allow emails to be passed through SAML

changelog.d/7385.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add the ability to pass an email via SAML attributes.

docs/saml_mapping_providers.md

@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ A custom mapping provider must specify the following methods:
        * `mxid_localpart` - Required. The mxid localpart of the new user.
        * `displayname` - The displayname of the new user. If not provided, will default to
                          the value of `mxid_localpart`.
+       * `emails` - A list of emails for the new user. If not provided, will
+                    default to an empty list.
 * `parse_config(config)`
     - This method should have the `@staticmethod` decoration.
     - Arguments:

synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py

@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ async def _map_saml_response_to_user(
                     raise SynapseError(500, "Error parsing SAML2 response")
 
                 displayname = attribute_dict.get("displayname")
+                emails = attribute_dict.get("emails", [])
 
                 # Check if this mxid already exists
                 if not await self._datastore.get_users_by_id_case_insensitive(
@@ -285,7 +286,9 @@ async def _map_saml_response_to_user(
             logger.info("Mapped SAML user to local part %s", localpart)
 
             registered_user_id = await self._registration_handler.register_user(
-                localpart=localpart, default_display_name=displayname
+                localpart=localpart,
+                default_display_name=displayname,
+                bind_emails=emails,
             )
 
             await self._datastore.record_user_external_id(
@@ -377,6 +380,7 @@ def saml_response_to_user_attributes(
             dict: A dict containing new user attributes. Possible keys:
                 * mxid_localpart (str): Required. The localpart of the user's mxid
                 * displayname (str): The displayname of the user
+                * emails (list[str]): Any emails for the user
         """
         try:
             mxid_source = saml_response.ava[self._mxid_source_attribute][0]
@@ -399,9 +403,13 @@ def saml_response_to_user_attributes(
         # If displayname is None, the mxid_localpart will be used instead
         displayname = saml_response.ava.get("displayName", [None])[0]
 
+        # Retrieve any emails present in the saml response
+        emails = saml_response.ava.get("email", [])
+
         return {
             "mxid_localpart": localpart,
             "displayname": displayname,
+            "emails": emails,
         }
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -440,4 +448,4 @@ def get_saml_attributes(config: SamlConfig) -> Tuple[set, set]:
                 second set consists of those attributes which can be used if
                 available, but are not necessary
         """
-        return {"uid", config.mxid_source_attribute}, {"displayName"}
+        return {"uid", config.mxid_source_attribute}, {"displayName", "email"}