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Expand Up @@ -19,102 +19,103 @@ password auth provider module implementations:

Password auth provider classes must provide the following methods:

*class* `SomeProvider.parse_config`(*config*)
* `parse_config(cls, config)`
This method is passed the `config` object for this module from the
homeserver configuration file.

> This method is passed the `config` object for this module from the
> homeserver configuration file.
>
> It should perform any appropriate sanity checks on the provided
> configuration, and return an object which is then passed into
> `__init__`.
It should perform any appropriate sanity checks on the provided
configuration, and return an object which is then passed into

*class* `SomeProvider`(*config*, *account_handler*)
This method should have the `@classmethod` decoration.

> The constructor is passed the config object returned by
> `parse_config`, and a `synapse.module_api.ModuleApi` object which
> allows the password provider to check if accounts exist and/or create
> new ones.
* `__init__(self, config, account_handler)`

The constructor is passed the config object returned by
`parse_config`, and a `synapse.module_api.ModuleApi` object which
allows the password provider to check if accounts exist and/or create
new ones.

## Optional methods

Password auth provider classes may optionally provide the following
methods.

*class* `SomeProvider.get_db_schema_files`()

> This method, if implemented, should return an Iterable of
> `(name, stream)` pairs of database schema files. Each file is applied
> in turn at initialisation, and a record is then made in the database
> so that it is not re-applied on the next start.
`someprovider.get_supported_login_types`()

> This method, if implemented, should return a `dict` mapping from a
> login type identifier (such as `m.login.password`) to an iterable
> giving the fields which must be provided by the user in the submission
> to the `/login` api. These fields are passed in the `login_dict`
> dictionary to `check_auth`.
>
> For example, if a password auth provider wants to implement a custom
> login type of `com.example.custom_login`, where the client is expected
> to pass the fields `secret1` and `secret2`, the provider should
> implement this method and return the following dict:
>
> {"com.example.custom_login": ("secret1", "secret2")}
`someprovider.check_auth`(*username*, *login_type*, *login_dict*)

> This method is the one that does the real work. If implemented, it
> will be called for each login attempt where the login type matches one
> of the keys returned by `get_supported_login_types`.
>
> It is passed the (possibly unqualified) `user` provided by the client,
> the login type, and a dictionary of login secrets passed by the
> client.
>
> The method should return an `Awaitable` object, which resolves
> to the canonical `@localpart:domain` user id if authentication is
> successful, and `None` if not.
>
> Alternatively, the `Awaitable` can resolve to a `(str, func)` tuple, in
> which case the second field is a callback which will be called with
> the result from the `/login` call (including `access_token`,
> `device_id`, etc.)
`someprovider.check_3pid_auth`(*medium*, *address*, *password*)

> This method, if implemented, is called when a user attempts to
> register or log in with a third party identifier, such as email. It is
> passed the medium (ex. "email"), an address (ex.
> "<[email protected]>") and the user's password.
>
> The method should return an `Awaitable` object, which resolves
> to a `str` containing the user's (canonical) User ID if
> authentication was successful, and `None` if not.
>
> As with `check_auth`, the `Awaitable` may alternatively resolve to a
> `(user_id, callback)` tuple.
`someprovider.check_password`(*user_id*, *password*)

> This method provides a simpler interface than
> `get_supported_login_types` and `check_auth` for password auth
> providers that just want to provide a mechanism for validating
> `m.login.password` logins.
>
> If implemented, it will be called to check logins with an
> `m.login.password` login type. It is passed a qualified
> `@localpart:domain` user id, and the password provided by the user.
>
> The method should return an `Awaitable` object, which resolves
> to `True` if authentication is successful, and `False` if not.
`someprovider.on_logged_out`(*user_id*, *device_id*, *access_token*)

> This method, if implemented, is called when a user logs out. It is
> passed the qualified user ID, the ID of the deactivated device (if
> any: access tokens are occasionally created without an associated
> device ID), and the (now deactivated) access token.
>
> It may return an `Awaitable` object; the logout request will
> wait for the deferred to complete but the result is ignored.
Password auth provider classes may optionally provide the following methods:

* `get_db_schema_files(self)`

This method, if implemented, should return an Iterable of
`(name, stream)` pairs of database schema files. Each file is applied
in turn at initialisation, and a record is then made in the database
so that it is not re-applied on the next start.

* `get_supported_login_types(self)`

This method, if implemented, should return a `dict` mapping from a
login type identifier (such as `m.login.password`) to an iterable
giving the fields which must be provided by the user in the submission
to [the `/login` API](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/latest#post-matrix-client-r0-login).
These fields are passed in the `login_dict` dictionary to `check_auth`.

For example, if a password auth provider wants to implement a custom
login type of `com.example.custom_login`, where the client is expected
to pass the fields `secret1` and `secret2`, the provider should
implement this method and return the following dict:

```python
{"com.example.custom_login": ("secret1", "secret2")}
```

* `check_auth(self, username, login_type, login_dict)`

This method does the real work. If implemented, it
will be called for each login attempt where the login type matches one
of the keys returned by `get_supported_login_types`.

It is passed the (possibly unqualified) `user` field provided by the client,
the login type, and a dictionary of login secrets passed by the
client.

The method should return an `Awaitable` object, which resolves
to the canonical `@localpart:domain` user ID if authentication is
successful, and `None` if not.

Alternatively, the `Awaitable` can resolve to a `(str, func)` tuple, in
which case the second field is a callback which will be called with
the result from the `/login` call (including `access_token`,
`device_id`, etc.)

* `check_3pid_auth(self, medium, address, password)`

This method, if implemented, is called when a user attempts to
register or log in with a third party identifier, such as email. It is
passed the medium (ex. "email"), an address (ex.
"<[email protected]>") and the user's password.

The method should return an `Awaitable` object, which resolves
to a `str` containing the user's (canonical) User id if
authentication was successful, and `None` if not.

As with `check_auth`, the `Awaitable` may alternatively resolve to a
`(user_id, callback)` tuple.

* `check_password(self, user_id, password)`

This method provides a simpler interface than
`get_supported_login_types` and `check_auth` for password auth
providers that just want to provide a mechanism for validating
`m.login.password` logins.

If implemented, it will be called to check logins with an
`m.login.password` login type. It is passed a qualified
`@localpart:domain` user id, and the password provided by the user.

The method should return an `Awaitable` object, which resolves
to `True` if authentication is successful, and `False` if not.

* `on_logged_out(self, user_id, device_id, access_token)`

This method, if implemented, is called when a user logs out. It is
passed the qualified user ID, the ID of the deactivated device (if
any: access tokens are occasionally created without an associated
device ID), and the (now deactivated) access token.

It may return an `Awaitable` object; the logout request will
wait for the `Awaitable` to complete, but the result is ignored.
6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion synapse/handlers/auth.py
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Expand Up @@ -863,11 +863,15 @@ async def delete_access_token(self, access_token: str):
# see if any of our auth providers want to know about this
for provider in self.password_providers:
if hasattr(provider, "on_logged_out"):
await provider.on_logged_out(
# This might return an awaitable, if it does block the log out
# until it completes.
result = provider.on_logged_out(
user_id=str(user_info["user"]),
device_id=user_info["device_id"],
access_token=access_token,
)
if result:
await result

# delete pushers associated with this access token
if user_info["token_id"] is not None:
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