April 27, 2026
How does end-to-end encryption (E2EE) work in EXTRA SAFE?
Messages are encrypted on your device and decrypted only on the recipient's. EXTRA SAFE – and anyone else in between – sees nothing readable.
EXTRA SAFE uses asymmetric, end-to-end encryption with key pairs generated locally on your device.
When you send a message:
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Your device encrypts it using the recipient's public key.
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The encrypted payload travels through the network.
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Only the recipient's private key – stored on their device – can decrypt it.
This applies to everything: text, voice notes, files, images. Encryption is the default and only mode – there's no unencrypted option.
The keys never leave your device. EXTRA SAFE servers handle encrypted payloads that are meaningless without the key. There's nothing on our side that can be decrypted, handed over, or breached in a useful way.
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