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date: 2021-07-31T19:30:00+02:00
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date: 2021-08-03T20:30:00+02:00
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- creme
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## Convenient use of end-to-end encryption (E2EE)
Matrix not only encrypts transports to and from the home server (in the data center of envs.net) but also allows the use of end-to-end encryption (E2EE). For this, cryptographic keys have to be exchanged between all devices that want to write end-to-end encrypted. This technical necessity sounds and is complicated, but in the meantime it has become very convenient for the users. The many cryptographic keys created by the client are stored on the respective device. If this is a tab in a browser, for example, there is a risk that this tab will be closed unintentionally. Then all encrypted contents are no longer readable. To prevent this from happening, a key protection is offered on the home server of the envs.net, on which (protected with a security phrase (or security key that can be calculated from it) all cryptographic keys are stored encrypted.
Matrix not only encrypts transports to and from the home server of envs.net but also allows the use of end-to-end encryption (E2EE). For this, cryptographic keys have to be exchanged between all devices that want to write end-to-end encrypted. This technical necessity sounds and is complicated, but in the meantime it has become very convenient for the users. The many cryptographic keys created by the client are stored on the respective device. If this is a tab in a browser, for example, there is a risk that this tab will be closed unintentionally. Then all encrypted contents are no longer readable. To prevent this from happening, a key protection is offered on the home server of the envs.net, on which (protected with a security phrase (or security key that can be calculated from it) all cryptographic keys are stored encrypted.
<span class="warning">
It is highly recommended to use this key backup (with a secure security phrase which is NOT your envs.net password) and read on at [Other important settings](#other-important-settings)!
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It is highly recommended to use this key backup (with a secure security phrase which is NOT your envs.net password) and read on at [Other important settings](#other_important_settings)!
![Screenshot of the prompt to enter a security phrase](images/01_Restore-Session_en.png)
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![Marking of the field Display name and profile picture in the settings](images/06_Settings-Names_en.png)
In the medium term the display name will be obtained from the Common Name in the LDAP of the envs.net, then a manual change is no longer necessary.
The e-mail address field is not necessarily to be filled in, since an e-mail address is stored via your envs.net login. Theoretically you can add more addresses here, e.g. to have notifications about missed messages sent to another e-mail address.
On the same page you can also change the design theme from light to dark.
In the **Notifications** tab you can activate e-mail notifications (to be informed about missed messages) as well as acoustic notifications and set them granularly for individual activities of others. For more information see the [notifications](../notifications).
In the **Notifications** tab you can activate e-mail notifications (to be informed about missed messages) as well as acoustic notifications and set them granularly for individual activities of others. For more information see the [notifications](/notifications/).
![Screenshot of the notification settings with a marker of the switched off e-mail notifications](images/06_Settings-EMailNotify_en.png)