warn("LDAP registration failed, no result.")
+                    else:
+                        logger.warn(
+                            "LDAP registration failed, too many results (%s)",
+                            len(conn.response)
+                        )
+
+                    defer.returnValue(False)
+
+            defer.returnValue(False)
+
+        except ldap3.core.exceptions.LDAPException as e:
+            logger.warn("Error during ldap authentication: %s", e)
+            defer.returnValue(False)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_config(config):
+        class _LdapConfig(object):
+            pass
+
+        ldap_config = _LdapConfig()
+
+        ldap_config.enabled = config.get("enabled", False)
+
+        ldap_config.mode = LDAPMode.SIMPLE
+
+        # verify config sanity
+        _require_keys(config, [
+            "uri",
+            "base",
+            "attributes",
+        ])
+
+        ldap_config.uri = config["uri"]
+        ldap_config.start_tls = config.get("start_tls", False)
+        ldap_config.base = config["base"]
+        ldap_config.attributes = config["attributes"]
+
+        if "bind_dn" in config:
+            ldap_config.mode = LDAPMode.SEARCH
+            _require_keys(config, [
+                "bind_dn",
+                "bind_password",
+            ])
+
+            ldap_config.bind_dn = config["bind_dn"]
+            ldap_config.bind_password = config["bind_password"]
+            ldap_config.filter = config.get("filter", None)
+
+        # verify attribute lookup
+        _require_keys(config['attributes'], [
+            "uid",
+            "name",
+            "mail",
+        ])
+
+        return ldap_config
+
+    def _ldap_simple_bind(self, server, localpart, password):
+        """ Attempt a simple bind with the credentials
+            given by the user against the LDAP server.
+
+            Returns True, LDAP3Connection
+                if the bind was successful
+            Returns False, None
+                if an error occured
+        """
+
+        try:
+            # bind with the the local users ldap credentials
+            bind_dn = "{prop}={value},{base}".format(
+                prop=self.ldap_attributes['uid'],
+                value=localpart,
+                base=self.ldap_base
+            )
+            conn = ldap3.Connection(server, bind_dn, password)
+            logger.debug(
+                "Established LDAP connection in simple bind mode: %s",
+                conn
+            )
+
+            if self.ldap_start_tls:
+                conn.start_tls()
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Upgraded LDAP connection in simple bind mode through StartTLS: %s",
+                    conn
+                )
+
+            if conn.bind():
+                # GOOD: bind okay
+                logger.debug("LDAP Bind successful in simple bind mode.")
+                return True, conn
+
+            # BAD: bind failed
+            logger.info(
+                "Binding against LDAP failed for '%s' failed: %s",
+                localpart, conn.result['description']
+            )
+            conn.unbind()
+            return False, None
+
+        except ldap3.core.exceptions.LDAPException as e:
+            logger.warn("Error during LDAP authentication: %s", e)
+            return False, None
+
+    def _ldap_authenticated_search(self, server, localpart, password):
+        """ Attempt to login with the preconfigured bind_dn
+            and then continue searching and filtering within
+            the base_dn
+
+            Returns (True, LDAP3Connection)
+                if a single matching DN within the base was found
+                that matched the filter expression, and with which
+                a successful bind was achieved
+
+                The LDAP3Connection returned is the instance that was used to
+                verify the password not the one using the configured bind_dn.
+            Returns (False, None)
+                if an error occured
+        """
+
+        try:
+            conn = ldap3.Connection(
+                server,
+                self.ldap_bind_dn,
+                self.ldap_bind_password
+            )
+            logger.debug(
+                "Established LDAP connection in search mode: %s",
+                conn
+            )
+
+            if self.ldap_start_tls:
+                conn.start_tls()
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Upgraded LDAP connection in search mode through StartTLS: %s",
+                    conn
+                )
+
+            if not conn.bind():
+                logger.warn(
+                    "Binding against LDAP with `bind_dn` failed: %s",
+                    conn.result['description']
+                )
+                conn.unbind()
+                return False, None
+
+            # construct search_filter like (uid=localpart)
+            query = "({prop}={value})".format(
+                prop=self.ldap_attributes['uid'],
+                value=localpart
+            )
+            if self.ldap_filter:
+                # combine with the AND expression
+                query = "(&{query}{filter})".format(
+                    query=query,
+                    filter=self.ldap_filter
+                )
+            logger.debug(
+                "LDAP search filter: %s",
+                query
+            )
+            conn.search(
+                search_base=self.ldap_base,
+                search_filter=query
+            )
+
+            if len(conn.response) == 1:
+                # GOOD: found exactly one result
+                user_dn = conn.response[0]['dn']
+                logger.debug('LDAP search found dn: %s', user_dn)
+
+                # unbind and simple bind with user_dn to verify the password
+                # Note: do not use rebind(), for some reason it did not verify
+                #       the password for me!
+                conn.unbind()
+                return self._ldap_simple_bind(server, localpart, password)
+            else:
+                # BAD: found 0 or > 1 results, abort!
+                if len(conn.response) == 0:
+                    logger.info(
+                        "LDAP search returned no results for '%s'",
+                        localpart
+                    )
+                else:
+                    logger.info(
+                        "LDAP search returned too many (%s) results for '%s'",
+                        len(conn.response), localpart
+                    )
+                conn.unbind()
+                return False, None
+
+        except ldap3.core.exceptions.LDAPException as e:
+            logger.warn("Error during LDAP authentication: %s", e)
+            return False, None
+
+
+def _require_keys(config, required):
+    missing = [key for key in required if key not in config]
+    if missing:
+        raise ConfigError(
+            "LDAP enabled but missing required config values: {}".format(
+                ", ".join(missing)
+            )
+        )