diff --git a/api/client-server/definitions/wellknown/homeserver.yaml b/api/client-server/definitions/wellknown/homeserver.yaml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7efba816 --- /dev/null +++ b/api/client-server/definitions/wellknown/homeserver.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd +# +# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); +# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. +# You may obtain a copy of the License at +# +# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 +# +# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software +# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, +# 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. +title: Homeserver Information +description: |- + Used by clients to discover homeserver information. +type: object +properties: + base_url: + type: string + description: The base URL for the homeserver for client-server connections. +required: + - base_url diff --git a/api/client-server/definitions/wellknown/homeserver.yaml~ b/api/client-server/definitions/wellknown/homeserver.yaml~ new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e42dfbf3 --- /dev/null +++ b/api/client-server/definitions/wellknown/homeserver.yaml~ @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd +# +# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); +# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. +# You may obtain a copy of the License at +# +# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 +# +# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software +# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, +# 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. +title: Authentication Data +description: |- + Used by clients to submit authentication information to the interactive-authentication API +type: object +properties: + base_url: + type: string + description: The base URL for the homeserver for client-server connections. +required: + - base_url diff --git a/api/client-server/definitions/wellknown/identity_server.yaml b/api/client-server/definitions/wellknown/identity_server.yaml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..eb0e0baf --- /dev/null +++ b/api/client-server/definitions/wellknown/identity_server.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd +# +# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); +# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. +# You may obtain a copy of the License at +# +# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 +# +# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software +# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, +# 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. +title: Identity Server Information +description: |- + Used by clients to discover identity server information. +type: object +properties: + base_url: + type: string + description: The base URL for the identity server for client-server connections. +required: + - base_url diff --git a/api/client-server/wellknown.yaml b/api/client-server/wellknown.yaml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..44d9ef73 --- /dev/null +++ b/api/client-server/wellknown.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd +# +# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); +# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. +# You may obtain a copy of the License at +# +# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 +# +# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software +# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, +# 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. +swagger: '2.0' +info: + title: "Matrix Client-Server server discovery API" + version: "1.0.0" +host: localhost:8008 +schemes: + - https +basePath: /.well-known +produces: + - application/json +paths: + "/matrix/client": + get: + summary: Gets Matrix server discovery information about the domain. + description: |- + Gets discovery information about the domain. The file may include + additional keys, which SHOULD follow the Java package naming convention, + e.g. ``com.example.myapp.property``. This ensures property names are + suitably namespaced for each application and reduces the risk of + clashes. + + **FIXME:** do we need to add a note that this endpoint is not + necessarily handled by the homeserver, but by another webserver? Or + does the context make this clear enough? + operationId: getWellknown + responses: + 200: + description: Server discovery information + examples: + application/json: { + "m.homeserver": { + "base_url": "https://matrix.example.com" + }, + "m.identity_server": { + "base_url": "https://identity.example.com" + } + } + schema: + type: object + properties: + m.homeserver: + description: Information about the homeserver to connect to. + "$ref": "definitions/wellknown/homeserver.yaml" + m.identity_server: + description: Information about the identity server to connect to. + "$ref": "definitions/wellknown/identity_server.yaml" + 404: + description: No server discovery information available + tags: + - Server administration diff --git a/specification/client_server_api.rst b/specification/client_server_api.rst index dec3a4f4..e0befddf 100644 --- a/specification/client_server_api.rst +++ b/specification/client_server_api.rst @@ -164,6 +164,78 @@ recommended. {{versions_cs_http_api}} +Server Discovery +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +In order to allow users to connect to a Matrix server without needing to +explicitly specify the homeserver's URL or other parameters, clients may use an +auto-discovery mechanism to determine the server's URL based on a user's +Matrix ID. Auto-discovery should only be done at login time, with the +discovered values retained for the duration of the user's session. + +In this section, the following terms are used with specific meanings: + +``PROMPT`` + Retrieve the specific piece of information from the user in a way which + fits within the existing client UX, if the client is inclined to do so. + Failure can take place instead if no good UX is possible at this point. + +``IGNORE`` + Stop the current auto-discovery mechanism. If no more auto-discovery + mechanisms are available, then the client may use other methods of + determining the required parameters, such as prompting the user, or using + default values. + +``FAIL_PROMPT`` + Inform the user that auto-discovery failed due to invalid/empty data and + ``PROMPT`` for the parameter. + +``FAIL_ERROR`` + Inform the user that auto-discovery did not return any usable URLs. Do not + continue further with the current login process. At this point, valid data + was obtained, but no homeserver is available to serve the client. No further + guess should be attempted and the user should make a conscientious decision + what to do next. + +Well-known URI +++++++++++++++ + +The ``.well-known`` method uses a JSON file at a predetermined location to +specify parameter values. The flow for this method is as follows: + +1. Extract the server name from the user's Matrix ID by splitting the Matrix ID + at the first colon. +2. Extract the DNS name from the server name. +3. Make a GET request to ``https://dns_name/.well-known/matrix/client``. + + a. If the returned status code is 404, then ``IGNORE``. + b. If the returned status code is not 200, or the response body is empty, + then ``FAIL_PROMPT``. + c. Parse the response body as a JSON object + + i. If the content cannot be parsed, then ``FAIL_PROMPT``. + + d. Extract the ``base_url`` value from the ``m.homeserver`` property. This + value is to be used as the base URL of the homeserver. + + i. If this value is not provided, then ``FAIL_PROMPT``. + + e. Validate the homeserver base URL: + + i. Parse it as a URL. If it is not a URL, then ``FAIL_ERROR``. + ii. Clients should validate that the URL points to a valid homeserver + before accepting it. Currently, the suggested way of validating is + to connect to the ``/_matrix/client/versions`` endpoint, and to parse + and validate the data. If any step in the validation fails, then + ``FAIL_ERROR``. + + f. If the ``m.identity_server`` property is present, extract the + ``base_url`` value for use as the base URL of the identity server. This + value can be validated as in the step above, but using + ``/_matrix/identity/api/v1``. + +{{wellknown_cs_http_api}} + Client Authentication ---------------------