Modernize appservice paths and authentication (#3316)

This brings Dendrite's appservice spec support up to v1.4, from the
previous level of pre-release-spec support only (even r0.1.0 wasn't
supported for pushing transactions 🙃). There are config options to
revert to the old behavior, but the default is v1.4+ only. [Synapse also
does
that](https://element-hq.github.io/synapse/latest/usage/configuration/config_documentation.html#use_appservice_legacy_authorization)

mautrix bridges will drop support for legacy paths and authentication
soon (and possibly also require matrix v1.4 to be advertised, but I
might add some workaround to not require that for dendrite)

Signed-off-by: Tulir Asokan <tulir@maunium.net>

appservice/api/query.go

@@ -82,9 +82,17 @@ type UserIDExistsResponse struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	ASProtocolPath = "/_matrix/app/unstable/thirdparty/protocol/"
+	ASProtocolLegacyPath        = "/_matrix/app/unstable/thirdparty/protocol/"
-	ASUserPath     = "/_matrix/app/unstable/thirdparty/user"
+	ASUserLegacyPath            = "/_matrix/app/unstable/thirdparty/user"
-	ASLocationPath = "/_matrix/app/unstable/thirdparty/location"
+	ASLocationLegacyPath        = "/_matrix/app/unstable/thirdparty/location"
+	ASRoomAliasExistsLegacyPath = "/rooms/"
+	ASUserExistsLegacyPath      = "/users/"
+
+	ASProtocolPath        = "/_matrix/app/v1/thirdparty/protocol/"
+	ASUserPath            = "/_matrix/app/v1/thirdparty/user"
+	ASLocationPath        = "/_matrix/app/v1/thirdparty/location"
+	ASRoomAliasExistsPath = "/_matrix/app/v1/rooms/"
+	ASUserExistsPath      = "/_matrix/app/v1/users/"
 )
 
 type ProtocolRequest struct {

appservice/consumers/roomserver.go

@@ -206,13 +206,21 @@ func (s *OutputRoomEventConsumer) sendEvents(
 	}
 
 	// Send the transaction to the appservice.
-	// https://matrix.org/docs/spec/application_service/r0.1.2#put-matrix-app-v1-transactions-txnid
+	// https://spec.matrix.org/v1.9/application-service-api/#pushing-events
-	address := fmt.Sprintf("%s/transactions/%s?access_token=%s", state.RequestUrl(), txnID, url.QueryEscape(state.HSToken))
+	path := "_matrix/app/v1/transactions"
+	if s.cfg.LegacyPaths {
+		path = "transactions"
+	}
+	address := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", state.RequestUrl(), path, txnID)
+	if s.cfg.LegacyAuth {
+		address += "?access_token=" + url.QueryEscape(state.HSToken)
+	}
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "PUT", address, bytes.NewBuffer(transaction))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", state.HSToken))
 	resp, err := state.HTTPClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return state.backoffAndPause(err)

appservice/query/query.go

@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ package query
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/config"
 )
 
-const roomAliasExistsPath = "/rooms/"
-const userIDExistsPath = "/users/"
-
 // AppServiceQueryAPI is an implementation of api.AppServiceQueryAPI
 type AppServiceQueryAPI struct {
 	Cfg           *config.AppServiceAPI
@@ -55,14 +52,23 @@ func (a *AppServiceQueryAPI) RoomAliasExists(
 	// Determine which application service should handle this request
 	for _, appservice := range a.Cfg.Derived.ApplicationServices {
 		if appservice.URL != "" && appservice.IsInterestedInRoomAlias(request.Alias) {
+			path := api.ASRoomAliasExistsPath
+			if a.Cfg.LegacyPaths {
+				path = api.ASRoomAliasExistsLegacyPath
+			}
 			// The full path to the rooms API, includes hs token
-			URL, err := url.Parse(appservice.RequestUrl() + roomAliasExistsPath)
+			URL, err := url.Parse(appservice.RequestUrl() + path)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
 			URL.Path += request.Alias
-			apiURL := URL.String() + "?access_token=" + appservice.HSToken
+			if a.Cfg.LegacyAuth {
+				q := URL.Query()
+				q.Set("access_token", appservice.HSToken)
+				URL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
+			}
+			apiURL := URL.String()
 
