modernize: Use auto where the type is clear from context
[quassel.git] / src / core / core.cpp
index e57a764..35b46b6 100644 (file)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /***************************************************************************
- *   Copyright (C) 2005-2015 by the Quassel Project                        *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2005-2018 by the Quassel Project                        *
  *   devel@quassel-irc.org                                                 *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 
 #include "core.h"
 #include "coreauthhandler.h"
 #include "coresession.h"
 #include "coresettings.h"
-#include "logger.h"
 #include "internalpeer.h"
+#include "logmessage.h"
 #include "network.h"
 #include "postgresqlstorage.h"
 #include "quassel.h"
+#include "sqlauthenticator.h"
 #include "sqlitestorage.h"
+#include "types.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LDAP
+#  include "ldapauthenticator.h"
+#endif
+
 // migration related
 #include <QFile>
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 #  include <termios.h>
 #endif /* Q_OS_WIN */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_UMASK
-#  include <sys/types.h>
-#  include <sys/stat.h>
-#endif /* HAVE_UMASK */
-
 // ==============================
 //  Custom Events
 // ==============================
@@ -63,167 +66,226 @@ public:
 // ==============================
 //  Core
 // ==============================
-Core *Core::instanceptr = 0;
 
-Core *Core::instance()
+Core::Core()
+    : Singleton<Core>{this}
 {
-    if (instanceptr) return instanceptr;
-    instanceptr = new Core();
-    instanceptr->init();
-    return instanceptr;
+    Q_INIT_RESOURCE(sql);
+
+    // Parent all QObject-derived attributes, so when the Core instance gets moved into another
+    // thread, they get moved with it
+    _server.setParent(this);
+    _v6server.setParent(this);
+    _storageSyncTimer.setParent(this);
 }
 
 
-void Core::destroy()
+Core::~Core()
 {
-    delete instanceptr;
-    instanceptr = 0;
+    qDeleteAll(_connectingClients);
+    qDeleteAll(_sessions);
+    syncStorage();
 }
 
 
-Core::Core()
-    : QObject(),
-      _storage(0)
+void Core::init()
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_UMASK
-    umask(S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO);
-#endif
     _startTime = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toUTC(); // for uptime :)
 
-    Quassel::loadTranslation(QLocale::system());
-
-    // FIXME: MIGRATION 0.3 -> 0.4: Move database and core config to new location
-    // Move settings, note this does not delete the old files
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-    QSettings newSettings("quassel-irc.org", "quasselcore");
-#else
-
-# ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    QSettings::Format format = QSettings::IniFormat;
-# else
-    QSettings::Format format = QSettings::NativeFormat;
-# endif
-    QString newFilePath = Quassel::configDirPath() + "quasselcore"
-                          + ((format == QSettings::NativeFormat) ? QLatin1String(".conf") : QLatin1String(".ini"));
-    QSettings newSettings(newFilePath, format);
-#endif /* Q_OS_MAC */
-
-    if (newSettings.value("Config/Version").toUInt() == 0) {
-#   ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-        QString org = "quassel-irc.org";
-#   else
-        QString org = "Quassel Project";
-#   endif
-        QSettings oldSettings(org, "Quassel Core");
-        if (oldSettings.allKeys().count()) {
-            qWarning() << "\n\n*** IMPORTANT: Config and data file locations have changed. Attempting to auto-migrate your core settings...";
-            foreach(QString key, oldSettings.allKeys())
-            newSettings.setValue(key, oldSettings.value(key));
-            newSettings.setValue("Config/Version", 1);
-            qWarning() << "*   Your core settings have been migrated to" << newSettings.fileName();
-
-#ifndef Q_OS_MAC /* we don't need to move the db and cert for mac */
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-            QString quasselDir = qgetenv("APPDATA") + "/quassel/";
-#elif defined Q_OS_MAC
-            QString quasselDir = QDir::homePath() + "/Library/Application Support/Quassel/";
-#else
-            QString quasselDir = QDir::homePath() + "/.quassel/";
-#endif
-
-            QFileInfo info(Quassel::configDirPath() + "quassel-storage.sqlite");
-            if (!info.exists()) {
-                // move database, if we found it
-                QFile oldDb(quasselDir + "quassel-storage.sqlite");
-                if (oldDb.exists()) {
-                    bool success = oldDb.rename(Quassel::configDirPath() + "quassel-storage.sqlite");
-                    if (success)
-                        qWarning() << "*   Your database has been moved to" << Quassel::configDirPath() + "quassel-storage.sqlite";
-                    else
-                        qWarning() << "!!! Moving your database has failed. Please move it manually into" << Quassel::configDirPath();
-                }
-            }
-            // move certificate
-            QFileInfo certInfo(quasselDir + "quasselCert.pem");
-            if (certInfo.exists()) {
-                QFile cert(quasselDir + "quasselCert.pem");
-                bool success = cert.rename(Quassel::configDirPath() + "quasselCert.pem");
-                if (success)
-                    qWarning() << "*   Your certificate has been moved to" << Quassel::configDirPath() + "quasselCert.pem";
-                else
-                    qWarning() << "!!! Moving your certificate has failed. Please move it manually into" << Quassel::configDirPath();
-            }
-#endif /* !Q_OS_MAC */
-            qWarning() << "*** Migration completed.\n\n";
-        }
-    }
-    // MIGRATION end
-
     // check settings version
     // so far, we only have 1
     CoreSettings s;
     if (s.version() != 1) {
-        qCritical() << "Invalid core settings version, terminating!";
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        throw ExitException{EXIT_FAILURE, tr("Invalid core settings version!")};
     }
 
+    // Set up storage and authentication backends
     registerStorageBackends();
+    registerAuthenticators();
 
-    connect(&_storageSyncTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(syncStorage()));
-    _storageSyncTimer.start(10 * 60 * 1000); // 10 minutes
-}
+    QProcessEnvironment environment = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
+    bool config_from_environment = Quassel::isOptionSet("config-from-environment");
 
+    QString db_backend;
+    QVariantMap db_connectionProperties;
 
