Implement lab for encrypted state events (MSC3414/MSC4362)

src/MatrixClientPeg.ts

@@ -437,6 +437,9 @@ class MatrixClientPegClass implements IMatrixClientPeg {
             // These are always installed regardless of the labs flag so that cross-signing features
             // can toggle on without reloading and also be accessed immediately after login.
             cryptoCallbacks: { ...crossSigningCallbacks },
+            // We need the ability to encrypt/decrypt state events even if the lab is off, since rooms
+            // with state event encryption still need to function properly.
+            enableEncryptedStateEvents: true,
             roomNameGenerator: (_: string, state: RoomNameState) => {
                 switch (state.type) {
                     case RoomNameType.Generated:

src/components/views/dialogs/CreateRoomDialog.tsx

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ interface IProps {
     defaultName?: string;
     parentSpace?: Room;
     defaultEncrypted?: boolean;
+    defaultStateEncrypted?: boolean;
     onFinished(proceed?: false): void;
     onFinished(proceed: true, opts: IOpts): void;
 }
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ interface IState {
      * Indicates whether end-to-end encryption is enabled for the room.
      */
     isEncrypted: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether end-to-end state encryption is enabled for this room.
+     */
+    isStateEncrypted: boolean;
     /**
      * The room name.
      */
@@ -111,6 +116,7 @@ export default class CreateRoomDialog extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         this.state = {
             isPublicKnockRoom: defaultPublic || false,
             isEncrypted: this.props.defaultEncrypted ?? privateShouldBeEncrypted(cli),
+            isStateEncrypted: this.props.defaultStateEncrypted ?? false,
             joinRule,
             name: this.props.defaultName || "",
             topic: "",
@@ -136,6 +142,7 @@ export default class CreateRoomDialog extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             createOpts.room_alias_name = alias.substring(1, alias.indexOf(":"));
         } else {
             opts.encryption = this.state.isEncrypted;
+            opts.stateEncryption = this.state.isStateEncrypted;
         }
 
         if (this.state.topic) {
@@ -230,6 +237,10 @@ export default class CreateRoomDialog extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         this.setState({ isEncrypted });
     };
 
+    private onStateEncryptedChange = (isStateEncrypted: boolean): void => {
+        this.setState({ isStateEncrypted });
+    };
+
     private onAliasChange = (alias: string): void => {
         this.setState({ alias });
     };
@@ -373,6 +384,31 @@ export default class CreateRoomDialog extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             );
         }
 
+        let e2eeStateSection: JSX.Element | undefined;
+        if (
+            SettingsStore.getValue("feature_msc3414_encrypted_state_events", null, false) &&
+            this.state.joinRule !== JoinRule.Public
+        ) {
+            let microcopy: string;
+            if (!this.state.canChangeEncryption) {
+                microcopy = _t("create_room|encryption_forced");
+            } else {
+                microcopy = _t("create_room|state_encrypted_warning");
+            }
+            e2eeStateSection = (
+                <React.Fragment>
+                    <LabelledToggleSwitch
+                        label={_t("create_room|state_encryption_label")}
+                        onChange={this.onStateEncryptedChange}
+                        value={this.state.isStateEncrypted}
+                        className="mx_CreateRoomDialog_e2eSwitch" // for end-to-end tests
+                        disabled={!this.state.canChangeEncryption}
+                    />
+                    <p>{microcopy}</p>
+                </React.Fragment>
+            );
+        }
+
         let federateLabel = _t("create_room|unfederated_label_default_off");
         if (SdkConfig.get().default_federate === false) {
             // We only change the label if the default setting is different to avoid jarring text changes to the
@@ -433,6 +469,7 @@ export default class CreateRoomDialog extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                         {publicPrivateLabel}
                         {visibilitySection}
                         {e2eeSection}
+                        {e2eeStateSection}
                         {aliasField}
                         {this.advancedSettingsEnabled && (
                             <details onToggle={this.onDetailsToggled} className="mx_CreateRoomDialog_details">

src/components/views/messages/EncryptionEvent.tsx

@@ -47,14 +47,20 @@ const EncryptionEvent = ({ mxEvent, timestamp, ref }: IProps): ReactNode => {
             subtitle = _t("timeline|m.room.encryption|enabled_dm", { displayName });
         } else if (room && isLocalRoom(room)) {
             subtitle = _t("timeline|m.room.encryption|enabled_local");
+        } else if (content["io.element.msc3414.encrypt_state_events"]) {
+            subtitle = _t("timeline|m.room.encryption|state_enabled");
         } else {
             subtitle = _t("timeline|m.room.encryption|enabled");
         }
 
         return (
             <EventTileBubble
                 className="mx_cryptoEvent mx_cryptoEvent_icon"
-                title={_t("common|encryption_enabled")}
+                title={
+                    content["io.element.msc3414.encrypt_state_events"]
+                        ? _t("common|state_encryption_enabled")
+                        : _t("common|encryption_enabled")
+                }
                 subtitle={subtitle}
                 timestamp={timestamp}
             />

src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/SecurityRoomSettingsTab.tsx