 			// Send a request to each application service. If one responds that it has
 			// created the room, immediately return.
@@ -70,6 +76,7 @@ func (a *AppServiceQueryAPI) RoomAliasExists(
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", appservice.HSToken))
 			req = req.WithContext(ctx)
 
 			resp, err := appservice.HTTPClient.Do(req)
@@ -123,12 +130,21 @@ func (a *AppServiceQueryAPI) UserIDExists(
 	for _, appservice := range a.Cfg.Derived.ApplicationServices {
 		if appservice.URL != "" && appservice.IsInterestedInUserID(request.UserID) {
 			// The full path to the rooms API, includes hs token
-			URL, err := url.Parse(appservice.RequestUrl() + userIDExistsPath)
+			path := api.ASUserExistsPath
+			if a.Cfg.LegacyPaths {
+				path = api.ASUserExistsLegacyPath
+			}
+			URL, err := url.Parse(appservice.RequestUrl() + path)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			URL.Path += request.UserID
-			apiURL := URL.String() + "?access_token=" + appservice.HSToken
+			if a.Cfg.LegacyAuth {
+				q := URL.Query()
+				q.Set("access_token", appservice.HSToken)
+				URL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
+			}
+			apiURL := URL.String()
 
 			// Send a request to each application service. If one responds that it has
 			// created the user, immediately return.
@@ -136,6 +152,7 @@ func (a *AppServiceQueryAPI) UserIDExists(
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", appservice.HSToken))
 			resp, err := appservice.HTTPClient.Do(req.WithContext(ctx))
 			if resp != nil {
 				defer func() {
@@ -176,25 +193,22 @@ type thirdpartyResponses interface {
 	api.ASProtocolResponse | []api.ASUserResponse | []api.ASLocationResponse
 }
 
-func requestDo[T thirdpartyResponses](client *http.Client, url string, response *T) (err error) {
+func requestDo[T thirdpartyResponses](as *config.ApplicationService, url string, response *T) error {
-	origURL := url
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil)
-	// try v1 and unstable appservice endpoints
+	if err != nil {
-	for _, version := range []string{"v1", "unstable"} {
+		return err
-		var resp *http.Response
-		var body []byte
-		asURL := strings.Replace(origURL, "unstable", version, 1)
-		resp, err = client.Get(asURL)
-		if err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		defer resp.Body.Close() // nolint: errcheck
-		body, err = io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-		if err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		return json.Unmarshal(body, &response)
 	}
-	return err
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", as.HSToken))
+	resp, err := as.HTTPClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close() // nolint: errcheck
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return json.Unmarshal(body, &response)
 }
 
 func (a *AppServiceQueryAPI) Locations(
@@ -207,16 +221,22 @@ func (a *AppServiceQueryAPI) Locations(
 		return err
 	}
 
+	path := api.ASLocationPath
+	if a.Cfg.LegacyPaths {
+		path = api.ASLocationLegacyPath
+	}
 	for _, as := range a.Cfg.Derived.ApplicationServices {
 		var asLocations []api.ASLocationResponse
-		params.Set("access_token", as.HSToken)
+		if a.Cfg.LegacyAuth {
+			params.Set("access_token", as.HSToken)
+		}
 
-		url := as.RequestUrl() + api.ASLocationPath
+		url := as.RequestUrl() + path
 		if req.Protocol != "" {
 			url += "/" + req.Protocol
 		}
 
-		if err := requestDo[[]api.ASLocationResponse](as.HTTPClient, url+"?"+params.Encode(), &asLocations); err != nil {
+		if err := requestDo[[]api.ASLocationResponse](&as, url+"?"+params.Encode(), &asLocations); err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).WithField("application_service", as.ID).Error("unable to get 'locations' from application service")
 			continue
 		}
@@ -242,16 +262,22 @@ func (a *AppServiceQueryAPI) User(
 		return err
 	}
 
