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Update config docs about identity servers

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This updates the discussion of identity servers in the config docs to match what
was shipped in the privacy sprint.

Fixes https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/10982
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@ -18,15 +18,10 @@ For a good example, see https://riot.im/develop/config.json.
`default_is_url`, however these are deprecated. They are maintained for backwards
compatibility with older configurations. `default_is_url` is respected only
if `default_hs_url` is used.
* The identity server is used for verifying third party identifiers like emails
and phone numbers. It is not used to store your password or account information.
If not provided, the identity server defaults to vector.im. Currently the only
two public identity servers are https://matrix.org and https://vector.im, however
in future identity servers will be decentralised. In the future it will be possible
to disable the identity server functionality.
* Riot will fail to load if a mix of `default_server_config`, `default_server_name`, or
`default_hs_url` is specified. When multiple sources are specified, it is unclear
which should take priority and therefore the application cannot continue.
* As of Riot 1.4.0, identity servers are optional. See [Identity servers](#identity-servers) below.
1. `features`: Lookup of optional features that may be `enable`d, `disable`d, or exposed to the user
in the `labs` section of settings. The available optional experimental features vary from
release to release. The available features are described in [labs.md](labs.md).
@ -100,6 +95,34 @@ it, you can build Riot, but run
Alternatively, you can edit the `og:image` meta tag in `index.html` directly
each time you download a new version of Riot.
Identity servers
================
The identity server is used for inviting other users to a room via third party
identifiers like emails and phone numbers. It is not used to store your password
or account information.
As of Riot 1.4.0, all identity server functions are optional and you are
prompted to agree terms before data is sent to the identity server.
Riot will check multiple sources when looking for an identity server to use in
the following order of preference:
1. The identity server set in the user's account data
* For a new user, no value is present in their account data. It is only set
if the user visits Settings and manually changes their identity server.
2. The identity server provided by the `.well-known` lookup that occurred at
login
3. The identity server provided by the Riot config file
If none of these sources have an identity server set, then Riot will prompt the
user to set an identity server first when attempting to use features that
require one.
Currently the only two public identity servers are https://vector.im and
https://matrix.org, however in the future identity servers will be
decentralised.
Desktop app configuration
=========================