Update the process for mapping SAML2 users to matrix IDs

changelog.d/6037.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make the process for mapping SAML2 users to matrix IDs more flexible.

docs/sample_config.yaml

@@ -1174,6 +1174,32 @@ saml2_config:
   #
   #saml_session_lifetime: 5m
 
+  # The SAML attribute (after mapping via the attribute maps) to use to derive
+  # the Matrix ID from. 'uid' by default.
+  #
+  #mxid_source_attribute: displayName
+
+  # The mapping system to use for mapping the saml attribute onto a matrix ID.
+  # Options include:
+  #  * 'hexencode' (which maps unpermitted characters to '=xx')
+  #  * 'dotreplace' (which replaces unpermitted characters with '.').
+  # The default is 'hexencode'.
+  #
+  #mxid_mapping: dotreplace
+
+  # In previous versions of synapse, the mapping from SAML attribute to MXID was
+  # always calculated dynamically rather than stored in a table. For backwards-
+  # compatibility, we will look for user_ids matching such a pattern before
+  # creating a new account.
+  #
+  # This setting controls the SAML attribute which will be used for this
+  # backwards-compatibility lookup. Typically it should be 'uid', but if the
+  # attribute maps are changed, it may be necessary to change it.
+  #
+  # The default is 'uid'.
+  #
+  #grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute: upn
+
 
 
 # Enable CAS for registration and login.

synapse/config/saml2_config.py

@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@
 # 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.
+import re
+
 from synapse.python_dependencies import DependencyException, check_requirements
+from synapse.types import (
+    map_username_to_mxid_localpart,
+    mxid_localpart_allowed_characters,
+)
 
 from ._base import Config, ConfigError
 
@@ -36,6 +42,14 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
 
         self.saml2_enabled = True
 
+        self.saml2_mxid_source_attribute = saml2_config.get(
+            "mxid_source_attribute", "uid"
+        )
+
+        self.saml2_grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute = saml2_config.get(
+            "grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute", "uid"
+        )
+
         import saml2.config
 
         self.saml2_sp_config = saml2.config.SPConfig()
@@ -51,13 +65,26 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
             saml2_config.get("saml_session_lifetime", "5m")
         )
 
+        mapping = saml2_config.get("mxid_mapping", "hexencode")
+        try:
+            self.saml2_mxid_mapper = MXID_MAPPER_MAP[mapping]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise ConfigError("%s is not a known mxid_mapping" % (mapping,))
+
     def _default_saml_config_dict(self):
         import saml2
 
         public_baseurl = self.public_baseurl
         if public_baseurl is None:
             raise ConfigError("saml2_config requires a public_baseurl to be set")
 
+        required_attributes = {"uid", self.saml2_mxid_source_attribute}
+
+        optional_attributes = {"displayName"}
+        if self.saml2_grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute:
+            optional_attributes.add(self.saml2_grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute)
+        optional_attributes -= required_attributes
+
         metadata_url = public_baseurl + "_matrix/saml2/metadata.xml"
         response_url = public_baseurl + "_matrix/saml2/authn_response"
         return {
@@ -69,8 +96,9 @@ def _default_saml_config_dict(self):
                             (response_url, saml2.BINDING_HTTP_POST)
                         ]
                     },
-                    "required_attributes": ["uid"],
-                    "optional_attributes": ["mail", "surname", "givenname"],
+                    "required_attributes": list(required_attributes),
+                    "optional_attributes": list(optional_attributes),
+                    # "name_id_format": saml2.saml.NAMEID_FORMAT_PERSISTENT,
                 }
             },
         }
@@ -146,6 +174,52 @@ def generate_config_section(self, config_dir_path, server_name, **kwargs):
           # The default is 5 minutes.
           #
           #saml_session_lifetime: 5m
+
+          # The SAML attribute (after mapping via the attribute maps) to use to derive
+          # the Matrix ID from. 'uid' by default.
+          #
+          #mxid_source_attribute: displayName
+
+          # The mapping system to use for mapping the saml attribute onto a matrix ID.
+          # Options include:
+          #  * 'hexencode' (which maps unpermitted characters to '=xx')
+          #  * 'dotreplace' (which replaces unpermitted characters with '.').
+          # The default is 'hexencode'.
+          #
+          #mxid_mapping: dotreplace
+
+          # In previous versions of synapse, the mapping from SAML attribute to MXID was
+          # always calculated dynamically rather than stored in a table. For backwards-
+          # compatibility, we will look for user_ids matching such a pattern before
+          # creating a new account.
+          #
+          # This setting controls the SAML attribute which will be used for this
+          # backwards-compatibility lookup. Typically it should be 'uid', but if the
+          # attribute maps are changed, it may be necessary to change it.
+          #
+          # The default is 'uid'.
+          #
+          #grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute: upn
         """ % {
             "config_dir_path": config_dir_path
         }
+
+
+DOT_REPLACE_PATTERN = re.compile(
+    ("[^%s]" % (re.escape("".join(mxid_localpart_allowed_characters)),))
+)
+
+
+def dot_replace_for_mxid(username: str) -> str:
+    username = username.lower()
+    username = DOT_REPLACE_PATTERN.sub(".", username)
+
+    # regular mxids aren't allowed to start with an underscore either
+    username = re.sub("^_", "", username)
+    return username
+
+
+MXID_MAPPER_MAP = {
+    "hexencode": map_username_to_mxid_localpart,
+    "dotreplace": dot_replace_for_mxid,
+}

synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import parse_string
 from synapse.rest.client.v1.login import SSOAuthHandler
+from synapse.types import UserID, map_username_to_mxid_localpart
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -29,12 +31,26 @@ class SamlHandler:
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self._saml_client = Saml2Client(hs.config.saml2_sp_config)
         self._sso_auth_handler = SSOAuthHandler(hs)
+        self._registration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
+
+        self._clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self._datastore = hs.get_datastore()
+        self._hostname = hs.hostname
+        self._saml2_session_lifetime = hs.config.saml2_session_lifetime
+        self._mxid_source_attribute = hs.config.saml2_mxid_source_attribute
+        self._grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute = (
+            hs.config.saml2_grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute
+        )
+        self._mxid_mapper = hs.config.saml2_mxid_mapper
+
+        # identifier for the external_ids table
+        self._auth_provider_id = "saml"
 
         # a map from saml session id to Saml2SessionData object
         self._outstanding_requests_dict = {}
 
-        self._clock = hs.get_clock()
-        self._saml2_session_lifetime = hs.config.saml2_session_lifetime
+        # a lock on the mappings
+        self._mapping_lock = Linearizer(name="saml_mapping", clock=self._clock)
 
     def handle_redirect_request(self, client_redirect_url):
         """Handle an incoming request to /login/sso/redirect
@@ -60,7 +76,7 @@ def handle_redirect_request(self, client_redirect_url):
         # this shouldn't happen!
         raise Exception("prepare_for_authenticate didn't return a Location header")
 
-    def handle_saml_response(self, request):
+    async def handle_saml_response(self, request):
         """Handle an incoming request to /_matrix/saml2/authn_response
 
         Args:
@@ -77,6 +93,10 @@ def handle_saml_response(self, request):
         # the dict.
         self.expire_sessions()
 
+        user_id = await self._map_saml_response_to_user(resp_bytes)
+        self._sso_auth_handler.complete_sso_login(user_id, request, relay_state)
+
+    async def _map_saml_response_to_user(self, resp_bytes):
         try:
             saml2_auth = self._saml_client.parse_authn_request_response(
                 resp_bytes,
@@ -91,18 +111,88 @@ def handle_saml_response(self, request):
             logger.warning("SAML2 response was not signed")
             raise SynapseError(400, "SAML2 response was not signed")
 
-        if "uid" not in saml2_auth.ava:
+        logger.info("SAML2 response: %s", saml2_auth.origxml)
+        logger.info("SAML2 mapped attributes: %s", saml2_auth.ava)
+
+        try:
+            remote_user_id = saml2_auth.ava["uid"][0]
+        except KeyError:
             logger.warning("SAML2 response lacks a 'uid' attestation")
             raise SynapseError(400, "uid not in SAML2 response")
 
+        try:
+            mxid_source = saml2_auth.ava[self._mxid_source_attribute][0]
+        except KeyError:
+            logger.warning(
+                "SAML2 response lacks a '%s' attestation", self._mxid_source_attribute
+            )
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "%s not in SAML2 response" % (self._mxid_source_attribute,)
+            )
+
         self._outstanding_requests_dict.pop(saml2_auth.in_response_to, None)
 
-        username = saml2_auth.ava["uid"][0]
         displayName = saml2_auth.ava.get("displayName", [None])[0]
 