+	path := api.ASUserPath
+	if a.Cfg.LegacyPaths {
+		path = api.ASUserLegacyPath
+	}
 	for _, as := range a.Cfg.Derived.ApplicationServices {
 		var asUsers []api.ASUserResponse
-		params.Set("access_token", as.HSToken)
+		if a.Cfg.LegacyAuth {
+			params.Set("access_token", as.HSToken)
+		}
 
-		url := as.RequestUrl() + api.ASUserPath
+		url := as.RequestUrl() + path
 		if req.Protocol != "" {
 			url += "/" + req.Protocol
 		}
 
-		if err := requestDo[[]api.ASUserResponse](as.HTTPClient, url+"?"+params.Encode(), &asUsers); err != nil {
+		if err := requestDo[[]api.ASUserResponse](&as, url+"?"+params.Encode(), &asUsers); err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).WithField("application_service", as.ID).Error("unable to get 'user' from application service")
 			continue
 		}
@@ -272,6 +298,10 @@ func (a *AppServiceQueryAPI) Protocols(
 	req *api.ProtocolRequest,
 	resp *api.ProtocolResponse,
 ) error {
+	protocolPath := api.ASProtocolPath
+	if a.Cfg.LegacyPaths {
+		protocolPath = api.ASProtocolLegacyPath
+	}
 
 	// get a single protocol response
 	if req.Protocol != "" {
@@ -289,7 +319,7 @@ func (a *AppServiceQueryAPI) Protocols(
 		response := api.ASProtocolResponse{}
 		for _, as := range a.Cfg.Derived.ApplicationServices {
 			var proto api.ASProtocolResponse
-			if err := requestDo[api.ASProtocolResponse](as.HTTPClient, as.RequestUrl()+api.ASProtocolPath+req.Protocol, &proto); err != nil {
+			if err := requestDo[api.ASProtocolResponse](&as, as.RequestUrl()+protocolPath+req.Protocol, &proto); err != nil {
 				log.WithError(err).WithField("application_service", as.ID).Error("unable to get 'protocol' from application service")
 				continue
 			}
@@ -319,7 +349,7 @@ func (a *AppServiceQueryAPI) Protocols(
 	for _, as := range a.Cfg.Derived.ApplicationServices {
 		for _, p := range as.Protocols {
 			var proto api.ASProtocolResponse
-			if err := requestDo[api.ASProtocolResponse](as.HTTPClient, as.RequestUrl()+api.ASProtocolPath+p, &proto); err != nil {
+			if err := requestDo[api.ASProtocolResponse](&as, as.RequestUrl()+protocolPath+p, &proto); err != nil {
 				log.WithError(err).WithField("application_service", as.ID).Error("unable to get 'protocol' from application service")
 				continue
 			}

dendrite-sample.yaml

@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ app_service_api:
   # to be sent to an insecure endpoint.
   disable_tls_validation: false
 
+  # Send the access_token query parameter with appservice requests in addition
+  # to the Authorization header. This can cause hs_tokens to be saved to logs,
+  # so it should not be enabled unless absolutely necessary.
+  legacy_auth: false
+  # Use the legacy unprefixed paths for appservice requests.
+  legacy_paths: false
+
   # Appservice configuration files to load into this homeserver.
   config_files:
   #  - /path/to/appservice_registration.yaml

setup/config/config_appservice.go

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ type AppServiceAPI struct {
 	// on appservice endpoints. This is not recommended in production!
 	DisableTLSValidation bool `yaml:"disable_tls_validation"`
 
+	LegacyAuth  bool `yaml:"legacy_auth"`
+	LegacyPaths bool `yaml:"legacy_paths"`
+
 	ConfigFiles []string `yaml:"config_files"`
 }