Add documentation to the sample config about the templates for SSO. (#7343)

changelog.d/7343.feature

+Support SSO in the user interactive authentication workflow.

docs/sample_config.yaml

@@ -1518,6 +1518,30 @@ sso:
     #
     #     * server_name: the homeserver's name.
     #
+    # * HTML page which notifies the user that they are authenticating to confirm
+    #   an operation on their account during the user interactive authentication
+    #   process: 'sso_auth_confirm.html'.
+    #
+    #   When rendering, this template is given the following variables:
+    #     * redirect_url: the URL the user is about to be redirected to. Needs
+    #                     manual escaping (see
+    #                     https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/2.11.x/templates/#html-escaping).
+    #
+    #     * description: the operation which the user is being asked to confirm
+    #
+    # * HTML page shown after a successful user interactive authentication session:
+    #   'sso_auth_success.html'.
+    #
+    #   Note that this page must include the JavaScript which notifies of a successful authentication
+    #   (see https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#fallback).
+    #
+    #   This template has no additional variables.
+    #
+    # * HTML page shown during single sign-on if a deactivated user (according to Synapse's database)
+    #   attempts to login: 'sso_account_deactivated.html'.
+    #
+    #   This template has no additional variables.
+    #
     # You can see the default templates at:
     # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/master/synapse/res/templates
     #

synapse/config/sso.py

@@ -113,6 +113,30 @@ class SSOConfig(Config):
             #
             #     * server_name: the homeserver's name.
             #
+            # * HTML page which notifies the user that they are authenticating to confirm
+            #   an operation on their account during the user interactive authentication
+            #   process: 'sso_auth_confirm.html'.
+            #
+            #   When rendering, this template is given the following variables:
+            #     * redirect_url: the URL the user is about to be redirected to. Needs
+            #                     manual escaping (see
+            #                     https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/2.11.x/templates/#html-escaping).
+            #
+            #     * description: the operation which the user is being asked to confirm
+            #
+            # * HTML page shown after a successful user interactive authentication session:
+            #   'sso_auth_success.html'.
+            #
+            #   Note that this page must include the JavaScript which notifies of a successful authentication
+            #   (see https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#fallback).
+            #
+            #   This template has no additional variables.
+            #
+            # * HTML page shown during single sign-on if a deactivated user (according to Synapse's database)
+            #   attempts to login: 'sso_account_deactivated.html'.
+            #
+            #   This template has no additional variables.
+            #
             # You can see the default templates at:
             # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/master/synapse/res/templates
             #