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Improve error display for messages sent from insecure devices #50

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@uhoreg uhoreg commented Sep 18, 2024

#92 provides a mode in which we will reject:

  • messages sent from devices which their owners have not cross-signed
  • messages sent from users who we had previously verified, but who have now rotated their identity.

This PR improves the display of both kinds of message.

The former is shown like this:

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The latter is shown like this:

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This is based on the designs at element-hq/element-meta#2523, but we don't yet show the content of the event (that being the point of element-hq/element-meta#2523).

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  • Tests written for new code (and old code if feasible).
  • New or updated public/exported symbols have accurate TSDoc documentation.
  • Linter and other CI checks pass.
  • I have licensed the changes to Element by completing the Contributor License Agreement (CLA)

@uhoreg uhoreg force-pushed the invisible_crypto_decryption branch 2 times, most recently from 034cedc to e1081e4 Compare September 18, 2024 04:56
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uhoreg commented Sep 18, 2024

Ah. Forgot that SonarCloud doesn't take into account the end-to-end tests, so I'll have to add jest tests.

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uhoreg commented Sep 18, 2024

A couple of issue with this PR:

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Seems plausible otherwise

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uhoreg commented Sep 21, 2024

We should check whether this get counted in the PostHog stats. I suspect it does, and we should probably track it as a separate code.

@richvdh richvdh marked this pull request as draft September 26, 2024 22:29
@richvdh richvdh changed the title Add invisible decryption config flag and show invisible crypto decryption errors Improve error display for messages sent from verified users who have changed identity Sep 26, 2024
@richvdh richvdh changed the title Improve error display for messages sent from verified users who have changed identity Improve error display for messages sent from insecure devices Sep 26, 2024
Add a labs option which will, when set, switch into the "invisible crypto"
mode of refusing to send keys to, or decrypt messages from, devices that have
not been signed by their owner.
Improve the error messages shown for messages from insecure devices.
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richvdh commented Sep 27, 2024

We should check whether this get counted in the PostHog stats. I suspect it does, and we should probably track it as a separate code.

Filed as element-hq/element-meta#2541

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richvdh commented Sep 27, 2024

Closing in favour of #93

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