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Document new setting to require secure backup
This adds notes on configuring the new `.well-known` setting to require Element users to set up secure backup before continuing into the app. Part of https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/14954pull/15003/head
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Set the following on your homeserver's
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`/.well-known/matrix/client` config:
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```json
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{
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"im.vector.e2ee": {
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}
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```
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# Secure backup
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By default, Element strongly encourages (but does not require) users to set up
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Secure Backup so that cross-signing identity key and message keys can be
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recovered in case of a disaster where you lose access to all active devices.
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## Requiring secure backup
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To require Secure Backup to be configured before Element can be used, set the
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following on your homeserver's `/.well-known/matrix/client` config:
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```json
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{
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"im.vector.e2ee": {
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"secureBackupRequired": true
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}
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}
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```
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# Compatibility
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The settings above were first proposed under a `im.vector.riot.e2ee` key, which
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