MSC: Using the create event as the room ID
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# MSC4051: Using the create event as the room ID
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Matrix has a dedicated [room ID grammar](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.8/appendices/#room-ids) which
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aims to ensure there is a single identifier representing the room. This is done by using the origin
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server's name in the ID, which often leads to confusion among users and admins that the listed server
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"owns" the room.
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**TODO(TR): Insert security context.**
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This proposal uses the create event's event ID as the room ID instead, ensuring there is a fully
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unique value that can be used.
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## Proposal
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A new room version is established to accomodate the event format, redaction, and identifier changes
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from this proposal.
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The `room_id` field is removed from events, and no longer protected from redaction. The create event's
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reference hash is used and prefixed with `!` when a room ID is needed (such as in API endpoints).
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The create event is already selected as an auth event for all events in the room, allowing servers to
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easily determine which room ID the sent event belongs.
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Events served over the client-server API MUST still include a `room_id`. Clients should already be
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treating the value as opaque, and therefore should not break when encountering the serverless value.
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**TODO(TR): Maybe go into *a bit* more detail...**
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## Potential issues
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**TODO(TR): This**
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## Alternatives
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**TODO(TR): This**
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## Security considerations
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**TODO(TR): This**
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## Unstable prefix
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**TODO(TR): This**
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## Dependencies
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As of writing, this MSC is being evaluated as a potential feature for use in the MIMI working group at
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the IETF through the Spec Core Team's efforts.
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