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ interface IState {
     history: HistoryVisibility;
     hasAliases: boolean;
     encrypted: boolean | null;
+    stateEncrypted: boolean | null;
     showAdvancedSection: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ export default class SecurityRoomSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps, ISt
             ),
             hasAliases: false, // async loaded in componentDidMount
             encrypted: null, // async loaded in componentDidMount
+            stateEncrypted: null, // async loaded in componentDidMount
             showAdvancedSection: false,
         };
     }
@@ -90,6 +92,9 @@ export default class SecurityRoomSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps, ISt
         this.setState({
             hasAliases: await this.hasAliases(),
             encrypted: Boolean(await this.context.getCrypto()?.isEncryptionEnabledInRoom(this.props.room.roomId)),
+            stateEncrypted: Boolean(
+                await this.context.getCrypto()?.isStateEncryptionEnabledInRoom(this.props.room.roomId),
+            ),
         });
     }
 

src/createRoom.ts

@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ import {
     Preset,
     RestrictedAllowType,
     Visibility,
+    Direction,
+    RoomStateEvent,
+    type RoomState,
 } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
+import { type RoomEncryptionEventContent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/types";
 
 import Modal, { type IHandle } from "./Modal";
 import { _t, UserFriendlyError } from "./languageHandler";
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ export interface IOpts {
     spinner?: boolean;
     guestAccess?: boolean;
     encryption?: boolean;
+    stateEncryption?: boolean;
     inlineErrors?: boolean;
     andView?: boolean;
     avatar?: File | string; // will upload if given file, else mxcUrl is needed
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ export default async function createRoom(client: MatrixClient, opts: IOpts): Pro
     if (opts.spinner === undefined) opts.spinner = true;
     if (opts.guestAccess === undefined) opts.guestAccess = true;
     if (opts.encryption === undefined) opts.encryption = false;
+    if (opts.stateEncryption === undefined) opts.stateEncryption = false;
 
     if (client.isGuest()) {
         dis.dispatch({ action: "require_registration" });
@@ -221,12 +227,16 @@ export default async function createRoom(client: MatrixClient, opts: IOpts): Pro
     }
 
     if (opts.encryption) {
+        const content: RoomEncryptionEventContent = {
+            algorithm: MEGOLM_ENCRYPTION_ALGORITHM,
+        };
+        if (opts.stateEncryption) {
+            content["io.element.msc3414.encrypt_state_events"] = true;
+        }
         createOpts.initial_state.push({
             type: "m.room.encryption",
             state_key: "",
-            content: {
-                algorithm: MEGOLM_ENCRYPTION_ALGORITHM,
-            },
+            content,
         });
     }
 
@@ -263,24 +273,28 @@ export default async function createRoom(client: MatrixClient, opts: IOpts): Pro
         });
     }
 
-    if (opts.name) {
-        createOpts.name = opts.name;
-    }
-
-    if (opts.topic) {
-        createOpts.topic = opts.topic;
-    }
+    // If we are not encrypting state, copy name, topic, avatar over to
+    // createOpts so we pass them in when we call Client.createRoom().
+    if (!opts.stateEncryption) {
+        if (opts.name) {
+            createOpts.name = opts.name;
+        }
 
-    if (opts.avatar) {
-        let url = opts.avatar;
-        if (opts.avatar instanceof File) {
-            ({ content_uri: url } = await client.uploadContent(opts.avatar));
+        if (opts.topic) {
+            createOpts.topic = opts.topic;
         }
 
-        createOpts.initial_state.push({
-            type: EventType.RoomAvatar,
-            content: { url },
-        });
+        if (opts.avatar) {
+            let url = opts.avatar;
+            if (opts.avatar instanceof File) {
+                ({ content_uri: url } = await client.uploadContent(opts.avatar));
+            }
+
+            createOpts.initial_state.push({
+                type: EventType.RoomAvatar,
+                content: { url },
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     if (opts.historyVisibility) {
@@ -340,6 +354,13 @@ export default async function createRoom(client: MatrixClient, opts: IOpts): Pro
 
             if (opts.dmUserId) await Rooms.setDMRoom(client, roomId, opts.dmUserId);
         })
+        .then(async () => {
+            // We need to set up initial state manually if state encryption is enabled, since it needs
+            // to be encrypted.
+            if (opts.encryption && opts.stateEncryption) {
+                await enableStateEventEncryption(client, await room, opts);
+            }
+        })
         .then(() => {
             if (opts.parentSpace) {
                 return SpaceStore.instance.addRoomToSpace(
@@ -414,6 +435,49 @@ export default async function createRoom(client: MatrixClient, opts: IOpts): Pro
         );
 }
 
