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More prominent backup encryption key #95

@jlpouffier

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@jlpouffier

Problem statement

We have a few reports of users forgetting the existence of the backup encryption key...
Backing up one last time ...
Replacing the disk, or the hardware ...
And never being able to recover from there ...

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We do not have a lot of user signals, yet every one of our users experiencing this is basically a make-or-break experience.

https://github.com/orgs/home-assistant/discussions/1617
https://discord.com/channels/330944238910963714/1403208585781186602/1403208585781186602

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  • More prominent backup encryption key in Home Assistant

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  • Everything else, such as storing it on Home Assistant Cloud, etc. This opportunity is Home Assistant-focused.

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  • Better messaging during every backup touchpoint (Updates, Backup now dialog, etc)
  • More prominent encryption key on the backup landing page
  • Recurring prompting to enter the encryption key to avoid forgetting it? (It might be annoying, so to be discussed)

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Very small.

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