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4 4  == What is Matrix? ==
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7 +[[image:https://element.io/images/Ui-grad-homepage.png||alt="https://element.io/images/Ui-grad-homepage.png" height="677" width="942"]]
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7 7  [[Matrix>>https://matrix.org/]] is a chat system very similar to E-Mail, but instantaneous and secure.
8 8  
9 9  * You need to register an account at a provider (e.g. tum.de, or lmu.de)
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47 47  [[Element>>https://element.io/]] is our client of choice.
48 48  
49 49  * [[Desktop Client>>https://element.io/download]] (easily provided in [[your Linux distribution of choice>>https://repology.org/project/element-desktop]])
50 -* as web client:
53 +* In your web browser:
51 51  ** [[matrix.cit.tum.de>>https://matrix.cit.tum.de]]
52 52  ** [[matrix.tum.de>>https://matrix.tum.de]]
53 -* [[on your smartphone>>https://element.io/download]]
56 +* [[On your smartphone>>https://element.io/download]]
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55 55  (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
56 56  Make sure the **home server is set correctly** to your provider!
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66 66  )))
67 67  
68 68  
69 -== Basic Usage of Element ==
72 +== Using Element for Matrix ==
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72 72  Follow [[the official guide>>https://matrix.org/docs/chat_basics/]] how to chat with Element 😎
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77 +You can create personal chats, group chats, and spaces for bundling multiple chatrooms to communicate with any other Matrix user in the world.
74 74  
75 -=== Invitation of TUM Users ===
76 76  
80 +== Invitation of TUM Users ==
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77 77  When inviting TUM or CIT users to a chat, just enter the following Matrix IDs:
78 78  
79 79  **For CIT Accounts**:
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99 99  
100 100  The invitation will then appear in the Matrix client of the just-added user and must be accepted.
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108 +== Secure Backup ==
109 +
110 +Since end-to-end encryption stores decryption keys only on clients (the "end"), logging out of the last client would mean loosing all messages.
111 +
112 +Matrix allows to create a encrypted backup of the decryption keys on your homeserver - with a separate passphrase.
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114 +Matrix will ask you to set up your secure backup, and will request the password for the backup keys if needed.
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116 +More information is in the [[official documentation about private chats>>https://matrix.org/docs/chat_basics/private-group-chat/]] 🤓