element-hq / element-hq/element-web
Messages decrypted using key backup say the authenticity can't be verified
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A-E2EE
A-E2EE-Key-Backup
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T-Defect
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Description
I don't know why, and as a user I want to click a button to make the warning go away/be fixed
### Update 2026/01/05
This is a known, and currently expected, issue. It affects all Matrix clients. The problem is that the key backup is unauthenticated. MSC4048 proposes a solution.
-- @richvdh
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