-void Core::init()
-{
-    CoreSettings cs;
-    // legacy
-    QVariantMap dbsettings = cs.storageSettings().toMap();
-    _configured = initStorage(dbsettings.value("Backend").toString(), dbsettings.value("ConnectionProperties").toMap());
+    QString auth_authenticator;
+    QVariantMap auth_properties;
 
-    if (Quassel::isOptionSet("select-backend")) {
-        selectBackend(Quassel::optionValue("select-backend"));
-        exit(0);
+    bool writeError = false;
+
+    if (config_from_environment) {
+        db_backend = environment.value("DB_BACKEND");
+        auth_authenticator = environment.value("AUTH_AUTHENTICATOR");
     }
+    else {
+        CoreSettings cs;
 
-    if (!_configured) {
-        if (!_storageBackends.count()) {
-            qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Could not initialize any storage backend! Exiting..."));
-            qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Currently, Quassel supports SQLite3 and PostgreSQL. You need to build your\n"
-                                        "Qt library with the sqlite or postgres plugin enabled in order for quasselcore\n"
-                                        "to work."));
-            exit(1); // TODO make this less brutal (especially for mono client -> popup)
+        QVariantMap dbsettings = cs.storageSettings().toMap();
+        db_backend = dbsettings.value("Backend").toString();
+        db_connectionProperties = dbsettings.value("ConnectionProperties").toMap();
+
+        QVariantMap authSettings = cs.authSettings().toMap();
+        auth_authenticator = authSettings.value("Authenticator", "Database").toString();
+        auth_properties = authSettings.value("AuthProperties").toMap();
+
+        writeError = !cs.isWritable();
+    }
+
+    try {
+        _configured = initStorage(db_backend, db_connectionProperties, environment, config_from_environment);
+        if (_configured) {
+            _configured = initAuthenticator(auth_authenticator, auth_properties, environment, config_from_environment);
+        }
+    }
+    catch (ExitException) {
+        // Try again later
+        _configured = false;
+    }
+
+    if (Quassel::isOptionSet("select-backend") || Quassel::isOptionSet("select-authenticator")) {
+        bool success{true};
+        if (Quassel::isOptionSet("select-backend")) {
+            success &= selectBackend(Quassel::optionValue("select-backend"));
+        }
+        if (Quassel::isOptionSet("select-authenticator")) {
+            success &= selectAuthenticator(Quassel::optionValue("select-authenticator"));
         }
-        qWarning() << "Core is currently not configured! Please connect with a Quassel Client for basic setup.";
+        throw ExitException{success ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE};
     }
 
-    if (Quassel::isOptionSet("add-user")) {
-        exit(createUser() ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE);
+    if (!_configured) {
+        if (config_from_environment) {
+            try {
+                _configured = initStorage(db_backend, db_connectionProperties, environment, config_from_environment, true);
+                if (_configured) {
+                    _configured = initAuthenticator(auth_authenticator, auth_properties, environment, config_from_environment, true);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (ExitException e) {
+                throw ExitException{EXIT_FAILURE, tr("Cannot configure from environment: %1").arg(e.errorString)};
+            }
+
+            if (!_configured) {
+                throw ExitException{EXIT_FAILURE, tr("Cannot configure from environment!")};
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            if (_registeredStorageBackends.empty()) {
+                throw ExitException{EXIT_FAILURE,
+                                    tr("Could not initialize any storage backend! Exiting...\n"
+                                       "Currently, Quassel supports SQLite3 and PostgreSQL. You need to build your\n"
+                                       "Qt library with the sqlite or postgres plugin enabled in order for quasselcore\n"
+                                       "to work.")};
+            }
+
+            if (writeError) {
+                throw ExitException{EXIT_FAILURE, tr("Cannot write quasselcore configuration; probably a permission problem.")};
+            }
 
+            quInfo() << "Core is currently not configured! Please connect with a Quassel Client for basic setup.";
+        }
     }
+    else {
+        if (Quassel::isOptionSet("add-user")) {
+            bool success = createUser();
+            throw ExitException{success ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE};
+        }
+
+        if (Quassel::isOptionSet("change-userpass")) {
+            bool success = changeUserPass(Quassel::optionValue("change-userpass"));
+            throw ExitException{success ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE};
+        }
+
+        _strictIdentEnabled = Quassel::isOptionSet("strict-ident");
+        if (_strictIdentEnabled) {
+            cacheSysIdent();
+        }
+
+        if (Quassel::isOptionSet("oidentd")) {
+            _oidentdConfigGenerator = new OidentdConfigGenerator(this);
+        }
+
+
+        if (Quassel::isOptionSet("ident-daemon")) {
+            _identServer = new IdentServer(this);
+        }
+
+        Quassel::registerReloadHandler([]() {
+            // Currently, only reloading SSL certificates and the sysident cache is supported
+            if (Core::instance()) {
+                Core::instance()->cacheSysIdent();
+                Core::instance()->reloadCerts();
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        });
 
-    if (Quassel::isOptionSet("change-userpass")) {
-        exit(changeUserPass(Quassel::optionValue("change-userpass")) ?
-                       EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE);
+        connect(&_storageSyncTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(syncStorage()));
+        _storageSyncTimer.start(10 * 60 * 1000); // 10 minutes
     }
 
     connect(&_server, SIGNAL(newConnection()), this, SLOT(incomingConnection()));
     connect(&_v6server, SIGNAL(newConnection()), this, SLOT(incomingConnection()));
-    if (!startListening()) exit(1);  // TODO make this less brutal
 
-    if (Quassel::isOptionSet("oidentd"))
-        _oidentdConfigGenerator = new OidentdConfigGenerator(this);
+    if (!startListening()) {
+        throw ExitException{EXIT_FAILURE, tr("Cannot open port for listening!")};
+    }
+
+    if (_configured && !Quassel::isOptionSet("norestore")) {
+        Core::restoreState();
+    }
+
+    _initialized = true;
+
+    if (_pendingInternalConnection) {
+        connectInternalPeer(_pendingInternalConnection);
+        _pendingInternalConnection = {};
+    }
 }
 
