YunoHost-Apps/mautrix_signal_ynh

Provide a way to use a shared secret authenticator for double puppet

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#75 opened on Jan 5, 2023

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Description

First mentioned here and there

The idea is to automatically allow the bridge to log-in as the user.

This requires adding a new authenticator to Synapse: https://github.com/devture/matrix-synapse-shared-secret-auth

Howto: https://docs.mau.fi/bridges/general/double-puppeting.html#shared-secret-method

  1. Install the python file in the synapse python path
  2. Add the module to the config
  3. Generate a secret value
  4. Put that secret value under the signal bridge config as a map: 
    bridge:
  login_shared_secret_map:
      my_server.tld: aaaaaaaaasecretaaaaa

Q: should this be provided as a separate app? The same authentication module can be used by multiple appservices/bridges.

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Research direction
Install the shared secret auth module for Synapse on YunoHost, configure the module in Synapse's config, generate a secret, and add it to the Signal bridge config under bridge.login shared secret map.
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pythonshell
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backenddevopsinfrastructure
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