diff --git a/changelog.d/4525.feature b/changelog.d/4525.feature new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c7f595cec --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/4525.feature @@ -0,0 +1 @@ + Synapse can now automatically provision TLS certificates via ACME (the protocol used by CAs like Let's Encrypt). diff --git a/synapse/app/__init__.py b/synapse/app/__init__.py index b45adafdd..f56f5fcc1 100644 --- a/synapse/app/__init__.py +++ b/synapse/app/__init__.py @@ -12,15 +12,38 @@ # 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. - +import logging import sys from synapse import python_dependencies # noqa: E402 sys.dont_write_bytecode = True +logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) + try: python_dependencies.check_requirements() except python_dependencies.DependencyException as e: sys.stderr.writelines(e.message) sys.exit(1) + + +def check_bind_error(e, address, bind_addresses): + """ + This method checks an exception occurred while binding on 0.0.0.0. + If :: is specified in the bind addresses a warning is shown. + The exception is still raised otherwise. + + Binding on both 0.0.0.0 and :: causes an exception on Linux and macOS + because :: binds on both IPv4 and IPv6 (as per RFC 3493). + When binding on 0.0.0.0 after :: this can safely be ignored. + + Args: + e (Exception): Exception that was caught. + address (str): Address on which binding was attempted. + bind_addresses (list): Addresses on which the service listens. + """ + if address == '0.0.0.0' and '::' in bind_addresses: + logger.warn('Failed to listen on 0.0.0.0, continuing because listening on [::]') + else: + raise e diff --git a/synapse/app/_base.py b/synapse/app/_base.py index 3840c663a..5b97a54d4 100644 --- a/synapse/app/_base.py +++ b/synapse/app/_base.py @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from daemonize import Daemonize from twisted.internet import error, reactor +from synapse.app import check_bind_error from synapse.util import PreserveLoggingContext from synapse.util.rlimit import change_resource_limit @@ -188,24 +189,3 @@ def listen_ssl( logger.info("Synapse now listening on port %d (TLS)", port) return r - - -def check_bind_error(e, address, bind_addresses): - """ - This method checks an exception occurred while binding on 0.0.0.0. - If :: is specified in the bind addresses a warning is shown. - The exception is still raised otherwise. - - Binding on both 0.0.0.0 and :: causes an exception on Linux and macOS - because :: binds on both IPv4 and IPv6 (as per RFC 3493). - When binding on 0.0.0.0 after :: this can safely be ignored. - - Args: - e (Exception): Exception that was caught. - address (str): Address on which binding was attempted. - bind_addresses (list): Addresses on which the service listens. - """ - if address == '0.0.0.0' and '::' in bind_addresses: - logger.warn('Failed to listen on 0.0.0.0, continuing because listening on [::]') - else: - raise e diff --git a/synapse/config/tls.py b/synapse/config/tls.py index 734f612db..5f63676d9 100644 --- a/synapse/config/tls.py +++ b/synapse/config/tls.py @@ -31,13 +31,16 @@ logger = logging.getLogger() class TlsConfig(Config): def read_config(self, config): - acme_config = config.get("acme", {}) + acme_config = config.get("acme", None) + if acme_config is None: + acme_config = {} + self.acme_enabled = acme_config.get("enabled", False) self.acme_url = acme_config.get( "url", "https://acme-v01.api.letsencrypt.org/directory" ) - self.acme_port = acme_config.get("port", 8449) - self.acme_bind_addresses = acme_config.get("bind_addresses", ["127.0.0.1"]) + self.acme_port = acme_config.get("port", 80) + self.acme_bind_addresses = acme_config.get("bind_addresses", ['::', '0.0.0.0']) self.acme_reprovision_threshold = acme_config.get("reprovision_threshold", 30) self.tls_certificate_file = self.abspath(config.get("tls_certificate_path")) @@ -126,21 +129,80 @@ class TlsConfig(Config): tls_certificate_path = base_key_name + ".tls.crt" tls_private_key_path = base_key_name + ".tls.key" + # this is to avoid the max line length. Sorrynotsorry + proxypassline = ( + 'ProxyPass /.well-known/acme-challenge ' + 'http://localhost:8009/.well-known/acme-challenge' + ) + return ( """\ - # PEM encoded X509 certificate for TLS. - # This certificate, as of Synapse 1.0, will need to be a valid - # and verifiable certificate, with a root that is available in - # the root store of other servers you wish to federate to. Any - # required intermediary certificates can be appended after the - # primary certificate in hierarchical order. + # PEM-encoded X509 certificate for TLS. + # This certificate, as of Synapse 1.0, will need to be a valid and verifiable + # certificate, signed by a recognised Certificate Authority. + # + # See 'ACME support' below to enable auto-provisioning this certificate via + # Let's Encrypt. + # tls_certificate_path: "%(tls_certificate_path)s" - # PEM encoded private key