 
-Core::~Core()
+void Core::initAsync()
 {
-    // FIXME do we need more cleanup for handlers?
-    foreach(CoreAuthHandler *handler, _connectingClients) {
-        handler->deleteLater(); // disconnect non authed clients
+    try {
+        init();
+    }
+    catch (ExitException e) {
+        emit exitRequested(e.exitCode, e.errorString);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void Core::shutdown()
+{
+    quInfo() << "Core shutting down...";
+
+    saveState();
+
+    for (auto &&client : _connectingClients) {
+        client->deleteLater();
+    }
+    _connectingClients.clear();
+
+    if (_sessions.isEmpty()) {
+        emit shutdownComplete();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (auto &&session : _sessions) {
+        connect(session, SIGNAL(shutdownComplete(SessionThread*)), this, SLOT(onSessionShutdown(SessionThread*)));
+        session->shutdown();
+    }
+}
+
+
+void Core::onSessionShutdown(SessionThread *session)
+{
+    _sessions.take(_sessions.key(session))->deleteLater();
+    if (_sessions.isEmpty()) {
+        quInfo() << "Core shutdown complete!";
+        emit shutdownComplete();
     }
-    qDeleteAll(_sessions);
-    qDeleteAll(_storageBackends);
 }
 
 
@@ -231,42 +293,43 @@ Core::~Core()
 
 void Core::saveState()
 {
-    CoreSettings s;
-    QVariantMap state;
-    QVariantList activeSessions;
-    foreach(UserId user, instance()->_sessions.keys())
-        activeSessions << QVariant::fromValue<UserId>(user);
-    state["CoreStateVersion"] = 1;
-    state["ActiveSessions"] = activeSessions;
-    s.setCoreState(state);
+    if (_storage) {
+        QVariantList activeSessions;
+        for (auto &&user : instance()->_sessions.keys())
+            activeSessions << QVariant::fromValue<UserId>(user);
+        _storage->setCoreState(activeSessions);
+    }
 }
 
 
 void Core::restoreState()
 {
-    if (!instance()->_configured) {
-        // qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Cannot restore a state for an unconfigured core!"));
+    if (!_configured) {
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Cannot restore a state for an unconfigured core!"));
         return;
     }
-    if (instance()->_sessions.count()) {
-        qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Calling restoreState() even though active sessions exist!"));
+    if (_sessions.count()) {
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Calling restoreState() even though active sessions exist!"));
         return;
     }
+
     CoreSettings s;
     /* We don't check, since we are at the first version since switching to Git
     uint statever = s.coreState().toMap()["CoreStateVersion"].toUInt();
     if(statever < 1) {
-      qWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Core state too old, ignoring..."));
+      quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Core state too old, ignoring..."));
       return;
     }
     */
 
-    QVariantList activeSessions = s.coreState().toMap()["ActiveSessions"].toList();
+    const QList<QVariant> &activeSessionsFallback = s.coreState().toMap()["ActiveSessions"].toList();
+    QVariantList activeSessions = instance()->_storage->getCoreState(activeSessionsFallback);
+
     if (activeSessions.count() > 0) {
         quInfo() << "Restoring previous core state...";
-        foreach(QVariant v, activeSessions) {
+        for(auto &&v : activeSessions) {
             UserId user = v.value<UserId>();
-            instance()->sessionForUser(user, true);
+            sessionForUser(user, true);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -274,13 +337,13 @@ void Core::restoreState()
 
 /*** Core Setup ***/
 
-QString Core::setup(const QString &adminUser, const QString &adminPassword, const QString &backend, const QVariantMap &setupData)
+QString Core::setup(const QString &adminUser, const QString &adminPassword, const QString &backend, const QVariantMap &setupData, const QString &authenticator, const QVariantMap &authSetupData)
 {
-    return instance()->setupCore(adminUser, adminPassword, backend, setupData);
+    return instance()->setupCore(adminUser, adminPassword, backend, setupData, authenticator, authSetupData);
 }
 
 
-QString Core::setupCore(const QString &adminUser, const QString &adminPassword, const QString &backend, const QVariantMap &setupData)
+QString Core::setupCore(const QString &adminUser, const QString &adminPassword, const QString &backend, const QVariantMap &setupData, const QString &authenticator, const QVariantMap &authSetupData)
 {
     if (_configured)
         return tr("Core is already configured! Not configuring again...");
@@ -288,14 +351,31 @@ QString Core::setupCore(const QString &adminUser, const QString &adminPassword,
     if (adminUser.isEmpty() || adminPassword.isEmpty()) {
         return tr("Admin user or password not set.");
     }
-    if (!(_configured = initStorage(backend, setupData, true))) {
-        return tr("Could not setup storage!");
+    try {
+        if (!(_configured = initStorage(backend, setupData, {}, false, true))) {
+            return tr("Could not setup storage!");
+        }
+
+        quInfo() << "Selected authenticator:" << authenticator;
+        if (!(_configured = initAuthenticator(authenticator, authSetupData, {}, false, true)))
+        {
+            return tr("Could not setup authenticator!");
+        }
+    }
+    catch (ExitException e) {
+        // Event loop is running, so trigger an exit rather than throwing an exception
+        QCoreApplication::exit(e.exitCode);
+        return e.errorString.isEmpty() ? tr("Fatal failure while trying to setup, terminating") : e.errorString;
     }
 
-    saveBackendSettings(backend, setupData);
+    if (!saveBackendSettings(backend, setupData)) {
+        return tr("Could not save backend settings, probably a permission problem.");
+    }
+    saveAuthenticatorSettings(authenticator, authSetupData);
 
     quInfo() << qPrintable(tr("Creating admin user..."));
     _storage->addUser(adminUser, adminPassword);
+    cacheSysIdent();
     startListening(); // TODO check when we need this
     return QString();
 }
@@ -303,9 +383,9 @@ QString Core::setupCore(const QString &adminUser, const QString &adminPassword,
 
