Security · In final testing
End-to-end encryption, explained simply.
End-to-end encryption for 1:1 chats and private Docks is in final testing. Here is how it will work, and how your messages are protected today.
- When it launches, only the people in a chat will be able to read it.
- You will be able to check a safety number to confirm who you are talking to.
- A recovery phrase helps you get your messages back on a new phone.
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What end-to-end means.
A message is locked on your phone and unlocked only on the other person's. Nobody in between, including Intridium, has the key.
It will cover 1:1 chats and private Docks.
Some parts of Intridium will stay encrypted only while data travels and is stored, and here is why:
- Community Docks: they can have thousands of members, and new members need to read past messages.
- Drive: files are checked for malware and turned into previews, which needs access to them.
- Grace: it has to read what you send it in order to answer.
Safety numbers.
Compare a number with your friend, in person or on a call. If it matches, you know nobody is listening in the middle.
Never lose your history.
A recovery phrase and a PIN let you restore your keys, and your messages, on a new device.
How you are protected today.
Messages and files are encrypted while they travel and while they are stored (AES-256). Chats start with a friend request, and you can see and sign out every device on your account.
Questions
When will it launch?
Soon. It is in final testing, and we will announce it when it is ready.
Is anything end-to-end encrypted today?
No. Today, messages and files are encrypted while they travel and while they are stored, using AES-256.
Will Grace be end-to-end encrypted?
No. Grace has to read what you send it in order to answer. It never reads your private chats.