-        return self._sso_auth_handler.on_successful_auth(
-            username, request, relay_state, user_display_name=displayName
-        )
+        with (await self._mapping_lock.queue(self._auth_provider_id)):
+            # first of all, check if we already have a mapping for this user
+            logger.info(
+                "Looking for existing mapping for user %s:%s",
+                self._auth_provider_id,
+                remote_user_id,
+            )
+            registered_user_id = await self._datastore.get_user_by_external_id(
+                self._auth_provider_id, remote_user_id
+            )
+            if registered_user_id is not None:
+                logger.info("Found existing mapping %s", registered_user_id)
+                return registered_user_id
+
+            # backwards-compatibility hack: see if there is an existing user with a
+            # suitable mapping from the uid
+            if (
+                self._grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute
+                and self._grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute in saml2_auth.ava
+            ):
+                attrval = saml2_auth.ava[self._grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute][0]
+                user_id = UserID(
+                    map_username_to_mxid_localpart(attrval), self._hostname
+                ).to_string()
+                logger.info(
+                    "Looking for existing account based on mapped %s %s",
+                    self._grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute,
+                    user_id,
+                )
+
+                users = await self._datastore.get_users_by_id_case_insensitive(user_id)
+                if users:
+                    registered_user_id = list(users.keys())[0]
+                    logger.info("Grandfathering mapping to %s", registered_user_id)
+                    await self._datastore.record_user_external_id(
+                        self._auth_provider_id, remote_user_id, registered_user_id
+                    )
+                    return registered_user_id
+
+            # figure out a new mxid for this user
+            base_mxid_localpart = self._mxid_mapper(mxid_source)
+
+            suffix = 0
+            while True:
+                localpart = base_mxid_localpart + (str(suffix) if suffix else "")
+                if not await self._datastore.get_users_by_id_case_insensitive(
+                    UserID(localpart, self._hostname).to_string()
+                ):
+                    break
+                suffix += 1
+            logger.info("Allocating mxid for new user with localpart %s", localpart)
+
+            registered_user_id = await self._registration_handler.register_user(
+                localpart=localpart, default_display_name=displayName
+            )
+            await self._datastore.record_user_external_id(
+                self._auth_provider_id, remote_user_id, registered_user_id
+            )
+            return registered_user_id
 
     def expire_sessions(self):
         expire_before = self._clock.time_msec() - self._saml2_session_lifetime

synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     parse_json_object_from_request,
     parse_string,
 )
+from synapse.http.site import SynapseRequest
 from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
 from synapse.rest.well_known import WellKnownBuilder
 from synapse.types import UserID, map_username_to_mxid_localpart
@@ -507,6 +508,19 @@ def on_successful_auth(
                 localpart=localpart, default_display_name=user_display_name
             )
 
+        self.complete_sso_login(registered_user_id, request, client_redirect_url)
+
+    def complete_sso_login(
+        self, registered_user_id: str, request: SynapseRequest, client_redirect_url: str
+    ):
+        """Having figured out a mxid for this user, complete the HTTP request
+
+        Args:
+            registered_user_id:
+            request:
+            client_redirect_url:
+        """
+
         login_token = self._macaroon_gen.generate_short_term_login_token(
             registered_user_id
         )

synapse/storage/registration.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from six.moves import range
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
+from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred
 
 from synapse.api.constants import UserTypes
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, StoreError, SynapseError, ThreepidValidationError
@@ -384,6 +385,26 @@ def f(txn):
 
         return self.runInteraction("get_users_by_id_case_insensitive", f)
 
+    async def get_user_by_external_id(
+        self, auth_provider: str, external_id: str
+    ) -> str:
+        """Look up a user by their external auth id
+
+        Args:
+            auth_provider: identifier for the remote auth provider
+            external_id: id on that system
+
+        Returns:
+            str|None: the mxid of the user, or None if they are not known
+        """
+        return await self._simple_select_one_onecol(
+            table="user_external_ids",
+            keyvalues={"auth_provider": auth_provider, "external_id": external_id},
+            retcol="user_id",
+            allow_none=True,
+            desc="get_user_by_external_id",
+        )
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def count_all_users(self):
         """Counts all users registered on the homeserver."""
@@ -1032,6 +1053,26 @@ def _register_user(
         self._invalidate_cache_and_stream(txn, self.get_user_by_id, (user_id,))
         txn.call_after(self.is_guest.invalidate, (user_id,))
 
+    def record_user_external_id(
+        self, auth_provider: str, external_id: str, user_id: str
+    ) -> Deferred:
+        """Record a mapping from an external user id to a mxid
+
+        Args:
+            auth_provider: identifier for the remote auth provider
+            external_id: id on that system
+            user_id: complete mxid that it is mapped to
+        """
+        return self._simple_insert(
+            table="user_external_ids",
+            values={
+                "auth_provider": auth_provider,
+                "external_id": external_id,
+                "user_id": user_id,
+            },
+            desc="record_user_external_id",
+        )
+
     def user_set_password_hash(self, user_id, password_hash):
         """
         NB. This does *not* evict any cache because the one use for this