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Add labs option to exclude unverified devices
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Add a labs option which will, when set, switch into the "invisible crypto"
mode of refusing to send keys to, or decrypt messages from, devices that have
not been signed by their owner.
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richvdh committed Sep 26, 2024
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions src/MatrixClientPeg.ts
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Expand Up @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import PlatformPeg from "./PlatformPeg";
import { formatList } from "./utils/FormattingUtils";
import SdkConfig from "./SdkConfig";
import { Features } from "./settings/Settings";
import { setDeviceIsolationMode } from "./settings/controllers/DeviceIsolationModeController.ts";

export interface IMatrixClientCreds {
homeserverUrl: string;
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});

StorageManager.setCryptoInitialised(true);

setDeviceIsolationMode(this.matrixClient, SettingsStore.getValue("feature_exclude_insecure_devices"));

// TODO: device dehydration and whathaveyou
return;
}
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
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"dynamic_room_predecessors": "Dynamic room predecessors",
"dynamic_room_predecessors_description": "Enable MSC3946 (to support late-arriving room archives)",
"element_call_video_rooms": "Element Call video rooms",
"exclude_insecure_devices": "Exclude insecure devices when sending/receiving messages",
"exclude_insecure_devices_description": "When this mode is enabled, encrypted messages will not be shared with unverified devices, and messages from unverified devices will be shown as an error. Note that if you enable this mode, you may be unable to communicate with users who have not verified their devices.",
"experimental_description": "Feeling experimental? Try out our latest ideas in development. These features are not finalised; they may be unstable, may change, or may be dropped altogether. <a>Learn more</a>.",
"experimental_section": "Early previews",
"feature_disable_call_per_sender_encryption": "Disable per-sender encryption for Element Call",
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11 changes: 11 additions & 0 deletions src/settings/Settings.tsx
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import React, { ReactNode } from "react";

import { _t, _td, TranslationKey } from "../languageHandler";
import DeviceIsolationModeController from "./controllers/DeviceIsolationModeController.ts";
import {
NotificationBodyEnabledController,
NotificationsEnabledController,
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supportedLevelsAreOrdered: true,
default: false,
},
"feature_exclude_insecure_devices": {
isFeature: true,
labsGroup: LabGroup.Encryption,
controller: new DeviceIsolationModeController(),
displayName: _td("labs|exclude_insecure_devices"),
description: _td("labs|exclude_insecure_devices_description"),
supportedLevels: LEVELS_DEVICE_ONLY_SETTINGS_WITH_CONFIG_PRIORITISED,
supportedLevelsAreOrdered: true,
default: false,
},
"useOnlyCurrentProfiles": {
supportedLevels: LEVELS_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS,
displayName: _td("settings|disable_historical_profile"),
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37 changes: 37 additions & 0 deletions src/settings/controllers/DeviceIsolationModeController.ts
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/*
Copyright 2024 New Vector Ltd.
SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
*/

import { AllDevicesIsolationMode, OnlySignedDevicesIsolationMode } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/crypto-api";
import { MatrixClient } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";

import SettingController from "./SettingController";
import { MatrixClientPeg } from "../../MatrixClientPeg";
import { SettingLevel } from "../SettingLevel";

/**
* A controller for the "exclude_insecure_devices" setting, which will
* update the crypto stack's device isolation mode on change.
*/
export default class DeviceIsolationModeController extends SettingController {
public onChange(level: SettingLevel, roomId: string, newValue: any): void {
setDeviceIsolationMode(MatrixClientPeg.safeGet(), newValue);
}
}

/**
* Set the crypto stack's device isolation mode based on the current value of the
* "exclude_insecure_devices" setting.
*
* @param client - MatrixClient to update to the new setting.
* @param settingValue - value of the "exclude_insecure_devices" setting.
*/
export function setDeviceIsolationMode(client: MatrixClient, settingValue: boolean): void {
client
.getCrypto()
?.setDeviceIsolationMode(
settingValue ? new OnlySignedDevicesIsolationMode() : new AllDevicesIsolationMode(true),
);
}
33 changes: 33 additions & 0 deletions test/settings/controllers/DeviceIsolationModeController-test.ts
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/*
Copyright 2024 New Vector Ltd.
SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
*/

import { AllDevicesIsolationMode, OnlySignedDevicesIsolationMode } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/crypto-api";

import { stubClient } from "../../test-utils";
import DeviceIsolationModeController from "../../../src/settings/controllers/DeviceIsolationModeController.ts";
import { SettingLevel } from "../../../src/settings/SettingLevel";

describe("DeviceIsolationModeController", () => {
afterEach(() => {
jest.resetAllMocks();
});

describe("tracks enabling and disabling", () => {
it("on sets signed device isolation mode", () => {
const cli = stubClient();
const controller = new DeviceIsolationModeController();
controller.onChange(SettingLevel.DEVICE, "", true);
expect(cli.getCrypto()?.setDeviceIsolationMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new OnlySignedDevicesIsolationMode());
});

it("off sets all device isolation mode", () => {
const cli = stubClient();
const controller = new DeviceIsolationModeController();
controller.onChange(SettingLevel.DEVICE, "", false);
expect(cli.getCrypto()?.setDeviceIsolationMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new AllDevicesIsolationMode(true));
});
});
});
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions test/test-utils/test-utils.ts
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getDeviceVerificationStatus: jest.fn(),
resetKeyBackup: jest.fn(),
isEncryptionEnabledInRoom: jest.fn(),
setDeviceIsolationMode: jest.fn(),
}),

getPushActionsForEvent: jest.fn(),
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