 QString Core::setupCoreForInternalUsage()
 {
-    Q_ASSERT(!_storageBackends.isEmpty());
+    Q_ASSERT(!_registeredStorageBackends.empty());
 
-    qsrand(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toTime_t());
+    qsrand(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toMSecsSinceEpoch());
     int pass = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
         pass *= 10;
@@ -313,85 +393,83 @@ QString Core::setupCoreForInternalUsage()
     }
 
     // mono client currently needs sqlite
-    return setupCore("AdminUser", QString::number(pass), "SQLite", QVariantMap());
+    return setupCore("AdminUser", QString::number(pass), "SQLite", QVariantMap(), "Database", QVariantMap());
 }
 
 
 /*** Storage Handling ***/
-void Core::registerStorageBackends()
-{
-    // Register storage backends here!
-    registerStorageBackend(new SqliteStorage(this));
-    registerStorageBackend(new PostgreSqlStorage(this));
-}
-
 
-bool Core::registerStorageBackend(Storage *backend)
+template<typename Storage>
+void Core::registerStorageBackend()
 {
-    if (backend->isAvailable()) {
-        _storageBackends[backend->displayName()] = backend;
-        return true;
-    }
-    else {
+    auto backend = makeDeferredShared<Storage>(this);
+    if (backend->isAvailable())
+        _registeredStorageBackends.emplace_back(std::move(backend));
+    else
         backend->deleteLater();
-        return false;
-    }
 }
 
 
-void Core::unregisterStorageBackends()
+void Core::registerStorageBackends()
 {
-    foreach(Storage *s, _storageBackends.values()) {
-        s->deleteLater();
+    if (_registeredStorageBackends.empty()) {
+        registerStorageBackend<SqliteStorage>();
+        registerStorageBackend<PostgreSqlStorage>();
     }
-    _storageBackends.clear();
 }
 
 
-void Core::unregisterStorageBackend(Storage *backend)
+DeferredSharedPtr<Storage> Core::storageBackend(const QString &backendId) const
 {
-    _storageBackends.remove(backend->displayName());
-    backend->deleteLater();
+    auto it = std::find_if(_registeredStorageBackends.begin(), _registeredStorageBackends.end(),
+                           [backendId](const DeferredSharedPtr<Storage> &backend) {
+                               return backend->displayName() == backendId;
+                           });
+    return it != _registeredStorageBackends.end() ? *it : nullptr;
 }
 
 
-// old db settings:
-// "Type" => "sqlite"
-bool Core::initStorage(const QString &backend, const QVariantMap &settings, bool setup)
+bool Core::initStorage(const QString &backend, const QVariantMap &settings,
+                       const QProcessEnvironment &environment, bool loadFromEnvironment, bool setup)
 {
-    _storage = 0;
-
     if (backend.isEmpty()) {
+        quWarning() << "No storage backend selected!";
         return false;
     }
 
-    Storage *storage = 0;
-    if (_storageBackends.contains(backend)) {
-        storage = _storageBackends[backend];
-    }
-    else {
+    auto storage = storageBackend(backend);
+    if (!storage) {
         qCritical() << "Selected storage backend is not available:" << backend;
         return false;
     }
 
-    Storage::State storageState = storage->init(settings);
+    connect(storage.get(), SIGNAL(dbUpgradeInProgress(bool)), this, SIGNAL(dbUpgradeInProgress(bool)));
+
+    Storage::State storageState = storage->init(settings, environment, loadFromEnvironment);
     switch (storageState) {
     case Storage::NeedsSetup:
         if (!setup)
             return false;  // trigger setup process
-        if (storage->setup(settings))
-            return initStorage(backend, settings, false);
-    // if initialization wasn't successful, we quit to keep from coming up unconfigured
+        if (storage->setup(settings, environment, loadFromEnvironment))
+            return initStorage(backend, settings, environment, loadFromEnvironment, false);
+        return false;
+
     case Storage::NotAvailable:
-        qCritical() << "FATAL: Selected storage backend is not available:" << backend;
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        if (!setup) {
+            // If initialization wasn't successful, we quit to keep from coming up unconfigured
+            throw ExitException{EXIT_FAILURE, tr("Selected storage backend %1 is not available.").arg(backend)};
+        }
+        qCritical() << "Selected storage backend is not available:" << backend;
+        return false;
+
     case Storage::IsReady:
         // delete all other backends
-        _storageBackends.remove(backend);
-        unregisterStorageBackends();
-        connect(storage, SIGNAL(bufferInfoUpdated(UserId, const BufferInfo &)), this, SIGNAL(bufferInfoUpdated(UserId, const BufferInfo &)));
+        _registeredStorageBackends.clear();
+        connect(storage.get(), SIGNAL(bufferInfoUpdated(UserId, const BufferInfo &)),
+                this, SIGNAL(bufferInfoUpdated(UserId, const BufferInfo &)));
+        break;
     }
-    _storage = storage;
+    _storage = std::move(storage);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -415,12 +493,91 @@ bool Core::createNetwork(UserId user, NetworkInfo &info)
 }
 
