Matrix Authentication Support for Jitsi

This extends the collection with support for seamless authentication at the Jitsi server using Matrix OpenID.

1. New role for installing the [Matrix User Verification Service](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-user-verification-service)
2. Changes to Jitsi role: Installing Jitsi Prosody Mods and configuring Jitsi Auth
3. Changes to Jitsi and nginx-proxy roles: Serving .well-known/element/jitsi from jitsi.DOMAIN
4. We updated the Jitsi documentation on authentication and added documentation for the user verification service.

roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/defaults/main.yml

@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@ matrix_jitsi_enable_jaas_components: false
 matrix_jitsi_enable_p2p: true
 matrix_jitsi_enable_av_moderation: true
 matrix_jitsi_enable_breakout_rooms: true
+matrix_jitsi_disable_gravatar: true
 
-# Authentication type, must be one of internal, jwt or ldap.
-# Currently only internal and ldap mechanisms are supported by this playbook.
+# Authentication type, must be one of internal, jwt, matrix or ldap.
+# Currently, only internal, matrix and ldap mechanisms are supported by this playbook.
+# matrix auth verifies against matrix openID, and requires a user-verification-service to run.
 matrix_jitsi_auth_type: internal
 
 # A list of Jitsi (Prosody) accounts to create using the internal authentication mechanism.
 #
-# Accounts added here and subsquently removed will not be automatically removed
+# Accounts added here and subsequently removed will not be automatically removed
 # from the Prosody server until user account cleaning is integrated into the playbook.
 #
 # Example:
@@ -49,6 +51,23 @@ matrix_jitsi_ldap_tls_cacert_file: "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"
 matrix_jitsi_ldap_tls_cacert_dir: "/etc/ssl/certs"
 matrix_jitsi_ldap_start_tls: false
 
+# Auth type: matrix
+matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_user_verification_repo_location: "https://github.com/matrix-org/prosody-mod-auth-matrix-user-verification"
+matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_user_verification_repo_target: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_ext_path }}/prosody_auth_matrix_user_verification"
+matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_user_verification_repo_version: "2839499cb03894d8cfc3e5b2219441427cb133d8" # v1.8.0
+matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_uvs_sync_power_levels: true
+matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_uvs_location: "{{ matrix_user_verification_service_container_url }}"
+# Should match domain, see https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/pull/15114/commits/0410a6b3be82a41457275e4d1ce879dea146e092
+matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_jwt_app_id: "{{ matrix_server_fqn_jitsi }}"
+matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_files:
+  - path: "mod_auth_matrix_user_verification.lua"
+    when: true
+  - path: "mod_matrix_power_sync.lua"
+    when: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_uvs_sync_power_levels }}"
+
+# Plugged in group_vars
+#matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_uvs_auth_token:
+
 matrix_jitsi_timezone: UTC
 
 matrix_jitsi_xmpp_domain: meet.jitsi
@@ -180,6 +199,17 @@ matrix_jitsi_prosody_docker_image_force_pull: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_docker_im
 matrix_jitsi_prosody_base_path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/jitsi/prosody"
 matrix_jitsi_prosody_config_path: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_base_path }}/config"
 matrix_jitsi_prosody_plugins_path: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_base_path }}/prosody-plugins-custom"
+matrix_jitsi_prosody_ext_path: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_base_path }}/ext"
+
+# well known is currently only needed for auth type "matrix"
+matrix_jitsi_require_well_known: "{{ matrix_jitsi_enable_auth | bool and matrix_jitsi_auth_type == 'matrix' }}"
+matrix_jitsi_wellknown_element_jitsi_json: '{"auth": "openidtoken-jwt"}'
+
+#
+matrix_jitsi_muc_modules: |
+  {{
+    (['matrix_power_sync'] if matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_uvs_sync_power_levels | bool else [])
+  }}
 
 # A list of extra arguments to pass to the container
 matrix_jitsi_prosody_container_extra_arguments: []

roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/tasks/main.yml

@@ -67,3 +67,9 @@
     - setup-all
     - setup-jitsi
     - setup-additional-jitsi-jvb
+
+- block:
+    - when: matrix_jitsi_enable_auth | bool and matrix_jitsi_auth_type == 'matrix'
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "{{ role_path }}/tasks/self_check_matrix_auth.yml"
+  tags:
+    - self-check

roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/tasks/self_check_matrix_auth.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+---
+
+- ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    matrix_jitsi_prosody_self_check_uvs_health_url: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_uvs_location }}/health"
+    matrix_jitsi_element_jitsi_well_known_url: "{{ matrix_jitsi_web_public_url }}/.well-known/element/jitsi"
+
+- name: Check if jitsi serves the .well-known/element/jitsi
+  ansible.builtin.uri:
+    url: "{{ matrix_jitsi_element_jitsi_well_known_url }}"
+    follow_redirects: none
+    return_content: true
+    validate_certs: "{{ matrix_jitsi_self_check_validate_certificates }}"
+    headers:
+      Origin: example.com
+  check_mode: false
+  register: result_well_known_jitsi_element_jitsi
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: Fail if .well-known not working
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: |
+      Failed checking that the Jitsi well-known file for Element auth is configured at `{{ matrix_jitsi_element_jitsi_well_known_url }}`
+      Full error: {{ result_well_known_jitsi_element_jitsi }}
+  when: "result_well_known_jitsi_element_jitsi.failed"
+
+- name: Parse JSON for well-known payload at the matrix hostname
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    well_known_matrix_payload: "{{ result_well_known_jitsi_element_jitsi.content | from_json }}"
+
+- name: Fail if .well-known not CORS-aware
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: "The well-known file on `{{ matrix_jitsi_element_jitsi_well_known_url }}` is not CORS-aware. The file needs to be served with an Access-Control-Allow-Origin header set."
+  when: "'access_control_allow_origin' not in result_well_known_jitsi_element_jitsi"
+
+- name: Report working .well-known
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "well-known is configured correctly at `{{ matrix_jitsi_element_jitsi_well_known_url }}`"
+
+- name: Check if we can reach the user verification service and if it's healthy
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    argv:
+      - "docker"
+      - "exec"
+      - "matrix-jitsi-prosody"
+      - "wget"
+      - "-O"
+      - "-"
+      - "--quiet"
+      - "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_self_check_uvs_health_url | quote }}"
+  register: matrix_jitsi_prosody_self_check_uvs_result
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: Fail if user verification service is not (reachable and healthy)
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: |
+      Failed checking user verification service is up (checked endpoint: `{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_self_check_uvs_health_url }}`).
+      Full error: {{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_self_check_uvs_result }}
+  when: "matrix_jitsi_prosody_self_check_uvs_result.failed"
+
+- name: Report healthy user verification service
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "User verification service is working (checked endpoint: `{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_self_check_uvs_health_url }}`)"

roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/tasks/setup_jitsi_prosody_install.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     - {path: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_base_path }}", when: true}
     - {path: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_config_path }}", when: true}
     - {path: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_plugins_path }}", when: true}
+    - {path: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_ext_path }}", when: true}
   when: item.when | bool
 
 - name: Ensure jitsi-prosody Docker image is pulled
@@ -32,6 +33,43 @@
     group: "{{ matrix_user_groupname }}"
     mode: 0640
 
+# Configure matrix authentication.
+- name: Install user verification plugin
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: "{{ role_path }}/tasks/util/setup_jitsi_auth_uvs_install.yml"
+  when: matrix_jitsi_enable_auth | bool and matrix_jitsi_auth_type == "matrix"
+
+- name: Manage Jitsi .well-known
+  when: matrix_jitsi_require_well_known | bool
+  block:
+    - name: Ensure .well-known directories exist
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ item.path }}"
+        state: directory
+        mode: 0775
+        owner: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"
+        group: "{{ matrix_user_groupname }}"
+      with_items:
+        - {path: "{{ matrix_static_files_base_path }}/.well-known/element", when: "{{ matrix_jitsi_enable_auth | bool and matrix_jitsi_auth_type == 'matrix' }}"}
+      when: item.when | bool
+
+    # Create .well-known/element/jitsi in the static file directory for nginx-proxy.
+    - name: Ensure Jitsi /.well-known/element/jitsi configured
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        content: "{{ matrix_jitsi_wellknown_element_jitsi_json }}"
+        dest: "{{ matrix_static_files_base_path }}/.well-known/element/jitsi"
+        mode: 0644
+        owner: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"
+        group: "{{ matrix_user_groupname }}"
+      when: matrix_jitsi_enable_auth | bool and matrix_jitsi_auth_type == "matrix"
+# END Block
+
+# Remove matrix authentication if disabled
+- name: Ensure user verification plugin is not present if matrix auth is disabled
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: "{{ role_path }}/tasks/util/setup_jitsi_auth_uvs_uninstall.yml"
+  when: (not matrix_jitsi_enable_auth | bool) or (matrix_jitsi_auth_type != "matrix")
+
 - name: Ensure matrix-jitsi-prosody.service file is installed
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/prosody/matrix-jitsi-prosody.service.j2"
@@ -39,7 +77,9 @@
     mode: 0644
   register: matrix_jitsi_prosody_systemd_service_result
 
