From 804653e55118a8155dfbfe5187e941a2f8ce8337 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Till <2353100+S7evinK@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:21:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Verify a shared secret is set in `create-account` (#2645)

---
 cmd/create-account/main.go | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cmd/create-account/main.go b/cmd/create-account/main.go
index fbd14b8d..bd053f2f 100644
--- a/cmd/create-account/main.go
+++ b/cmd/create-account/main.go
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ func main() {
 		logrus.Fatalf("The reset-password flag has been replaced by the POST /_dendrite/admin/resetPassword/{localpart} admin API.")
 	}
 
+	if cfg.ClientAPI.RegistrationSharedSecret == "" {
+		logrus.Fatalln("Shared secret registration is not enabled, enable it by setting a shared secret in the config: 'client_api.registration_shared_secret'")
+	}
+
 	if *username == "" {
 		flag.Usage()
 		os.Exit(1)