 
+/*** Authenticators ***/
+
+// Authentication handling, now independent from storage.
+template<typename Authenticator>
+void Core::registerAuthenticator()
+{
+    auto authenticator = makeDeferredShared<Authenticator>(this);
+    if (authenticator->isAvailable())
+        _registeredAuthenticators.emplace_back(std::move(authenticator));
+    else
+        authenticator->deleteLater();
+}
+
+
+void Core::registerAuthenticators()
+{
+    if (_registeredAuthenticators.empty()) {
+        registerAuthenticator<SqlAuthenticator>();
+#ifdef HAVE_LDAP
+        registerAuthenticator<LdapAuthenticator>();
+#endif
+    }
+}
+
+
+DeferredSharedPtr<Authenticator> Core::authenticator(const QString &backendId) const
+{
+    auto it = std::find_if(_registeredAuthenticators.begin(), _registeredAuthenticators.end(),
+                           [backendId](const DeferredSharedPtr<Authenticator> &authenticator) {
+                               return authenticator->backendId() == backendId;
+                           });
+    return it != _registeredAuthenticators.end() ? *it : nullptr;
+}
+
+
+// FIXME: Apparently, this is the legacy way of initting storage backends?
+// If there's a not-legacy way, it should be used here
+bool Core::initAuthenticator(const QString &backend, const QVariantMap &settings,
+                             const QProcessEnvironment &environment, bool loadFromEnvironment,
+                             bool setup)
+{
+    if (backend.isEmpty()) {
+        quWarning() << "No authenticator selected!";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    auto auth = authenticator(backend);
+    if (!auth) {
+        qCritical() << "Selected auth backend is not available:" << backend;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    Authenticator::State authState = auth->init(settings, environment, loadFromEnvironment);
+    switch (authState) {
+    case Authenticator::NeedsSetup:
+        if (!setup)
+            return false;  // trigger setup process
+        if (auth->setup(settings, environment, loadFromEnvironment))
+            return initAuthenticator(backend, settings, environment, loadFromEnvironment, false);
+        return false;
+
+    case Authenticator::NotAvailable:
+        if (!setup) {
+            // If initialization wasn't successful, we quit to keep from coming up unconfigured
+            throw ExitException{EXIT_FAILURE, tr("Selected auth backend %1 is not available.").arg(backend)};
+        }
+        qCritical() << "Selected auth backend is not available:" << backend;
+        return false;
+
+    case Authenticator::IsReady:
+        // delete all other backends
+        _registeredAuthenticators.clear();
+        break;
+    }
+    _authenticator = std::move(auth);
+    return true;
+}
+
+
 /*** Network Management ***/
 
 bool Core::sslSupported()
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_SSL
-    SslServer *sslServer = qobject_cast<SslServer *>(&instance()->_server);
+    auto *sslServer = qobject_cast<SslServer *>(&instance()->_server);
     return sslServer && sslServer->isCertValid();
 #else
     return false;
@@ -428,6 +585,51 @@ bool Core::sslSupported()
 }
 
 
+bool Core::reloadCerts()
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_SSL
+    auto *sslServerv4 = qobject_cast<SslServer *>(&_server);
+    bool retv4 = sslServerv4->reloadCerts();
+
+    auto *sslServerv6 = qobject_cast<SslServer *>(&_v6server);
+    bool retv6 = sslServerv6->reloadCerts();
+
+    return retv4 && retv6;
+#else
+    // SSL not supported, don't mark configuration reload as failed
+    return true;
+#endif
+}
+
+
+void Core::cacheSysIdent()
+{
+    if (isConfigured()) {
+        _authUserNames = _storage->getAllAuthUserNames();
+    }
+}
+
+
+QString Core::strictSysIdent(UserId user) const
+{
+    if (_authUserNames.contains(user)) {
+        return _authUserNames[user];
+    }
+
+    // A new user got added since we last pulled our cache from the database.
+    // There's no way to avoid a database hit - we don't even know the authname!
+    instance()->cacheSysIdent();
+
+    if (_authUserNames.contains(user)) {
+        return _authUserNames[user];
+    }
+
+    // ...something very weird is going on if we ended up here (an active CoreSession without a corresponding database entry?)
+    qWarning().nospace() << "Unable to find authusername for UserId " << user << ", this should never happen!";
+    return "unknown"; // Should we just terminate the program instead?
+}
+
+
 bool Core::startListening()
 {
     // in mono mode we only start a local port if a port is specified in the cli call
@@ -500,12 +702,20 @@ bool Core::startListening()
     if (!success)
         quError() << qPrintable(tr("Could not open any network interfaces to listen on!"));
 
+    if (_identServer) {
+        _identServer->startListening();
+    }
+
     return success;
 }
 
 
 void Core::stopListening(const QString &reason)
 {
+    if (_identServer) {
+        _identServer->stopListening(reason);
+    }
+
     bool wasListening = false;
     if (_server.isListening()) {
         wasListening = true;
@@ -526,12 +736,12 @@ void Core::stopListening(const QString &reason)
 
 void Core::incomingConnection()
 {
-    QTcpServer *server = qobject_cast<QTcpServer *>(sender());
+    auto *server = qobject_cast<QTcpServer *>(sender());
     Q_ASSERT(server);
     while (server->hasPendingConnections()) {
         QTcpSocket *socket = server->nextPendingConnection();
 
-        CoreAuthHandler *handler = new CoreAuthHandler(socket, this);
+        auto *handler = new CoreAuthHandler(socket, this);
         _connectingClients.insert(handler);
 
         connect(handler, SIGNAL(disconnected()), SLOT(clientDisconnected()));
@@ -550,7 +760,7 @@ void Core::incomingConnection()
 // Potentially called during the initialization phase (before handing the connection off to the session)
 void Core::clientDisconnected()
 {
-    CoreAuthHandler *handler = qobject_cast<CoreAuthHandler *>(sender());
+    auto *handler = qobject_cast<CoreAuthHandler *>(sender());
     Q_ASSERT(handler);
 
     quInfo() << qPrintable(tr("Non-authed client disconnected:")) << qPrintable(handler->socket()->peerAddress().toString());
@@ -569,11 +779,11 @@ void Core::clientDisconnected()
 
 void Core::setupClientSession(RemotePeer *peer, UserId uid)
 {
-    CoreAuthHandler *handler = qobject_cast<CoreAuthHandler *>(sender());
+    auto *handler = qobject_cast<CoreAuthHandler *>(sender());
     Q_ASSERT(handler);
 
     // From now on everything is handled by the client session
-    disconnect(handler, 0, this, 0);
+    disconnect(handler, nullptr, this, nullptr);
     _connectingClients.remove(handler);
     handler->deleteLater();
 
