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@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ do so, this proposal suggests implementing an appservice extension to the
[`POST /login` endpoint](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#post-matrix-client-r0-login).
Appservice users do not usually need to login as they do not need their own access token, and do not
traditionally need a "device". However, E2E encryption demands that at least one user in a room has a Matrix device
which means bridge users need to be able to generate a device on demand. In the past, bridge developers
have used the bridge bot's device for all bridge users in the room, but this causes problems should the bridge
wish to only join ghosts to a room (e.g. for DMs).
traditionally need a "device". However, E2E encryption demands that at least one user in a room has a
Matrix device which means bridge users need to be able to generate a device on demand. In the past,
bridge developers have used the bridge bot's device for all bridge users in the room, but this causes
problems should the bridge wish to only join ghosts to a room (e.g. for DMs).
Another advantage this provides is that an appservice can now be used to generate access tokens for
any user in its namespace without having to set a password for that user, which may be useful in the
case of software where maintaining password(s) in the configuration is undesirable.
any user in its namespace without having to set a password for that user, which may be useful where
maintaining password(s) in the configuration is undesirable.
## Proposal