for TLS + # PEM-encoded private key for TLS tls_private_key_path: "%(tls_private_key_path)s" - # Don't bind to the https port - no_tls: False + # ACME support: This will configure Synapse to request a valid TLS certificate + # for your configured `server_name` via Let's Encrypt. + # + # Note that provisioning a certificate in this way requires port 80 to be + # routed to Synapse so that it can complete the http-01 ACME challenge. + # By default, if you enable ACME support, Synapse will attempt to listen on + # port 80 for incoming http-01 challenges - however, this will likely fail + # with 'Permission denied' or a similar error. + # + # There are a couple of potential solutions to this: + # + # * If you already have an Apache, Nginx, or similar listening on port 80, + # you can configure Synapse to use an alternate port, and have your web + # server forward the requests. For example, assuming you set 'port: 8009' + # below, on Apache, you would write: + # + # %(proxypassline)s + # + # * Alternatively, you can use something like `authbind` to give Synapse + # permission to listen on port 80. + # + acme: + # ACME support is disabled by default. Uncomment the following line + # to enable it. + # + # enabled: true + + # Endpoint to use to request certificates. If you only want to test, + # use Let's Encrypt's staging url: + # https://acme-staging.api.letsencrypt.org/directory + # + # url: https://acme-v01.api.letsencrypt.org/directory + + # Port number to listen on for the HTTP-01 challenge. Change this if + # you are forwarding connections through Apache/Nginx/etc. + # + # port: 80 + + # Local addresses to listen on for incoming connections. + # Again, you may want to change this if you are forwarding connections + # through Apache/Nginx/etc. + # + # bind_addresses: ['::', '0.0.0.0'] + + # How many days remaining on a certificate before it is renewed. + # + # reprovision_threshold: 30 + + # If your server runs behind a reverse-proxy which terminates TLS connections + # (for both client and federation connections), it may be useful to disable + # All TLS support for incoming connections. Setting no_tls to False will + # do so (and avoid the need to give synapse a TLS private key). + # + # no_tls: False # List of allowed TLS fingerprints for this server to publish along # with the signing keys for this server. Other matrix servers that @@ -170,20 +232,6 @@ class TlsConfig(Config): tls_fingerprints: [] # tls_fingerprints: [{"sha256": ""}] - ## Support for ACME certificate auto-provisioning. - # acme: - # enabled: false - ## ACME path. - ## If you only want to test, use the staging url: - ## https://acme-staging.api.letsencrypt.org/directory - # url: 'https://acme-v01.api.letsencrypt.org/directory' - ## Port number (to listen for the HTTP-01 challenge). - ## Using port 80 requires utilising something like authbind, or proxying to it. - # port: 8449 - ## Hosts to bind to. - # bind_addresses: ['127.0.0.1'] - ## How many days remaining on a certificate before it is renewed. - # reprovision_threshold: 30 """ % locals() ) diff --git a/synapse/handlers/acme.py b/synapse/handlers/acme.py index 73ea7ed01..dd0b21796 100644 --- a/synapse/handlers/acme.py +++ b/synapse/handlers/acme.py @@ -18,13 +18,16 @@ import logging import attr from zope.interface import implementer +import twisted +import twisted.internet.error from twisted.internet import defer -from twisted.internet.endpoints import serverFromString from twisted.python.filepath import FilePath from twisted.python.url import URL from twisted.web import server, static from twisted.web.resource import Resource +from synapse.app import check_bind_error + logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) try: @@ -96,16 +99,19 @@ class AcmeHandler(object): srv = server.Site(responder_resource) - listeners = [] - - for host in self.hs.config.acme_bind_addresses: + bind_addresses = self.hs.config.acme_bind_addresses + for host in bind_addresses: logger.info( - "Listening for ACME requests on %s:%s", host, self.hs.config.acme_port + "Listening for ACME requests on %s:%i", host, self.hs.config.acme_port, ) - endpoint = serverFromString( - self.reactor, "tcp:%s:interface=%s" % (self.hs.config.acme_port, host) - ) - listeners.append(endpoint.listen(srv)) + try: + self.reactor.listenTCP( + self.hs.config.acme_port, + srv, + interface=host, + ) + except twisted.internet.error.CannotListenError as e: + check_bind_error(e, host, bind_addresses) # Make sure we are registered to the ACME server. There's no public API # for this, it is usually triggered by startService, but since we don't @@ -114,9 +120,6 @@ class AcmeHandler(object): self._issuer._registered = False yield self._issuer._ensure_registered() - # Return a Deferred that will fire when all the servers have started up. - yield defer.DeferredList(listeners, fireOnOneErrback=True, consumeErrors=True) - @defer.inlineCallbacks def provision_certificate(self):