@@ -589,7 +799,7 @@ void Core::setupClientSession(RemotePeer *peer, UserId uid)
 void Core::customEvent(QEvent *event)
 {
     if (event->type() == AddClientEventId) {
-        AddClientEvent *addClientEvent = static_cast<AddClientEvent *>(event);
+        auto *addClientEvent = static_cast<AddClientEvent *>(event);
         addClientHelper(addClientEvent->peer, addClientEvent->userId);
         return;
     }
@@ -604,11 +814,26 @@ void Core::addClientHelper(RemotePeer *peer, UserId uid)
 }
 
 
-void Core::setupInternalClientSession(InternalPeer *clientPeer)
+void Core::connectInternalPeer(QPointer<InternalPeer> peer)
+{
+    if (_initialized && peer) {
+        setupInternalClientSession(peer);
+    }
+    else {
+        _pendingInternalConnection = peer;
+    }
+}
+
+
+void Core::setupInternalClientSession(QPointer<InternalPeer> clientPeer)
 {
     if (!_configured) {
         stopListening();
-        setupCoreForInternalUsage();
+        auto errorString = setupCoreForInternalUsage();
+        if (!errorString.isEmpty()) {
+            emit exitRequested(EXIT_FAILURE, errorString);
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     UserId uid;
@@ -616,11 +841,17 @@ void Core::setupInternalClientSession(InternalPeer *clientPeer)
         uid = _storage->internalUser();
     }
     else {
-        qWarning() << "Core::setupInternalClientSession(): You're trying to run monolithic Quassel with an unusable Backend! Go fix it!";
+        quWarning() << "Core::setupInternalClientSession(): You're trying to run monolithic Quassel with an unusable Backend! Go fix it!";
+        emit exitRequested(EXIT_FAILURE, tr("Cannot setup storage backend."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!clientPeer) {
+        quWarning() << "Client peer went away, not starting a session";
         return;
     }
 
-    InternalPeer *corePeer = new InternalPeer(this);
+    auto *corePeer = new InternalPeer(this);
     corePeer->setPeer(clientPeer);
     clientPeer->setPeer(corePeer);
 
@@ -635,109 +866,197 @@ SessionThread *Core::sessionForUser(UserId uid, bool restore)
     if (_sessions.contains(uid))
         return _sessions[uid];
 
-    SessionThread *session = new SessionThread(uid, restore, this);
-    _sessions[uid] = session;
-    session->start();
-    return session;
+    return (_sessions[uid] = new SessionThread(uid, restore, strictIdentEnabled(), this));
 }
 
 
 void Core::socketError(QAbstractSocket::SocketError err, const QString &errorString)
 {
-    qWarning() << QString("Socket error %1: %2").arg(err).arg(errorString);
+    quWarning() << QString("Socket error %1: %2").arg(err).arg(errorString);
 }
 
 
 QVariantList Core::backendInfo()
 {
-    QVariantList backends;
-    foreach(const Storage *backend, instance()->_storageBackends.values()) {
+    instance()->registerStorageBackends();
+
+    QVariantList backendInfos;
+    for (auto &&backend : instance()->_registeredStorageBackends) {
         QVariantMap v;
+        v["BackendId"]   = backend->backendId();
         v["DisplayName"] = backend->displayName();
         v["Description"] = backend->description();
-        v["SetupKeys"] = backend->setupKeys();
-        v["SetupDefaults"] = backend->setupDefaults();
-        backends.append(v);
+        v["SetupData"]   = backend->setupData(); // ignored by legacy clients
+
+        // TODO Protocol Break: Remove legacy (cf. authenticatorInfo())
+        const auto &setupData = backend->setupData();
+        QStringList setupKeys;
+        QVariantMap setupDefaults;
+        for (int i = 0; i + 2 < setupData.size(); i += 3) {
+            setupKeys << setupData[i].toString();
+            setupDefaults[setupData[i].toString()] = setupData[i + 2];
+        }
+        v["SetupKeys"]     = setupKeys;
+        v["SetupDefaults"] = setupDefaults;
+        // TODO Protocol Break: Remove
+        v["IsDefault"]     = (backend->backendId() == "SQLite"); // newer clients will just use the first in the list
+
+        backendInfos << v;
     }
-    return backends;
+    return backendInfos;
 }
 
 
+QVariantList Core::authenticatorInfo()
+{
+    instance()->registerAuthenticators();
+
+    QVariantList authInfos;
+    for(auto &&backend : instance()->_registeredAuthenticators) {
+        QVariantMap v;
+        v["BackendId"]   = backend->backendId();
+        v["DisplayName"] = backend->displayName();
+        v["Description"] = backend->description();
+        v["SetupData"]   = backend->setupData();
+        authInfos << v;
+    }
+    return authInfos;
+}
+
 // migration / backend selection
 bool Core::selectBackend(const QString &backend)
 {
     // reregister all storage backends
     registerStorageBackends();
-    if (!_storageBackends.contains(backend)) {
-        qWarning() << qPrintable(QString("Core::selectBackend(): unsupported backend: %1").arg(backend));
-        qWarning() << "    supported backends are:" << qPrintable(QStringList(_storageBackends.keys()).join(", "));
+    auto storage = storageBackend(backend);
+    if (!storage) {
+        QStringList backends;
+        std::transform(_registeredStorageBackends.begin(), _registeredStorageBackends.end(),
+                       std::back_inserter(backends), [](const DeferredSharedPtr<Storage>& backend) {
+                           return backend->displayName();
+                       });
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Unsupported storage backend: %1").arg(backend));
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Supported backends are:")) << qPrintable(backends.join(", "));
         return false;
     }
 
-    Storage *storage = _storageBackends[backend];
-    QVariantMap settings = promptForSettings(storage);
+    QVariantMap settings = promptForSettings(storage.get());
 
