From 7005b8db269563f18ba72a84f5cd8e1c9321a335 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Slavi Pantaleev Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:38:41 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Announce matrix-media-repo Authenticated Media support Related to https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/pull/3469 --- CHANGELOG.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 35299e9a8..5e00882b1 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,3 +1,16 @@ +# 2024-08-15 + +## matrix-media-repo now configured for Authenticated Media + +Thanks to [Michael Hollister](https://github.com/Michael-Hollister) from [FUTO](https://www.futo.org/), our matrix-media-repo implementation now automatically [sets up signing keys](https://docs.t2bot.io/matrix-media-repo/v1.3.5/installation/signing-key/) for Authenticated Media (as per [MSC3916](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3916)). + +If you had never heard of Authenticated Media before, the [Sunsetting unauthenticated media](https://matrix.org/blog/2024/06/26/sunsetting-unauthenticated-media/) article on [matrix.org](https://matrix.org/) is a good introduction. + +This feature is enabled for matrix-media-repo installations by default and will append an additional (matrix-media-repo-generated signing key) to your homeserver's (Synapse or Dendrite) signing key. See the [Signing keys](./docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-media-repo.md#signing-keys) and [Key backup and revoking](./docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-media-repo.md#key-backup-and-revoking) sections of the matrix-media-repo documentation for more details. + +If you'd like to avoid this new feature, you can disable it by setting `matrix_media_repo_generate_signing_key: false` in your `vars.yml` configuration file. + + # 2024-08-08 ## (Backward Compatibility Break) matrix-corporal has been upgraded to v3