element-hq / element-hq/element-web
"Encryption can not be verified" icon should not look like "This conversation is encrypted" icon
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description

### Description
Currently, the icon that marks a conversation/room as encrypted is exactly the same (maybe slightly scaled down) as the icon that shows for a single message that "the authenticity of this encrypted message can't be guaranteed on this device".
Ideally, these icons should look differently, the latter maybe showing a yellow color or a question mark symbol or similar to denote, that there's an issue rather than trust/security (as a shield icon suggests).
### Version information
- **Platform**: desktop
For the desktop app:
- **OS**: Ubuntu 20.04
- **Version**: 1.7.21
Contributor guide
Research direction
The report includes a screenshot and describes two desktop UI indicators: the room encryption icon and the message authenticity-warning icon. Start by locating the frontend code that renders both indicators; done means they are visibly distinguishable, with the warning state clearly communicating reduced trust, and the relevant UI behavior remains covered.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- design, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100