     Storage::State storageState = storage->init(settings);
     switch (storageState) {
     case Storage::IsReady:
-        saveBackendSettings(backend, settings);
-        qWarning() << "Switched backend to:" << qPrintable(backend);
-        qWarning() << "Backend already initialized. Skipping Migration";
+        if (!saveBackendSettings(backend, settings)) {
+            qCritical() << qPrintable(QString("Could not save backend settings, probably a permission problem."));
+        }
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Switched storage backend to: %1").arg(backend));
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Backend already initialized. Skipping Migration..."));
         return true;
     case Storage::NotAvailable:
-        qCritical() << "Backend is not available:" << qPrintable(backend);
+        qCritical() << qPrintable(tr("Storage backend is not available: %1").arg(backend));
         return false;
     case Storage::NeedsSetup:
         if (!storage->setup(settings)) {
-            qWarning() << qPrintable(QString("Core::selectBackend(): unable to setup backend: %1").arg(backend));
+            quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Unable to setup storage backend: %1").arg(backend));
             return false;
         }
 
         if (storage->init(settings) != Storage::IsReady) {
-            qWarning() << qPrintable(QString("Core::migrateBackend(): unable to initialize backend: %1").arg(backend));
+            quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Unable to initialize storage backend: %1").arg(backend));
             return false;
         }
 
-        saveBackendSettings(backend, settings);
-        qWarning() << "Switched backend to:" << qPrintable(backend);
+        if (!saveBackendSettings(backend, settings)) {
+            qCritical() << qPrintable(QString("Could not save backend settings, probably a permission problem."));
+        }
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Switched storage backend to: %1").arg(backend));
         break;
     }
 
     // let's see if we have a current storage object we can migrate from
-    AbstractSqlMigrationReader *reader = getMigrationReader(_storage);
-    AbstractSqlMigrationWriter *writer = getMigrationWriter(storage);
+    auto reader = getMigrationReader(_storage.get());
+    auto writer = getMigrationWriter(storage.get());
     if (reader && writer) {
-        qDebug() << qPrintable(QString("Migrating Storage backend %1 to %2...").arg(_storage->displayName(), storage->displayName()));
-        delete _storage;
-        _storage = 0;
-        delete storage;
-        storage = 0;
-        if (reader->migrateTo(writer)) {
+        qDebug() << qPrintable(tr("Migrating storage backend %1 to %2...").arg(_storage->displayName(), storage->displayName()));
+        _storage.reset();
+        storage.reset();
+        if (reader->migrateTo(writer.get())) {
             qDebug() << "Migration finished!";
-            saveBackendSettings(backend, settings);
+            qDebug() << qPrintable(tr("Migration finished!"));
+            if (!saveBackendSettings(backend, settings)) {
+                qCritical() << qPrintable(QString("Could not save backend settings, probably a permission problem."));
+                return false;
+            }
             return true;
         }
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Unable to migrate storage backend! (No migration writer for %1)").arg(backend));
         return false;
-        qWarning() << qPrintable(QString("Core::migrateDb(): unable to migrate storage backend! (No migration writer for %1)").arg(backend));
     }
 
     // inform the user why we cannot merge
     if (!_storage) {
-        qWarning() << "No currently active backend. Skipping migration.";
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("No currently active storage backend. Skipping migration..."));
     }
     else if (!reader) {
-        qWarning() << "Currently active backend does not support migration:" << qPrintable(_storage->displayName());
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Currently active storage backend does not support migration: %1").arg(_storage->displayName()));
     }
     if (writer) {
-        qWarning() << "New backend does not support migration:" << qPrintable(backend);
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("New storage backend does not support migration: %1").arg(backend));
     }
 
     // so we were unable to merge, but let's create a user \o/
-    _storage = storage;
+    _storage = std::move(storage);
     createUser();
     return true;
 }
 
+// TODO: I am not sure if this function is implemented correctly.
+// There is currently no concept of migraiton between auth backends.
+bool Core::selectAuthenticator(const QString &backend)
+{
+    // Register all authentication backends.
+    registerAuthenticators();
+    auto auther = authenticator(backend);
+    if (!auther) {
+        QStringList authenticators;
+        std::transform(_registeredAuthenticators.begin(), _registeredAuthenticators.end(),
+                       std::back_inserter(authenticators), [](const DeferredSharedPtr<Authenticator>& authenticator) {
+                           return authenticator->displayName();
+                       });
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Unsupported authenticator: %1").arg(backend));
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Supported authenticators are:")) << qPrintable(authenticators.join(", "));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    QVariantMap settings = promptForSettings(auther.get());
+
+    Authenticator::State state = auther->init(settings);
+    switch (state) {
+    case Authenticator::IsReady:
+        saveAuthenticatorSettings(backend, settings);
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Switched authenticator to: %1").arg(backend));
+        return true;
+    case Authenticator::NotAvailable:
+        qCritical() << qPrintable(tr("Authenticator is not available: %1").arg(backend));
+        return false;
+    case Authenticator::NeedsSetup:
+        if (!auther->setup(settings)) {
+            quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Unable to setup authenticator: %1").arg(backend));
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (auther->init(settings) != Authenticator::IsReady) {
+            quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Unable to initialize authenticator: %1").arg(backend));
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        saveAuthenticatorSettings(backend, settings);
+        quWarning() << qPrintable(tr("Switched authenticator to: %1").arg(backend));
+    }
+
+    _authenticator = std::move(auther);
+    return true;
+}
+
 
 bool Core::createUser()
 {
@@ -760,11 +1079,11 @@ bool Core::createUser()
     enableStdInEcho();
 
     if (password != password2) {
-        qWarning() << "Passwords don't match!";
+        quWarning() << "Passwords don't match!";
         return false;
     }
     if (password.isEmpty()) {
-        qWarning() << "Password is empty!";
+        quWarning() << "Password is empty!";
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -773,7 +1092,7 @@ bool Core::createUser()
         return true;
     }
     else {
-        qWarning() << "Unable to add user:" << qPrintable(username);
+        quWarning() << "Unable to add user:" << qPrintable(username);
         return false;
     }
 }
@@ -789,6 +1108,11 @@ bool Core::changeUserPass(const QString &username)
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (!canChangeUserPassword(userId)) {
+        out << "User " << username << " is configured through an auth provider that has forbidden manual password changing." << endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+
     out << "Change password for user: " << username << endl;
 
     disableStdInEcho();
@@ -803,11 +1127,11 @@ bool Core::changeUserPass(const QString &username)
     enableStdInEcho();
 
     if (password != password2) {
-        qWarning() << "Passwords don't match!";
+        quWarning() << "Passwords don't match!";
         return false;
     }
     if (password.isEmpty()) {
-        qWarning() << "Password is empty!";
+        quWarning() << "Password is empty!";
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -816,7 +1140,7 @@ bool Core::changeUserPass(const QString &username)
         return true;
     }
     else {
-        qWarning() << "Failed to change password!";
+        quWarning() << "Failed to change password!";
         return false;
     }
 }
@@ -827,95 +1151,120 @@ bool Core::changeUserPassword(UserId userId, const QString &password)
     if (!isConfigured() || !userId.isValid())
         return false;
 
