Spec terms of service at registration (MSC1692) (#1812)

Spec for matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#1692

Co-authored-by: Hubert Chathi <hubertc@matrix.org>

changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1812.feature

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+Specify terms of services at registration, as per [MSC1692](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/1692).

content/client-server-api/_index.md

@@ -546,8 +546,10 @@ request parameter.
 A client should first make a request with no `auth` parameter.
 The homeserver returns an HTTP 401 response, with a JSON body, as follows:
 
-    HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
+```
-    Content-Type: application/json
+HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
+Content-Type: application/json
+```
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -590,8 +592,10 @@ given. It also contains other keys dependent on the auth type being
 attempted. For example, if the client is attempting to complete auth
 type `example.type.foo`, it might submit something like this:
 
-    POST /_matrix/client/v3/endpoint HTTP/1.1
+```
-    Content-Type: application/json
+POST /_matrix/client/v3/endpoint HTTP/1.1
+Content-Type: application/json
+```
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -611,8 +615,10 @@ along with the same object as when no authentication was attempted, with
 the addition of the `completed` key which is an array of auth types the
 client has completed successfully:
 
-    HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
+```
-    Content-Type: application/json
+HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
+Content-Type: application/json
+```
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -643,8 +649,10 @@ but the client may make a second attempt, it returns the same HTTP
 status 401 response as above, with the addition of the standard
 `errcode` and `error` fields describing the error. For example:
 
-    HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
+```
-    Content-Type: application/json
+HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
+Content-Type: application/json
+```
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -671,8 +679,10 @@ status 401 response as above, with the addition of the standard
 If the request fails for a reason other than authentication, the server
 returns an error message in the standard format. For example:
 
-    HTTP/1.1 400 Bad request
+```
-    Content-Type: application/json
+HTTP/1.1 400 Bad request
+Content-Type: application/json
+```
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -970,6 +980,129 @@ in the registration process that their token has expired.
 
 {{% http-api spec="client-server" api="registration_tokens" %}}
 
+##### Terms of service at registration
+
+{{% added-in v="1.11" %}}
+
+| Type                     | Description                                                              |
+|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `m.login.terms`          | Authentication requires the user to accept a set of policy documents. |
+
+{{% boxes/note %}}
+The `m.login.terms` authentication type is only valid on the
+[`/register`](#post_matrixclientv3register) endpoint.
+{{% /boxes/note %}}
+
+This authentication type is used when the homeserver requires new users to
+accept a given set of policy documents, such as a terms of service and a privacy
+policy. There may be many different types of documents, all of which are
+versioned and presented in (potentially) multiple languages.
+
+When the server requires the user to accept some terms, it does so by returning
+a 401 response to the `/register` request, where the response body includes
+`m.login.terms` in the `flows` list, and the `m.login.terms` property in the
+`params` object has the structure [shown below](#definition-mloginterms-params).
+
+If a client encounters an invalid parameter, registration should stop with an
+error presented to the user.
+
+The client should present the user with a checkbox to accept each policy,
+including a link to the provided URL. Once the user has done so, the client
+submits an `auth` dict with just the `type` and `session`, as follows, to
+indicate that all of the policies have been accepted:
+
+```json
+{
+  "type": "m.login.terms",
+  "session": "<session ID>"
+}
+```
+
+The server is expected to track which document versions it presented to the
+user during registration, if applicable.
+
+
+**Example**
+
+1. A client might submit a registration request as follows:
+
+   ```
+   POST /_matrix/client/v3/register
+   ```
+   ```json
+   {
+     "username": "cheeky_monkey",
+     "password": "ilovebananas"
+   }
+   ```
+
+2. The server requires the user to accept some terms of service before
+   registration, so returns the following response:
+
+   ```
+   HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
+   Content-Type: application/json
+   ```
+   ```json
+   {
+     "flows": [
+       { "stages": [ "m.login.terms" ] }
+     ],
+     "params": {
+       "m.login.terms": {
+         "policies": {
+           "terms_of_service": {
+             "version": "1.2",
+             "en": {
+                 "name": "Terms of Service",
+                 "url": "https://example.org/somewhere/terms-1.2-en.html"
+             },
+             "fr": {
+                 "name": "Conditions d'utilisation",
+                 "url": "https://example.org/somewhere/terms-1.2-fr.html"
+             }
+           }
+         }
+       }
+     },
+     "session": "kasgjaelkgj"
+   }
+   ```
+
+3. The client presents the list of documents to the user, inviting them to
+   accept the polices.
+
+4. The client repeats the registration request, confirming that the user has
+   accepted the documents:
+   ```
+   POST /_matrix/client/v3/register
+   ```
+   ```json
+   {
+     "username": "cheeky_monkey",
+     "password": "ilovebananas",
+     "auth": {
+       "type": "m.login.terms",
+       "session": "kasgjaelkgj"
+     }
+   }
+   ```
+
+5. All authentication steps have now completed, so the request is successful:
+   ```
+   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+   Content-Type: application/json
+   ```
+   ```json
+   {
+     "access_token": "abc123",
+     "device_id": "GHTYAJCE",
+     "user_id": "@cheeky_monkey:matrix.org"
+   }
+   ```
+
+{{% definition path="api/client-server/definitions/m.login.terms_params" %}}
+
 #### Fallback
 
 Clients cannot be expected to be able to know how to process every

data/api/client-server/definitions/m.login.terms_params.yaml

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+# Copyright 2024 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.
+
+type: object
+title: m.login.terms params
+description: Schema for `m.login.terms` entry in the `params` object in a User-Interactive Authentication response.
+required: ['policies']
+properties:
+  policies:
+    type: object
+    description: |
+      A map from "Policy ID" to the current definition of this policy document. The Policy ID is a unique
+      identifier for a given policy document, using the [Opaque Identifier Grammar](/appendices/#opaque-identifiers).
+    additionalProperties:
+      type: object
+      title: Policy Definition
+      required: [version]
+      properties:
+        version:
+          type: string
+          description: |
+            The version of this policy document. This is provided as a convenience for the client,
+            and uses the [Opaque Identifier Grammar](/appendices/#opaque-identifiers).
+      additionalProperties:
+        type: object
+        title: Policy Translation
+        required: [name, url]
+        description: |
+          Map from language codes to details of the document in that language.
+          Language codes SHOULD be formatted as per [Section 2.2 of RFC
+          5646](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5646#section-2.2),
+          though some implementations may use an underscore instead of dash
+          (for example, `en_US` instead of `en-US`).
+        properties:
+          name:
+            type: string
+            description: |
+              The name of this document, in the appropriate language. An
+              arbitrary string with no specified maximum length.
+          url:
+            type: string
+            description: |
+              A link to the text of this document, in the appropriate
+              language. MUST be a valid URI with scheme `https://` or
+              `http://`. Insecure HTTP is discouraged.
+example: {
+    "policies": {
+        "terms_of_service": {
+            "version": "1.2",
+            "en": {
+                "name": "Terms of Service",
+                "url": "https://example.org/somewhere/terms-1.2-en.html"
+            },
+            "fr": {
+                "name": "Conditions d'utilisation",
+                "url": "https://example.org/somewhere/terms-1.2-fr.html"
+            }
+        },
+        "privacy_policy": {
+            "version": "1.2",
+            "en": {
+                "name": "Privacy Policy",
+                "url": "https://example.org/somewhere/privacy-1.2-en.html"
+            },
+            "fr": {
+                "name": "Politique de confidentialité",
+                "url": "https://example.org/somewhere/privacy-1.2-fr.html"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}