Spec v5 rooms: Key validity

Proposals:
* [MSC2076](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2076)
* [MSC2077](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2077)

Implementation references:
* 00bf99fa62
* https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/5354
* https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/5321

No known differences from the proposals are included here - alterations are accidental.
pull/977/head
Travis Ralston 6 years ago
parent 9ac89cc915
commit a6314df44c

@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ properties:
type: integer
format: int64
description: |-
POSIX timestamp when the list of valid keys should be refreshed. Keys used beyond this
timestamp are no longer valid.
POSIX timestamp when the list of valid keys should be refreshed. This field MUST
be ignored in room versions 1, 2, 3, and 4. Keys used beyond this timestamp MUST
be considered invalid, depending on the `room version specification`_.
Servers SHOULD use the lesser of this field and 7 days into the future when
determining if a key is valid. This is to avoid a situation where an attacker
publishes a key which is valid for a significant amount of time without a way
for the homeserver owner to revoke it.
example: 1052262000000

@ -0,0 +1 @@
Clarify how ``valid_until_ts`` behaves with respect to room version.

@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ The available room versions are:
* `Version 2 <rooms/v2.html>`_ - **Stable**. Implements State Resolution Version 2.
* `Version 3 <rooms/v3.html>`_ - **Stable**. Introduces events whose IDs are the event's hash.
* `Version 4 <rooms/v4.html>`_ - **Stable**. Builds on v3 by using URL-safe base64 for event IDs.
* `Version 5 <rooms/v5.html>`_ - **Stable**. Introduces enforcement of signing key validity periods.
Specification Versions
----------------------

@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
.. Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
..
.. 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.
Room Version 5
==============
This room version builds on `version 4 <v4.html>`_, enforcing signing key validity
periods for events.
.. contents:: Table of Contents
.. sectnum::
Client considerations
---------------------
There are no specific requirements for clients in this room version. Clients should
be aware of event ID changes in `room version 4 <v4.html>`_, however.
Server implementation components
--------------------------------
.. WARNING::
The information contained in this section is strictly for server implementors.
Applications which use the Client-Server API are generally unaffected by the
intricacies contained here. The section above regarding client considerations
is the resource that Client-Server API use cases should reference.
Room version 5 uses the same algorithms defined in `room version 4 <v4.html>`_, ensuring
that signing key validity is respected.
Signing key validity period
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When validating event signatures, servers MUST enforce the ``valid_until_ts`` property
from a key request is at least as large as the ``origin_server_ts`` for the event being
validated. Servers missing a copy of the signing key MUST try to obtain one via the
`GET /_matrix/key/v2/server <../server_server/r0.1.1.html#get-matrix-key-v2-server-keyid>`_
or `POST /_matrix/key/v2/query <../server_server/r0.1.1.html#post-matrix-key-v2-query>`_
APIs. When using the ``/query`` endpoint, servers MUST set the ``minimum_valid_until_ts``
property to prompt the notary server to attempt to refresh the key if appropriate.

@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ targets:
files:
- rooms/v4.rst
version_label: v4
rooms@v5: # this is translated to be rooms/v5.html
files:
- rooms/v5.rst
version_label: v5
appendices:
files:
- appendices.rst

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