+    if (!canChangeUserPassword(userId))
+        return false;
+
     return instance()->_storage->updateUser(userId, password);
 }
 
+// TODO: this code isn't currently 100% optimal because the core
+// doesn't know it can have multiple auth providers configured (there aren't
+// multiple auth providers at the moment anyway) and we have hardcoded the
+// Database provider to be always allowed.
+bool Core::canChangeUserPassword(UserId userId)
+{
+    QString authProvider = instance()->_storage->getUserAuthenticator(userId);
+    if (authProvider != "Database") {
+        if (authProvider != instance()->_authenticator->backendId()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        else if (instance()->_authenticator->canChangePassword()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 
-AbstractSqlMigrationReader *Core::getMigrationReader(Storage *storage)
+std::unique_ptr<AbstractSqlMigrationReader> Core::getMigrationReader(Storage *storage)
 {
     if (!storage)
-        return 0;
+        return nullptr;
 
-    AbstractSqlStorage *sqlStorage = qobject_cast<AbstractSqlStorage *>(storage);
+    auto *sqlStorage = qobject_cast<AbstractSqlStorage *>(storage);
     if (!sqlStorage) {
         qDebug() << "Core::migrateDb(): only SQL based backends can be migrated!";
-        return 0;
+        return nullptr;
     }
 
     return sqlStorage->createMigrationReader();
 }
 
 
-AbstractSqlMigrationWriter *Core::getMigrationWriter(Storage *storage)
+std::unique_ptr<AbstractSqlMigrationWriter> Core::getMigrationWriter(Storage *storage)
 {
     if (!storage)
-        return 0;
+        return nullptr;
 
-    AbstractSqlStorage *sqlStorage = qobject_cast<AbstractSqlStorage *>(storage);
+    auto *sqlStorage = qobject_cast<AbstractSqlStorage *>(storage);
     if (!sqlStorage) {
         qDebug() << "Core::migrateDb(): only SQL based backends can be migrated!";
-        return 0;
+        return nullptr;
     }
 
     return sqlStorage->createMigrationWriter();
 }
 
 
-void Core::saveBackendSettings(const QString &backend, const QVariantMap &settings)
+bool Core::saveBackendSettings(const QString &backend, const QVariantMap &settings)
 {
     QVariantMap dbsettings;
     dbsettings["Backend"] = backend;
     dbsettings["ConnectionProperties"] = settings;
-    CoreSettings().setStorageSettings(dbsettings);
+    CoreSettings s = CoreSettings();
+    s.setStorageSettings(dbsettings);
+    return s.sync();
 }
 
 
-QVariantMap Core::promptForSettings(const Storage *storage)
+void Core::saveAuthenticatorSettings(const QString &backend, const QVariantMap &settings)
+{
+    QVariantMap dbsettings;
+    dbsettings["Authenticator"] = backend;
+    dbsettings["AuthProperties"] = settings;
+    CoreSettings().setAuthSettings(dbsettings);
+}
+
+// Generic version of promptForSettings that doesn't care what *type* of
+// backend it runs over.
+template<typename Backend>
+QVariantMap Core::promptForSettings(const Backend *backend)
 {
     QVariantMap settings;
+    const QVariantList& setupData = backend->setupData();
 
-    QStringList keys = storage->setupKeys();
-    if (keys.isEmpty())
+    if (setupData.isEmpty())
         return settings;
 
     QTextStream out(stdout);
     QTextStream in(stdin);
     out << "Default values are in brackets" << endl;
 
-    QVariantMap defaults = storage->setupDefaults();
-    QString value;
-    foreach(QString key, keys) {
-        QVariant val;
-        if (defaults.contains(key)) {
-            val = defaults[key];
-        }
-        out << key;
-        if (!val.toString().isEmpty()) {
-            out << " (" << val.toString() << ")";
-        }
-        out << ": ";
-        out.flush();
+    for (int i = 0; i + 2 < setupData.size(); i += 3) {
+        QString key = setupData[i].toString();
+        out << setupData[i+1].toString() << " [" << setupData[i+2].toString() << "]: " << flush;
 
-        bool noEcho = QString("password").toLower().startsWith(key.toLower());
+        bool noEcho = key.toLower().contains("password");
         if (noEcho) {
             disableStdInEcho();
         }
-        value = in.readLine().trimmed();
+        QString input = in.readLine().trimmed();
         if (noEcho) {
             out << endl;
             enableStdInEcho();
         }
 
-        if (!value.isEmpty()) {
-            switch (defaults[key].type()) {
+        QVariant value{setupData[i+2]};
+        if (!input.isEmpty()) {
+            switch (value.type()) {
             case QVariant::Int:
-                val = QVariant(value.toInt());
+                value = input.toInt();
                 break;
             default:
-                val = QVariant(value);
+                value = input;
             }
         }
-        settings[key] = val;
+        settings[key] = value;
     }
     return settings;
 }
@@ -934,7 +1283,6 @@ void Core::stdInEcho(bool on)
     SetConsoleMode(hStdin, mode);
 }
 
-
 #else
 void Core::stdInEcho(bool on)
 {
@@ -947,5 +1295,4 @@ void Core::stdInEcho(bool on)
     tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &t);
 }
 
-
 #endif /* Q_OS_WIN */