+async function enableStateEventEncryption(client: MatrixClient, room: Room, opts: IOpts): Promise<void> {
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+        if (room.hasEncryptionStateEvent()) {
+            return resolve();
+        }
+
+        const roomState = room.getLiveTimeline().getState(Direction.Forward)!;
+
+        // Soft fail, since the room will still be functional if the initial state is not encrypted.
+        const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+            logger.warn("Timed out while waiting for room to enable encryption");
+            roomState.off(RoomStateEvent.Update, onRoomStateUpdate);
+            resolve();
+        }, 3000);
+
+        const onRoomStateUpdate = (state: RoomState): void => {
+            if (state.getStateEvents(EventType.RoomEncryption, "")) {
+                roomState.off(RoomStateEvent.Update, onRoomStateUpdate);
+                clearTimeout(timeout);
+                resolve();
+            }
+        };
+
+        roomState.on(RoomStateEvent.Update, onRoomStateUpdate);
+    });
+
+    // Set room name
+    if (opts.name) {
+        await client.setRoomName(room.roomId, opts.name);
+    }
+
+    // Set room avatar
+    if (opts.avatar) {
+        let url: string;
+        if (opts.avatar instanceof File) {
+            ({ content_uri: url } = await client.uploadContent(opts.avatar));
+        } else {
+            url = opts.avatar;
+        }
+        await client.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, EventType.RoomAvatar, { url }, "");
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  * Ensure that for every user in a room, there is at least one device that we
  * can encrypt to.

src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json

@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@
         "someone": "Someone",
         "space": "Space",
         "spaces": "Spaces",
+        "state_encryption_enabled": "Experimental state encryption enabled",
         "sticker": "Sticker",
         "stickerpack": "Stickerpack",
         "success": "Success",
@@ -684,6 +685,8 @@
         "join_rule_restricted_label": "Everyone in <SpaceName/> will be able to find and join this room.",
         "name_validation_required": "Please enter a name for the room",
         "room_visibility_label": "Room visibility",
+        "state_encrypted_warning": "Enables experimental support for encrypting state events, which hides metadata such as room names and topics from being visible to the server.",
+        "state_encryption_label": "Encrypt state events",
         "title_private_room": "Create a private room",
         "title_public_room": "Create a public room",
         "title_video_room": "Create a video room",
@@ -1520,6 +1523,8 @@
         "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",
+        "encrypted_state_events": "Encrypted state events",
+        "encrypted_state_events_description": "Enables experimental support for encrypting state events, which hides metadata such as room names and topics from being visible to the server. Enabling this lab will also enable experimental room history sharing.",
         "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>.",
@@ -3562,6 +3567,7 @@
             "enabled_dm": "Messages here are end-to-end encrypted. Verify %(displayName)s in their profile - tap on their profile picture.",
             "enabled_local": "Messages in this chat will be end-to-end encrypted.",
             "parameters_changed": "Some encryption parameters have been changed.",
+            "state_enabled": "Messages and state events in this room are end-to-end encrypted. When people join, you can verify them in their profile, just tap on their profile picture.",
             "unsupported": "The encryption used by this room isn't supported."
         },
         "m.room.guest_access": {

src/settings/Settings.tsx

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import { SortingAlgorithm } from "../stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/sorters/index
 import MediaPreviewConfigController from "./controllers/MediaPreviewConfigController.ts";
 import InviteRulesConfigController from "./controllers/InviteRulesConfigController.ts";
 import { type ComputedInviteConfig } from "../@types/invite-rules.ts";
+import EncryptedStateEventsController from "./controllers/EncryptedStateEventsController.ts";
 
 export const defaultWatchManager = new WatchManager();
 
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ export interface Settings {
     "feature_new_room_list": IFeature;
     "feature_ask_to_join": IFeature;
     "feature_notifications": IFeature;
+    "feature_msc3414_encrypted_state_events": IFeature;
     // These are in the feature namespace but aren't actually features
     "feature_hidebold": IBaseSetting<boolean>;
 
@@ -780,6 +782,17 @@ export const SETTINGS: Settings = {
         supportedLevelsAreOrdered: true,
         default: false,
     },
+    "feature_msc3414_encrypted_state_events": {
+        isFeature: true,
+        labsGroup: LabGroup.Encryption,
+        controller: new EncryptedStateEventsController(),
+        displayName: _td("labs|encrypted_state_events"),
+        description: _td("labs|encrypted_state_events_description"),
+        supportedLevels: LEVELS_ROOM_SETTINGS,
+        supportedLevelsAreOrdered: true,
+        shouldWarn: true,
+        default: false,
+    },
     "useCompactLayout": {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_DEVICE_ONLY_SETTINGS,
         displayName: _td("settings|preferences|compact_modern"),

src/settings/controllers/EncryptedStateEventsController.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 New Vector Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import PlatformPeg from "../../PlatformPeg";
+import { SettingLevel } from "../SettingLevel";
+import SettingsStore from "../SettingsStore";
+import SettingController from "./SettingController";
+
+export default class EncryptedStateEventsController extends SettingController {
+    public onChange(level: SettingLevel, roomId: string | null, newValue: boolean): void {
+        SettingsStore.setValue("feature_share_history_on_invite", null, SettingLevel.CONFIG, newValue);
+        PlatformPeg.get()?.reload();
+    }
+}