Fix Matrix Hub admin API credentials

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Sovran Systems
2026-08-07 16:09:13 +00:00
parent 69f64c18d1
commit 3010557064
2 changed files with 130 additions and 121 deletions
+106 -121
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@@ -5491,7 +5491,7 @@ async def api_system_set_locale(req: LocaleRequest):
# ── Matrix user management ────────────────────────────────────────
MATRIX_USERS_FILE = "/var/lib/secrets/matrix-users"
MATRIX_HUB_ADMIN_FILE = "/var/lib/secrets/matrix-hub-admin"
MATRIX_DOMAINS_FILE = "/var/lib/domains/matrix"
_SAFE_USERNAME_RE = re.compile(r'^[a-z0-9._\-]+$')
@@ -5502,49 +5502,46 @@ def _validate_matrix_username(username: str) -> bool:
return bool(username) and len(username) <= 255 and bool(_SAFE_USERNAME_RE.match(username))
def _parse_matrix_admin_creds() -> tuple[str, str]:
"""Parse admin username and password from the matrix-users credentials file.
def _parse_matrix_hub_admin_creds() -> tuple[str, str]:
"""Read the private Matrix service-admin credentials used by the Hub.
Returns (localpart, password) for the admin account.
Raises FileNotFoundError if the file does not exist.
Raises ValueError if the file cannot be parsed.
These credentials are provisioned independently from the visible bootstrap
admin, so user management also works on systems where that account existed
before Sovran and its password is unavailable.
"""
with open(MATRIX_USERS_FILE, "r") as f:
content = f.read()
admin_user: str | None = None
admin_pass: str | None = None
in_admin_section = False
for line in content.splitlines():
stripped = line.strip()
if stripped == "[ Admin Account ]":
in_admin_section = True
continue
if stripped.startswith("[ ") and in_admin_section:
break
if in_admin_section:
if stripped.startswith("Username:"):
raw = stripped[len("Username:"):].strip()
# Format is @localpart:domain — extract localpart
if raw.startswith("@") and ":" in raw:
admin_user = raw[1:raw.index(":")]
else:
admin_user = raw
elif stripped.startswith("Password:"):
admin_pass = stripped[len("Password:"):].strip()
if not admin_user or not admin_pass:
raise ValueError("Could not parse admin credentials from matrix-users file")
if "(pre-existing" in admin_pass:
raise ValueError(
"Admin password is not stored (user was pre-existing). "
"Please reset the admin password manually before using this feature."
with open(MATRIX_HUB_ADMIN_FILE, "r") as f:
values = dict(
line.strip().split("=", 1)
for line in f
if "=" in line
)
return admin_user, admin_pass
username = values.get("username", "")
password = values.get("password", "")
if not _validate_matrix_username(username) or not password:
raise ValueError("Matrix Hub service credentials are invalid.")
return username, password
def _matrix_get_admin_token(domain: str, admin_user: str, admin_pass: str) -> str:
class MatrixAdminAPIError(Exception):
"""An HTTP error returned by Synapse's local Admin API."""
def __init__(self, status_code: int, detail: str):
self.status_code = status_code
self.detail = detail
super().__init__(detail)
def _matrix_error_detail(exc: urllib.error.HTTPError) -> str:
"""Extract Synapse's non-sensitive error description from an HTTP error."""
body = exc.read().decode(errors="replace")
try:
return str(json.loads(body).get("error", body))
except (ValueError, TypeError):
return body or f"Synapse returned HTTP {exc.code}"
def _matrix_get_admin_token(admin_user: str, admin_pass: str) -> str:
"""Log in to the local Synapse instance and return an access token."""
url = "http://[::1]:8008/_matrix/client/v3/login"
payload = json.dumps({
@@ -5557,14 +5554,78 @@ def _matrix_get_admin_token(domain: str, admin_user: str, admin_pass: str) -> st
headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
method="POST",
)
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
body = json.loads(resp.read())
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
body = json.loads(resp.read())
except urllib.error.HTTPError as exc:
raise MatrixAdminAPIError(exc.code, _matrix_error_detail(exc)) from exc
token: str = body.get("access_token", "")
if not token:
raise ValueError("No access_token in Synapse login response")
return token
def _matrix_update_user(
domain: str, admin_user: str, admin_pass: str, username: str, payload: dict
) -> None:
"""Update a Matrix user through Synapse without blocking the web event loop."""
token = _matrix_get_admin_token(admin_user, admin_pass)
target_user_id = f"@{username}:{domain}"
url = (
"http://[::1]:8008/_synapse/admin/v2/users/"
f"{urllib.parse.quote(target_user_id, safe='@:')}"
)
api_req = urllib.request.Request(
url,
data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
headers={
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
},
method="PUT",
)
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(api_req, timeout=15) as resp:
resp.read()
except urllib.error.HTTPError as exc:
raise MatrixAdminAPIError(exc.code, _matrix_error_detail(exc)) from exc
async def _matrix_update_user_async(domain: str, username: str, payload: dict) -> None:
"""Load Hub service credentials and make a local Synapse Admin API call."""
try:
admin_user, admin_pass = _parse_matrix_hub_admin_creds()
except FileNotFoundError:
raise HTTPException(
status_code=503,
detail="Matrix user management is still being provisioned. Try again shortly.",
)
except ValueError as exc:
logger.error("Invalid Matrix Hub service credentials: %s", exc)
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Matrix Hub service credentials are invalid.")
loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
try:
await loop.run_in_executor(
None, _matrix_update_user, domain, admin_user, admin_pass, username, payload
)
except MatrixAdminAPIError as exc:
if exc.status_code == 409:
raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=exc.detail)
if exc.status_code in (401, 403):
logger.error("Matrix Hub service account was rejected by Synapse: HTTP %s", exc.status_code)
raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail="Matrix Hub service account was rejected by Synapse.")
if 400 <= exc.status_code < 500:
raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=exc.detail)
raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail="Synapse could not complete the request.")
except (urllib.error.URLError, TimeoutError, OSError) as exc:
logger.warning("Matrix Synapse Admin API is unavailable: %s", exc)
raise HTTPException(status_code=503, detail="Matrix Synapse is temporarily unavailable.")
except Exception:
logger.exception("Unexpected Matrix Synapse Admin API failure")
raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail="Matrix Synapse user-management request failed.")
class MatrixCreateUserRequest(BaseModel):
username: str
password: str
@@ -5586,47 +5647,9 @@ async def api_matrix_create_user(req: MatrixCreateUserRequest):
except FileNotFoundError:
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Matrix domain not configured.")
# Parse admin credentials
try:
admin_user, admin_pass = _parse_matrix_admin_creds()
except FileNotFoundError:
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Matrix credentials file not found.")
except ValueError as exc:
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(exc))
# Obtain admin access token
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
try:
token = await loop.run_in_executor(
None, _matrix_get_admin_token, domain, admin_user, admin_pass
)
except Exception as exc:
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Could not authenticate as admin: {exc}")
# Call Synapse Admin API to create the user
target_user_id = f"@{req.username}:{domain}"
url = f"http://[::1]:8008/_synapse/admin/v2/users/{urllib.parse.quote(target_user_id, safe='@:')}"
payload = json.dumps({"password": req.password, "admin": req.admin}).encode()
api_req = urllib.request.Request(
url, data=payload,
headers={
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Authorization": f"******",
},
method="PUT",
await _matrix_update_user_async(
domain, req.username, {"password": req.password, "admin": req.admin}
)
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(api_req, timeout=15) as resp:
resp.read()
except urllib.error.HTTPError as exc:
body = exc.read().decode(errors="replace")
try:
detail = json.loads(body).get("error", body)
except Exception:
detail = body
raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=detail)
except Exception as exc:
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Admin API call failed: {exc}")
return {"ok": True, "username": req.username}
@@ -5651,47 +5674,9 @@ async def api_matrix_change_password(req: MatrixChangePasswordRequest):
except FileNotFoundError:
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Matrix domain not configured.")
# Parse admin credentials
try:
admin_user, admin_pass = _parse_matrix_admin_creds()
except FileNotFoundError:
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Matrix credentials file not found.")
except ValueError as exc:
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(exc))
# Obtain admin access token
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
try:
token = await loop.run_in_executor(
None, _matrix_get_admin_token, domain, admin_user, admin_pass
)
except Exception as exc:
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Could not authenticate as admin: {exc}")
# Call Synapse Admin API to reset the password
target_user_id = f"@{req.username}:{domain}"
url = f"http://[::1]:8008/_synapse/admin/v2/users/{urllib.parse.quote(target_user_id, safe='@:')}"
payload = json.dumps({"password": req.new_password}).encode()
api_req = urllib.request.Request(
url, data=payload,
headers={
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
},
method="PUT",
await _matrix_update_user_async(
domain, req.username, {"password": req.new_password}
)
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(api_req, timeout=15) as resp:
resp.read()
except urllib.error.HTTPError as exc:
body = exc.read().decode(errors="replace")
try:
detail = json.loads(body).get("error", body)
except Exception:
detail = body
raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=detail)
except Exception as exc:
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Admin API call failed: {exc}")
return {"ok": True, "username": req.username}
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@@ -229,6 +229,30 @@ CREDS
chmod 600 "$CREDS_FILE"
fi
# Provision a private, random Matrix administrator for the Hub's Admin
# API calls. This is deliberately separate from the visible bootstrap
# admin account: installations where @admin pre-dated Sovran do not have
# its password, but Hub user management must still work. Keeping the
# generated localpart in this root-only file makes the operation
# idempotent without exposing this service credential in the Hub UI.
HUB_ADMIN_CREDS="/var/lib/secrets/matrix-hub-admin"
if [ ! -s "$HUB_ADMIN_CREDS" ]; then
HUB_ADMIN_USER="sovran-hub-$(tr -dc 'a-z0-9' < /dev/urandom | head -c 20)"
HUB_ADMIN_PASS=$(pwgen -s 32 1)
if register_new_matrix_user -c /run/matrix-synapse/runtime-config.yaml \
-u "$HUB_ADMIN_USER" -p "$HUB_ADMIN_PASS" -a http://localhost:8008; then
(umask 077; cat > "$HUB_ADMIN_CREDS" <<CREDS
username=$HUB_ADMIN_USER
password=$HUB_ADMIN_PASS
CREDS
)
echo "Created private Matrix Hub service administrator."
else
echo "Failed to create the private Matrix Hub service administrator." >&2
exit 1
fi
fi
# Always write individual credential files for the hub UI, even if the bulk
# credentials file already existed from a prior run (umask 077 ensures mode 600).
# If passwords were not freshly generated above, parse them from the bulk file.