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Specifically using the term "virtual user ID" in more places to mean the namespace of AS user IDs.
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own as anyone who wants to talk to the virtual user will do a lookup before trying own as anyone who wants to talk to the virtual user will do a lookup before trying
the application service... the application service...
Clients may want to link their matrix user ID to their 3PID (e.g. IRC nick). This Clients may want to link their matrix user ID to their virtual user ID. This
API allows the AS to do this, so messages sent from the AS are sent as the client. API allows the AS to do this, so messages sent from the AS are sent as the client's
user ID, instead of the virtual user ID.
This is not achieved using OAuth2 or similar because the trust relationships are This is not achieved using OAuth2 or similar because the trust relationships are
different. The application service already has a huge amount of trust from the different. The application service already has a huge amount of trust from the
@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ To revoke permission for an application service to masquerade as a user:
Inputs: Inputs:
- Credentials of user (e.g. ``access_token``) - Credentials of user (e.g. ``access_token``)
- The user ID within an application service's namespace to revoke. If blank, - The user ID within an application service's namespace to revoke. If blank,
revokes all user IDs linked to this matrix user ID. revokes all virtual user IDs linked to this matrix user ID.
Output: Output:
- None. - None.
Side effects: Side effects: