Allow configuration of the path used for ACME account keys.

Because sticking it in the same place as the config isn't necessarily the right
thing to do.

docs/sample_config.yaml

@@ -402,6 +402,13 @@ acme:
     #
     #domain: matrix.example.com
 
+    # file to use for the account key. This will be generated if it doesn't
+    # exist.
+    #
+    # If unspecified, we will use CONFDIR/client.key.
+    #
+    account_key_file: DATADIR/acme_account.key
+
 # 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

synapse/config/tls.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 
 class TlsConfig(Config):
-    def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
+    def read_config(self, config, config_dir_path, **kwargs):
 
         acme_config = config.get("acme", None)
         if acme_config is None:
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.acme_reprovision_threshold = acme_config.get("reprovision_threshold", 30)
         self.acme_domain = acme_config.get("domain", config.get("server_name"))
 
+        self.acme_account_key_file = self.abspath(
+            acme_config.get("account_key_file", config_dir_path + "/client.key")
+        )
+
         self.tls_certificate_file = self.abspath(config.get("tls_certificate_path"))
         self.tls_private_key_file = self.abspath(config.get("tls_private_key_path"))
 
@@ -213,11 +217,12 @@ def read_certificate_from_disk(self, require_cert_and_key):
             if sha256_fingerprint not in sha256_fingerprints:
                 self.tls_fingerprints.append({"sha256": sha256_fingerprint})
 
-    def default_config(self, config_dir_path, server_name, **kwargs):
+    def default_config(self, config_dir_path, server_name, data_dir_path, **kwargs):
         base_key_name = os.path.join(config_dir_path, server_name)
 
         tls_certificate_path = base_key_name + ".tls.crt"
         tls_private_key_path = base_key_name + ".tls.key"
+        default_acme_account_file = os.path.join(data_dir_path, "acme_account.key")
 
         # this is to avoid the max line length. Sorrynotsorry
         proxypassline = (
@@ -343,6 +348,13 @@ def default_config(self, config_dir_path, server_name, **kwargs):
             #
             #domain: matrix.example.com
 
+            # file to use for the account key. This will be generated if it doesn't
+            # exist.
+            #
+            # If unspecified, we will use CONFDIR/client.key.
+            #
+            account_key_file: %(default_acme_account_file)s
+
         # 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

synapse/handlers/acme.py

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def start_listening(self):
         self._issuer = acme_issuing_service.create_issuing_service(
             self.reactor,
             acme_url=self.hs.config.acme_url,
-            pem_path=self.hs.config.config_dir_path,
+            account_key_file=self.hs.config.acme_account_key_file,
             well_known_resource=well_known,
         )
 

synapse/handlers/acme_issuing_service.py

@@ -21,28 +21,34 @@
 only need (and may only have available) if we are doing ACME, so is designed to be
 imported conditionally.
 """
+import logging
 
 import attr
+from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
+from josepy import JWKRSA
 from josepy.jwa import RS256
 from txacme.challenges import HTTP01Responder
 from txacme.client import Client
-from txacme.endpoint import load_or_create_client_key
 from txacme.interfaces import ICertificateStore
 from txacme.service import AcmeIssuingService
+from txacme.util import generate_private_key
 from zope.interface import implementer
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 from twisted.python.filepath import FilePath
 from twisted.python.url import URL
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-def create_issuing_service(reactor, acme_url, pem_path, well_known_resource):
+
+def create_issuing_service(reactor, acme_url, account_key_file, well_known_resource):
     """Create an ACME issuing service, and attach it to a web Resource
 
     Args:
         reactor: twisted reactor
         acme_url (str): URL to use to request certificates
-        pem_path (str): where to store the client key
+        account_key_file (str): where to store the account key
         well_known_resource (twisted.web.IResource): web resource for .well-known.
             we will attach a child resource for "acme-challenge".
 
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ def create_issuing_service(reactor, acme_url, pem_path, well_known_resource):
             lambda: Client.from_url(
                 reactor=reactor,
                 url=URL.from_text(acme_url),
-                key=load_or_create_client_key(FilePath(pem_path)),
+                key=load_or_create_client_key(account_key_file),
                 alg=RS256,
             )
         ),
@@ -82,3 +88,30 @@ class ErsatzStore(object):
     def store(self, server_name, pem_objects):
         self.certs[server_name] = [o.as_bytes() for o in pem_objects]
         return defer.succeed(None)
+
+
+def load_or_create_client_key(key_file):
+    """Load the ACME account key from a file, creating it if it does not exist.
+
+    Args:
+        key_file (str): name of the file to use as the account key
+    """
+    # this is based on txacme.endpoint.load_or_create_client_key, but doesn't
+    # hardcode the 'client.key' filename
+    acme_key_file = FilePath(key_file)
+    if acme_key_file.exists():
+        logger.info("Loading ACME account key from '%s'", acme_key_file)
+        key = serialization.load_pem_private_key(
+            acme_key_file.getContent(), password=None, backend=default_backend()
+        )
+    else:
+        logger.info("Saving new ACME account key to '%s'", acme_key_file)
+        key = generate_private_key("rsa")
+        acme_key_file.setContent(
+            key.private_bytes(
+                encoding=serialization.Encoding.PEM,
+                format=serialization.PrivateFormat.TraditionalOpenSSL,
+                encryption_algorithm=serialization.NoEncryption(),
+            )
+        )
+    return JWKRSA(key=key)