-- name: Ensure authentication is properly configured
+# Tasks that require a running prosody container are called in this file.
+- name: Run prosody related tasks, that require a running container.
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: "{{ role_path }}/tasks/util/setup_jitsi_auth.yml"
-  when: matrix_jitsi_enable_auth | bool
+    file: "{{ role_path }}/tasks/util/setup_jitsi_prosody_post_setup_hooks.yml"
+  when:
+    - matrix_jitsi_enable_auth | bool and matrix_jitsi_auth_type == "internal"

roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/tasks/util/prosody_post_setup_hooks/setup_jitsi_auth_internal.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+#
+# Tasks related to configuring Jitsi internal authentication on a running prosody instance.
+#
+
+- name: Ensure Jitsi internal authentication users are configured
+  ansible.builtin.shell: "{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} exec matrix-jitsi-prosody prosodyctl --config /config/prosody.cfg.lua register {{ item.username | quote }} meet.jitsi {{ item.password | quote }}"
+  with_items: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_internal_accounts }}"
+  when:
+    - matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_internal_accounts|length > 0
+  register: matrix_jitsi_user_configuration_result
+  changed_when: matrix_jitsi_user_configuration_result.rc == 0
+  no_log: true
+
+#
+# Tasks related to clean up after configuring internal authentication.
+#

roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/tasks/util/setup_jitsi_auth.yml

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
----
-#
-# Start Necessary Services
-#
-
-- name: Ensure matrix-jitsi-prosody container is running
-  ansible.builtin.systemd:
-    state: started
-    name: matrix-jitsi-prosody
-  register: matrix_jitsi_prosody_start_result
-
-
-#
-# Tasks related to configuring Jitsi internal authentication
-#
-
-- name: Ensure Jitsi internal authentication users are configured
-  ansible.builtin.shell: "{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} exec matrix-jitsi-prosody prosodyctl --config /config/prosody.cfg.lua register {{ item.username | quote }} meet.jitsi {{ item.password | quote }}"
-  with_items: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_internal_accounts }}"
-  when:
-    - matrix_jitsi_auth_type == "internal"
-    - matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_internal_accounts|length > 0
-  register: matrix_jitsi_user_configuration_result
-  changed_when: matrix_jitsi_user_configuration_result.rc == 0
-  no_log: true
-
-#
-# Tasks related to configuring other Jitsi authentication mechanisms
-#
-
-#
-# Tasks related to cleaning after Jitsi authentication configuration
-#
-
-#
-# Stop Necessary Services
-#
-- name: Ensure matrix-jitsi-prosody container is stopped if necessary
-  ansible.builtin.systemd:
-    state: stopped
-    name: matrix-jitsi-prosody
-  when: matrix_jitsi_prosody_start_result.changed | bool

roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/tasks/util/setup_jitsi_auth_uvs_install.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+- name: Checkout Prosody Auth Matrix User Verification Plugin Repo
+  ansible.builtin.git:
+    repo: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_user_verification_repo_location }}"
+    dest: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_user_verification_repo_target }}"
+    version: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_user_verification_repo_version }}"
+
+- name: Install Prosody Auth Matrix User Verification Plugin
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    remote_src: yes
+    src: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_user_verification_repo_target }}/{{ item.path }}"
+    dest: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_plugins_path }}/{{ item.path }}"
+  with_items: "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_files }}"
+  when: item.when | bool

roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/tasks/util/setup_jitsi_auth_uvs_uninstall.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+- name: Remove all files regarding prosody mod auth_matrix_user_verification and .well-known/element/jitsi
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: absent
+  with_flattened:
+    - "{{ matrix_static_files_base_path }}/.well-known/element/jitsi"
+    - "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_user_verification_repo_target }}"
+    - "{{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_files | map(attribute='path') | map('regex_replace', '^', matrix_jitsi_prosody_plugins_path+'/') | list }}"
+  register: matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_user_verification_uninstalled
+
+- name: Remove .well-known/element directory if empty
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    argv:
+     - rmdir
+     - "{{ matrix_static_files_base_path }}/.well-known/element"
+    removes: "{{matrix_static_files_base_path}}/.well-known/element"
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- when: matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_user_verification_uninstalled.changed
+  block:
+    - name: Populate service facts
+      ansible.builtin.service_facts:
+
+    - name: Ensure prosody is restarted later on if currently running
+      set_fact:
+        matrix_jitsi_prosody_require_restart: "{{ true if ansible_facts.services['matrix-jitsi-prosody.service']['state'] == 'running' else false }}"

roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/tasks/util/setup_jitsi_prosody_post_setup_hooks.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+---
+#####
+#
+# This tasks file starts and stops (if state before was stopped) a prosody container during setup to run commands,
+# that require a running prosody container.
+# The task is called in ../setup_jitsi_prosody_install.yml.
+#
+# Important: The task is called conditionally, as to only start if really needed.
+# So if you add or change anything - remember to also change the 'when' in:  ../setup_jitsi_prosody_install.yml
+#
+#####
+
+#
+# Start Necessary Services
+#
+
+- name: Ensure matrix-jitsi-prosody container is running
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    state: "{{ 'restarted' if matrix_jitsi_prosody_require_restart | d(false) | bool else 'started' }}"
+    name: matrix-jitsi-prosody
+  register: matrix_jitsi_prosody_start_result
+
+# If the flag was set, we can safely disable now.
+- name: Disable require restart flag
+  set_fact:
+    matrix_jitsi_prosody_require_restart: false
+
+#
+# Tasks related to configuring Jitsi internal authentication
+#
+
+- name: Ensure internal authentication is properly configured
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: "{{ role_path }}/tasks/util/prosody_post_setup_hooks/setup_jitsi_auth_internal.yml"
+  when: matrix_jitsi_enable_auth | bool and matrix_jitsi_auth_type == "internal"
+
+#
+# Tasks related to ...
+#
+
+
+#
+# Stop Necessary Services
+#
+- name: Ensure matrix-jitsi-prosody container is stopped if necessary
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    state: stopped
+    name: matrix-jitsi-prosody
+  when: matrix_jitsi_prosody_start_result.changed | bool

roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/tasks/validate_config.yml

@@ -25,16 +25,25 @@
     - "matrix_jitsi_jvb_auth_password"
 
 
-- name: Fail if a Jitsi internal authentication account is not defined
+- name: Fail if authentication is enabled, but not properly configured.
   ansible.builtin.fail:
     msg: >-
+      You have enabled authentication, but the configured auth type is missing required configuration.
+
+      Auth type 'internal':
       At least one Jitsi user needs to be defined in `matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_internal_accounts` when using internal authentication.
       If you're setting up Jitsi for the first time, you may have missed a step.
       Refer to our setup instructions (docs/configuring-playbook-jitsi.md).
+
+      Auth type 'matrix':
+      If you want to enable matrix_user_verification in jitsi,
+      please provide an auth token for the user verification service (uvs) using `matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_uvs_auth_token`.
+      If the user-verfication-service is also managed by this playbook the token is derived from `matrix_homeserver_generic_secret_key` in the group vars.
   when:
     - matrix_jitsi_enable_auth | bool
-    - matrix_jitsi_auth_type == 'internal'
-    - matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_internal_accounts|length == 0
+    - ((matrix_jitsi_auth_type == 'internal' and matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_internal_accounts|length == 0)
+      or (matrix_jitsi_auth_type == 'matrix' and matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_uvs_auth_token|length == 0))
+
 
 
 - name: (Deprecation) Catch and report renamed settings

roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/templates/prosody/env.j2

@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ LDAP_TLS_CACERT_DIR={{ matrix_jitsi_ldap_tls_cacert_dir }}
 LDAP_START_TLS={{ 1 if matrix_jitsi_ldap_start_tls else 0 }}
 LDAP_URL={{ matrix_jitsi_ldap_url }}
 LDAP_USE_TLS={{ 1 if matrix_jitsi_ldap_use_tls else 0 }}
+MATRIX_UVS_ISSUER={{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_jwt_app_id }}
+MATRIX_UVS_URL={{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_uvs_location }}
+{% if matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_uvs_auth_token is defined %}
+MATRIX_UVS_AUTH_TOKEN={{ matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_uvs_auth_token }}
+{% endif %}
+MATRIX_UVS_SYNC_POWER_LEVELS={{ 'true' if matrix_jitsi_prosody_auth_matrix_uvs_sync_power_levels else 'false' }}
 PUBLIC_URL={{ matrix_jitsi_web_public_url }}
 TURN_CREDENTIALS={{ matrix_jitsi_turn_credentials }}
 TURN_HOST={{ matrix_jitsi_turn_host }}
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ XMPP_GUEST_DOMAIN={{ matrix_jitsi_xmpp_guest_domain }}
 XMPP_MUC_DOMAIN={{ matrix_jitsi_xmpp_muc_domain }}
 XMPP_INTERNAL_MUC_DOMAIN={{ matrix_jitsi_xmpp_internal_muc_domain }}
 XMPP_MODULES={{ matrix_jitsi_xmpp_modules }}
-XMPP_MUC_MODULES=
+XMPP_MUC_MODULES={{ matrix_jitsi_muc_modules | join(',') }}
 XMPP_INTERNAL_MUC_MODULES=
 XMPP_RECORDER_DOMAIN={{ matrix_jitsi_recorder_domain }}
 XMPP_CROSS_DOMAIN=true

roles/custom/matrix-jitsi/templates/web/custom-config.js.j2

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ config.p2p.stunServers = [
 ];
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if matrix_jitsi_disable_gravatar %}
+config.gravatar = {'disabled': true};
+{% endif %}
+
 {% if matrix_jitsi_etherpad_enabled %}
 config.etherpad_base = {{ (matrix_jitsi_etherpad_base + '/p/') |to_json }}
 {% endif %}