element-hq / element-hq/element-web

Secret storage passphrase request modal should explain why it's needed

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A-E2EE A-E2EE-Cross-Signing A-E2EE-Key-Backup O-Occasional S-Major T-Enhancement X-Needs-Design
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Description

At the moment, it's fairly common to see a secret storage passphrase / key request dialog at somewhat random / unexpected moments, and the UI currently doesn't help things because the modal doesn't give any suggestion of **why** such an important thing is being requested.

We should revise the UI to show a reason for the request, and then ensure all paths have meaningful reason text.

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