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Option to block mxid patterns at registration
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Description
This issue has been migrated from [#5129](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5129).
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A bit like IRC's badnames feature, to prevent people registering obnoxious accounts.
Could be hooked into the spam scanning interface?
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the registration flow and the spam scanning interface referenced in the issue. Establish how blocked mxid patterns should be configured and what registration outcome counts as done, then validate the behavior with relevant existing tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- authentication, backend, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100